Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People
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 Canadian children's writers and Canadian children's book illustrators.
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,[3] 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."[2] In 2002, the award was taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada from the Canadian Authors Association.[2][3]
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.[2][3] Winners are selected by a three-person jury[3] and receive $25,000 CAD.[2]
Winners
[edit]20th Century
[edit]21st Century
[edit]Year | Winner | Selected works | Ref. |
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2001 | Linda Granfield | [4] | |
2002 | Julie Johnston | [4] | |
2003 | Roslyn Schwartz | [4] | |
2004 | Deborah Ellis | [4] | |
2005 | Marie-Louise Gay | [3][4] | |
2006 | Kenneth Oppel | [3][4] | |
2007 | Martha Brooks | [4] | |
2008 | Michael Kusugak | [3][4] | |
2009 | Marthe Jocelyn | [3][4] | |
2010 | Polly Horvath | [4] | |
2011 | Iain Lawrence |
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[4] |
2012 | Paul Yee |
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[4] |
2013 | Barbara Reid |
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[4][9] |
2014 | Cary Fagan |
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[4][10] |
2015 | Jan Thornhill |
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[11][12] |
2016 | Alan Cumyn |
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[13] |
2017 | Ruby Slipperjack |
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[1][14][15] |
2018 | Christopher Paul Curtis |
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[16][17] |
2019 | Susin Nielsen |
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[18] |
2020 | Marianne Dubuc |
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[19] |
2021 | Linda Bailey |
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[20] |
2022 | Elise Gravel |
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[21][22] |
2023 | Kyo Maclear |
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[23] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Keenan, Kathleen (2017-12-15). "Award-Winning Canadian Books from 2017". BOOK RIOT. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People". Writers' Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Hopkins, Amanda (2014-04-28). "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Obituary Note: Jean Little". Shelf Awareness. 2020-04-09. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Obituary Note: Janet Lunn". Shelf Awareness. 2017-07-03. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Obituary Note: Joan Clark". Shelf Awareness. 2023-04-19. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Writers & Books". Writers' Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Williams, Leigh Anne (2013-11-21). "McAdam, Moore Awarded Writers' Trust Prizes". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2014-11-04). "Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Medley, Mark (2015-11-03). "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Godfrey, Laura (2017-11-22). "'Great Auk' Wins TD Canadian Children's Literature Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Eden Robinson, Gregory Scofield, Yasuko Thanh among 2016 Writers' Trust Prize winners". CBC Books. 2016-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08.
- ^ Beattie, Steven W. (2017-11-15). "David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Awards: Christy; Writers' Trust of Canada; Patrick White Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2017-11-16. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2018-11-07). "Books inspired by the authors' parents win the top Writers' Trust Awards". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Awards: Writers' Trust of Canada Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2018-11-14. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Awards: Writers' Trust of Canada Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2019-11-07. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Porter, Ryan (2020-12-02). "Writers' Trust honours four career authors with $25,000 prizes". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ van Koeverden, Jane (2021-11-03). "Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2022-11-02). "Writers' Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Awards: Writers' Trust of Canada Winners; SIBA Southern Book Finalists". Shelf Awareness. 2022-11-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.
External links
[edit]- CAA VM award page Archived 2003-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Writers' Trust of Canada