The Blue Metropolis Violet Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented to an established LGBTQ writer to honour their body of work.[1] Created by the Blue Metropolis literary festival in Montreal, Quebec, as part of its LGBTQ-themed Violet Metropolis series, the award was created in 2018 and will alternate between English language and French language writers.[2]

The award was created as a complement, rather than competition, to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, which honours emerging Canadian LGBTQ writers.[2] The award's corporate sponsor is Air Canada.[2]

Winners

References

  1. ^ a b "Metropolis Violet : Écrivain(e)s LGBTQ à Metropolis bleu". Fugues, April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Peter Knegt, "Canadian LGBTQ literature is having a moment, and this Montreal festival is showcasing that". CBC Arts, April 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Dionne Brand named recipient of 2019 Blue Metropolis Violet Literary Prize". CBC Books, April 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Levon Sevunts, "Canada’s Blue Metropolis literary festival set for virtual opening". Radio Canada International, April 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Eden Robinson and Tomson Highway among winners of 2022 Blue Metropolis prizes". Quill & Quire, May 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Jason Paré, "Michel Marc Bouchard: «j’ai le droit de parler de tout»". Métro, April 28, 2023.


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