There are four weeks left to submit to the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards!

The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2023. 

Submissions are evaluated on originality, creativity, and quality of writing, as well as appropriate fit within a category. The winners will be announced next spring. 

The Alberta Literary Awards were created by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta in 1982 to recognize excellence in writing by Alberta authors. 
 

The 2024 Alberta Literary Awards Categories


Prizes of $1500 will be awarded to published entries in the following categories:

  • R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature (chapter books published in 2022 or 2023)

  • Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction 

  • Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction

  • Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry 

  • Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama

  • Memoir Award (nonfiction)

  • Short Story Collection Award (books published in 2022 or 2023)

Prizes of $700 will be awarded to unpublished and published entries in the following categories:

  • James H. Gray Award for Short Nonfiction 

  • Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story 

  • Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Award (unpublished)

Award submissions can also be entered to qualify for the following city book prize:

  • The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize ($5,000 prize)

  • The Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize (The primary prize recipient will be awarded $15,000, and two secondary prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to the runners up.) The Edmonton Book Prize is now part of the Edmonton Arts Prizes.

The WGA will also be accepting nominations for the Golden Pen Award. Golden Pen nominations can be submitted online at: writersguild.ca/golden-pen-nomination-form.


To view the full submission guidelines, please click https://writersguild.ca

Information provided by the Writers' Guild of Alberta

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