Writers' Trust

Join us for Canada’s biggest night in literature and publishing. The annual Writers’ Trust Awards are November 10 and this year $400,000 will be given away across eight awards. Follow us for live updates and tune in to our livestream at writerstrust.com/WTAwards. #WTAwards #WT50

Submissions are open for the 2027 #ShaughnessyCohen Prize for Political Writing! Rewarding $40K to the best Canadian political non-fiction writing, and $5K to each finalist. Learn more and apply: writerstrust.com/awards/shaughn… #PoliticalWriting

The #WTStoryBall brings together business and culture leaders & Canadian authors for an unforgettable evening of celebration and philanthropy in support of Canadian literature. Join us and host John Irving on Feb 3, 2027 for the literary event of the year. writerstrust.com/WTGala

Ashraf Zaghal is a 2026 #AtwoodGibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalist for Seven Heavens Away (@houseofanansi), is “a miracle of tenderness in a harsh and perilous surround.” Winner announced November 10 at the #WTAwards! Tune in to our livestream at writerstrust.com/WTAwards.

2026 #AtwoodGibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalist Blair Palmer Yoxall's Treat Them as Buffalo (HarperAvenue), is "a voice and story that is undertold in Canadian literature.” Winner announced Nov. 10 at the #WTAwards! Tune in to our livestream at writerstrust.com/WTAwards.