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

References

  1. ^ "Quarrington wins $20,000 Matt Cohen Award". cbc.ca, October 19, 2009.
  2. ^ Barber, John (2011-11-01). "Patrick deWitt's 'The Sisters Brothers' wins Writers' Trust Prize". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02.
  3. ^ "Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Toronto Star. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05.
  4. ^ Medley, Mark (2015-11-04). "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07.
  5. ^ "Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners". Maclean's. 2016-11-04. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20.
  6. ^ "David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards". Quill & Quire. 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28.
  7. ^ "Books inspired by the authors' parents win the top Writers' Trust Awards". Toronto Star. 2018-11-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13.
  8. ^ "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers' Trust Awards". Toronto Star. 2019-11-05. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06.
  9. ^ "Writers' Trust Announces $100,000 of Career Literary Prizes, including Matt Cohen Award for CanLit Icon Dennis Lee". Open-Book.ca. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards". CBC News. 2021-11-03. Archived from the original on 2023-08-03.
  11. ^ "Writers' Trust book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". Toronto Star. 2022-11-02. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16.
  12. ^ Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.

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Writers' Trust of Canada literary awards
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