• Giller Prize, The  (3)
  • Governor General’s Literary Awards  (9)
  • B.C. Book Prizes – Several awards for writers and publishers from British Columbia and the Yukon. Includes criteria and past winners.
  • Canada’s Major National Literary Awards – Includes the Chapter’s Books in Canada Award, the Giller Award, the Marion Engel Award, the Governor-General’s Award, and the Journey Prize. Lists prize amounts and past winners.
  • Canadian Authors Association Writing Awards – A series of prestigious annual literary awards that recognize excellence in Canadian writing.
  • Canadian Book Awards – Past winners and nominees of several major prizes.
  • Canadian Children’s Book Awards – List of awards with past winners.
  • Canadian Literary Awards – Criteria, submission details, and entry form.
  • Gerald Lampert Memorial Award – Recognizes the best first book of poetry published by a Canadian in the preceding year. Previous winners and submission details.
  • Griffin Poetry Prize – Annual international and Canadian award for poetry written or translated into English. Rules, entry form, and profiles of the trustees and judges.
  • Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award – Atlantic Canadian book award chosen by children. Details and former winners.
  • The John V. Hicks Manuscript Awards – History and rules. Open to Saskatchewan residents only.
  • The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards – Several awards for Manitoba writers.
  • Milton Acorn People’s Poetry Award – List of previous winners.
  • The Norma Fleck Award – Presented annually to an author and illustrator of Canadian non-fiction for children. History and criteria.
  • Northwest Passages – Canadian Literary Awards – Description of several awards available to Canadian writers.
  • Pat Lowther Memorial Award – Given for a book of poetry by a Canadian woman published in the preceding year. Previous winners and submission details.
  • Quebec Writers’ Federation Awards – Current and past competitions, submission details, and winners.
  • The Rea Award – Awarded by the Dungannon Foundation for excellence in the short story form. Includes current and previous winners.
  • Stephen Leacock Medal For Humour – Overview of the award, rules, and past winners.
  • Writers Guild of Alberta – The Guild’s annual literary awards as well as The Isabel Miller Young Writers Award, Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize, and the City of Edmonton Book Prize.
  • The Writers’ Trust of Canada: Annual Awards – A variety of awards for Canadian authors and published works. Entry requirements, past winners, related links.

  • A Journey into the Heart of Canadian Fiction – Discussion of the state of Canadian fiction and how the major literary awards reflect this. (December 9, 1997)