Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award Explained

Engel/Findley Award
Awarded For:	body of work by a Canadian writer
Presenter:	Writers' Trust of Canada
Country:	Canada
Year:	2008

The Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to an established Canadian author to honour their body of work.

Presented for the first time in 2008 under the name Notable Author Award, the award was created by merging the formerly separate Marian Engel Award and Timothy Findley Award, which were presented to female and male nominees respectively. The award was subsequently renamed back to Engel/Findley.

The award is presented to one author, regardless of gender, annually. The award comes with a monetary prize of $25,000.

Winners

Marian Engel Award (1986–2007)

• 1986 – Alice Munro
• 1987 – Audrey Thomas
• 1988 – Edna Alford
• 1989 – Merna Summers
• 1990 – Carol Shields
• 1991 – Joan Clark
• 1992 – Joan Barfoot
• 1993 – Sandra Birdsell
• 1994 – Jane Urquhart
• 1995 – Bonnie Burnard
• 1996 – Barbara Gowdy
• 1997 – Katherine Govier
• 1998 – Sharon Butala
• 1999 – Janice Kulyk Keefer
• 2000 – Anita Rau Badami
• 2001 – Elizabeth Hay
• 2002 – Terry Griggs
• 2003 – Elisabeth Harvor
• 2004 – Dianne Warren
• 2005 – Gayla Reid
• 2006 – Caroline Adderson
• 2007 – Diane Schoemperlen

Timothy Findley Award (2002–2007)

• 2002 – Bill Gaston
• 2003 – Guy Vanderhaeghe
• 2004 – David Adams Richards
• 2005 – Rohinton Mistry
• 2006 – Douglas Glover
• 2007 – Michael Crummey

Engel/Findley Award (2008–present)

• 2008 – Michael Winter
• 2009 – David Bergen
• 2010 – Miriam Toews
• 2011 – Wayne Johnston^[1]
• 2012 – Nino Ricci
• 2013 – Lisa Moore
• 2014 – Joan Thomas^[2]
• 2015 – Annabel Lyon^[3]
• 2016 – Eden Robinson^[4]
• 2017 – Billie Livingston^[5]
• 2018 – Alissa York^[6]
• 2019 – Rawi Hage^[7]
• 2020 – Kerri Sakamoto^[8]
• 2021 – Cherie Dimaline^[9]
• 2022 – Shani Mootoo^[10]
• 2023 – Anosh Irani^[11]

Notes and References

1. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/patrick-dewitts-the-sisters-brothers-wins-writers-trust-prize/article2221553/ "Patrick deWitt’s 'The Sisters Brothers' wins Writers’ Trust Prize"
2. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2014/11/04/miriam_toews_wins_25000_writers_trust_fiction_prize.html "Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize"
3. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-goes-to-author-andre-alexis/article27079751/ "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize"
4. Web site: 2016-11-02 . Eden Robinson, Gregory Scofield, Yasuko Thanh among 2016 Writers' Trust Prize winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161105052504/http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/11/2016-writers-trust-awards.html . 2016-11-05 . CBC.
5. https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-billie-livingston-and-diane-schoemperlen-among-the-winners-at-the-2017-writers-trust-awards/ "David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers’ Trust awards"
6. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/11/07/books-inspired-by-the-authors-parents-win-the-top-writers-trust-awards.html "Books inspired by the authors’ parents win the top Writers’ Trust Awards"
7. Deborah Dundas, "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers’ Trust Awards". Toronto Star, November 5, 2019.
8. Ryan Porter, "Writers’ Trust honours four career authors with $25,000 prizes". Quill & Quire, December 2, 2020.
9. Jane van Koeverden, "Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards". CBC Books, November 3, 2021.
10. Deborah Dundas, "Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". Toronto Star, November 2, 2022.
11. Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.