Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People explained

The Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, colloquially called the Vicky, is given annually at the Writers' Trust Awards to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". It is a top honour for and .

Vicky Metcalf, a Canadian librarian,[1] established the award "in 1963 to stimulate the writing of literature for Canadian children."[2] [3] Before 2013, the prize was known as the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature. The award is sponsored by the Metcalf Foundation, whose objective "is to enhance the effectiveness of people and organizations working together to help Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy and creative society." In 2002, the award was taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada from the Canadian Authors Association.

To be eligible for the award, recipients must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, have published a minimum of four English-language children's book, and have published at least one first-edition book in the previous three years. Winners are selected by a three-person jury and receive $25,000 CAD.

Winners

20th Century

Award winners, 1963–1999[4] !Year!Winner!Ref.
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974[5]
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982[6]
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999[7]
2000

21st Century

Award winners, 2000–present[8] !Year!Winner!Selected works!Ref.
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
  • The Winter Pony
  • Gemini Summer
  • The Convicts
  • The Smugglers
  • The Wreckers
2012
  • Money Boy
  • Dead Man’s Gold and Other Stories
  • Ghost Train
  • Tales from Gold Mountain
  • Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!
2013
  • The Night Before Christmas
  • Picture a Tree
  • Perfect Snow
  • The Party
  • Sing a Song of Mother Goose
[9]
2014
  • The Show to End All Shows
  • Mr. Zinger’s Hat
  • Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
  • Thing-Thing
  • The Market Wedding
[10]
2015
  • Kyle Goes Alone
  • This is My Planet
  • I Found a Dead Bird
  • The Rumor
  • The Wildlife 123
[11] [12]
2016
  • Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend
  • Tilt
  • Dear Sylvia
  • After Sylvia
  • The Secret Life of Owen Skye
[13]
2017
  • Dear Canada: These Are My Words
  • Dog Tracks
  • Little Voice
  • Silent Words
  • Honour the Sun
[14] [15]
2018 [16] [17]
2019
  • No Fixed Address
  • Optimists Die First
  • We Are All Made of Molecules
  • Word Nerd
[18]
2020
  • The Lion and the Bird
  • The Bus Ride Up the Mountain Path
  • Otto and Pio
  • Little Cheetah's Shadow
[19]
2021
  • Stanley's Party Toads on Toasy
  • The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library
  • Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein
  • Princesses Versus Dinosaurs
[20]
2022
  • Le Grand Antonio (2014) / The Great Antonio (2017)
[21] [22]
2023
  • Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli
  • Operatic
  • It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keenan . Kathleen . 2017-12-15 . Award-Winning Canadian Books from 2017 . 2023-05-12 . BOOK RIOT . en-US . 2022-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924161747/https://bookriot.com/award-winning-canadian-books-from-2017/ . live .
  2. Web site: Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162526/https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/vicky-metcalf-award-for-literature-for-young-people/ . live .
  3. Web site: Hopkins . Amanda . 2014-04-28 . Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature . 2023-05-12 . . 2023-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318051506/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vicky-metcalf-award-for-childrens-literature . live .
  4. Web site: Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature Archives . 2023-05-12 . . en-US . 2023-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512022808/http://bookcentre.ca/awards/vicky-metcalf-award-childrens-literature . live .
  5. Web site: 2020-04-09 . Obituary Note: Jean Little . 2023-05-12 . . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208035806/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3714 . live .
  6. Web site: 2017-07-03 . Obituary Note: Janet Lunn . 2023-05-12 . . 2023-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207150631/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3035 . live .
  7. Web site: 2023-04-19 . Obituary Note: Joan Clark . 2023-05-12 . . 2023-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419175619/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4462 . live .
  8. Web site: Writers & Books . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162755/https://www.writerstrust.com/writers-books/awards/vicky-metcalf-award-for-literature-for-young-people/all/ . live .
  9. Web site: Williams . Leigh Anne . 2013-11-21 . McAdam, Moore Awarded Writers’ Trust Prizes . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2013-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131124143200/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/60105-mcadam-moore-awarded-writers-trust-prizes.html . live .
  10. Web site: Dundas . Deborah . 2014-11-04 . Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208034643/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2014/11/04/miriam_toews_wins_25000_writers_trust_fiction_prize.html . live .
  11. News: Medley . Mark . 2015-11-03 . André Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize . en-CA . . 2023-05-12 . 2023-04-07 . 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/ . live .
  12. Web site: Godfrey . Laura . 2017-11-22 . 'Great Auk' Wins TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2022-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811123633/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75461-great-auk-wins-td-canadian-children-s-literature-award.html . live .
  13. Web site: 2016-11-02 . Eden Robinson, Gregory Scofield, Yasuko Thanh among 2016 Writers' Trust Prize winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108083351/http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/11/2016-writers-trust-awards.html . 2016-11-08 . CBC Books.
  14. Web site: Beattie . Steven W. . 2017-11-15 . David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers’ Trust awards . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2019-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422135831/https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-billie-livingston-and-diane-schoemperlen-among-the-winners-at-the-2017-writers-trust-awards/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2017-11-16 . Awards: Christy; Writers' Trust of Canada; Patrick White Winners . 2023-05-12 . . 2023-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307140120/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3130 . live .
  16. Web site: Dundas . Deborah . 2018-11-07 . Books inspired by the authors’ parents win the top Writers’ Trust Awards . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2022-10-13 . 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 . live .
  17. Web site: 2018-11-14 . Awards: Writers' Trust of Canada Winners . 2023-05-12 . . 2022-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930093439/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3376 . live .
  18. Web site: 2019-11-07 . Awards: Writers' Trust of Canada Winners . 2023-05-12 . . 2022-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520004454/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3616 . live .
  19. Web site: Porter . Ryan . 2020-12-02 . Writers’ Trust honours four career authors with $25,000 prizes . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2021-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016121830/https://quillandquire.com/omni/writers-trust-honours-four-career-authors-with-25000-prizes/ . live .
  20. Web site: van Koeverden . Jane . 2021-11-03 . Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards . 2023-05-12 . . 2021-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105163434/https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-tomson-highway-and-cherie-dimaline-among-winners-at-2021-writers-trust-awards-1.6234384 . live .
  21. Web site: Dundas . Deborah . 2022-11-02 . Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2022-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103004444/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/11/02/writers-trust-2022-book-award-winners-collect-270000-in-prizes.html . live .
  22. Web site: 2022-11-04 . Awards: Writers' Trust of Canada Winners; SIBA Southern Book Finalists . 2023-05-12 . . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130073011/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4353 . live .
  23. Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.

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