Matt Cohen Award Explained

The Matt Cohen Award is an award given annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a Canadian writer, in honour of a distinguished lifetime contribution to Canadian literature. First presented in 2000, it was established in memory of Matt Cohen, a Canadian writer who died in 1999.

Winners

• 2000 - Mavis Gallant
• 2001 - Norman Levine
• 2002 - Fred Bodsworth
• 2003 - Audrey Thomas
• 2004 - Howard Engel
• 2005 - Janet Lunn
• 2006 - Marie-Claire Blais
• 2007 - David Helwig
• 2008 - Sylvia Fraser
• 2009 - Paul Quarrington^[1]
• 2010 - Myrna Kostash
• 2011 - David Adams Richards^[2]
• 2012 - Jean Little
• 2013 - Andrew Nikiforuk
• 2014 - Susan Musgrave^[3]
• 2015 - Richard Wagamese^[4]
• 2016 - Brian Brett^[5]
• 2017 - Diane Schoemperlen^[6]
• 2018 - David Bergen^[7]
• 2019 - Olive Senior^[8]
• 2020 - Dennis Lee^[9]
• 2021 - Frances Itani^[10]
• 2022 - Candace Savage^[11]
• 2023 - Helen Humphreys^[12]

External links

• Matt Cohen Award

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2009/10/19/quarrington-award.html "Quarrington wins $20,000 Matt Cohen Award"
2. Web site: Patrick deWitt's 'The Sisters Brothers' wins Writers' Trust Prize . . 2011-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120102195100/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/patrick-dewitts-the-sisters-brothers-wins-writers-trust-prize/article2221553/ . 2012-01-02 . dead . Barber . John.
3. Web site: Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize . . 2014-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405192058/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2014/11/04/miriam_toews_wins_25000_writers_trust_fiction_prize.html . 2023-04-05 . live.
4. Web site: André Alexis wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize . . 2015-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407065726/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-goes-to-author-andre-alexis/article27079751/ . 2023-04-07 . live . Medley . Mark.
5. Web site: Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners . . 2016-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320005131/https://macleans.ca/culture/books/rogers-writers-trust-celebrating-the-2016-winners/ . 2023-03-20 . live.
6. Web site: David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards . . 2017-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528195136/https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-billie-livingston-and-diane-schoemperlen-among-the-winners-at-the-2017-writers-trust-awards/ . 2023-05-28 . live.
7. Web site: Books inspired by the authors' parents win the top Writers' Trust Awards . . 2018-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013070222/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/11/07/books-inspired-by-the-authors-parents-win-the-top-writers-trust-awards.html . 2022-10-13 . live.
8. Web site: Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers' Trust Awards . . 2019-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406190559/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/11/05/andre-alexis-jenny-heijun-wills-are-big-winners-at-writers-trust-awards.html . 2023-04-06 . live.
9. Web site: Writers' Trust Announces $100,000 of Career Literary Prizes, including Matt Cohen Award for CanLit Icon Dennis Lee . Open-Book.ca . December 11, 2020 . December 2, 2020.
10. Web site: Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards . . 2021-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803070423/https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-tomson-highway-and-cherie-dimaline-among-winners-at-2021-writers-trust-awards-1.6234384 . 2023-08-03 . live.
11. Web site: Writers' Trust book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes . . 2022-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116002459/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/11/02/writers-trust-2022-book-award-winners-collect-270000-in-prizes.html . 2022-11-16 . live.
12. Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.