This award recognizes a major career contribution to Christian writing and publishing in Canada.
The late Les Tarr, seminary professor, pastor, and journalist was one of the first editors of Faith Today, former Canadian Director of the Decision magazine, and a prolific contributor to a wide variety of secular and Christian publications. The Reverend Tarr also authored biography, Shields of Canada, and despite disability and many years of painful illness, Les Tarr was a much-published and respected writer who remains an inspiration to us all.
The Tarr Award was created and administered from 1988 to 2001 by Faith Today magazine and its publisher, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Word Guild assumed responsibility for administering the Tarr Award in 2002. Beginning in 2004, the engraved plaque was augmented with a $500 cash prize.
Named in honour of its first recipient, the late Leslie K. Tarr – a journalist, editor, and teacher – the Leslie K. Tarr Award celebrates a major career contribution to Christian writing and publishing in Canada. Specifically, the award recognizes a Canadian citizen who affirms the Apostles’ Creed and who has:
– demonstrated excellence in his or her own writing;
– contributed to the development of Christian writing and writers in Canada;
– helped position the church in Canadian society, leading to better understanding of Christianity.
Candidates must meet all three of these criteria.
Nomination Form
Previous Winners:
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 2017 Winner Brian Stiller, Author/Speaker/Blogger/ Broadcaster Founder of Faith Today magazine. |
 2016 Winner Dr. James Houston, professor/writer |
 2014 Winner Katie Funk Wiebe, professor, writer |
 2012 Winner Jean Vanier, Philosopher, Theologian, Humanitarian |
 2011 Winner J.I. Packer, theologian |
 2010 Winner Jean Little, Story Teller |
 2009 Winner Ray Wiseman |
 2008 Winner Connie Brummel Crook, novelist, teacher |
 2007 Winner Ruby Wiebe, novelist, nonfiction author & teacher |
 2006 Winner Lloyd Mackey, journalist, author & publisher |
 2006 Winner Bob Harvey, journalist |
 2005 Winner Margaret Avison, poet |
 2004 Winner Janette Oke, novelist |
 2003 Winner Margaret A. Epp, teacher/author/minister |
| 2002 Winner Grace Irwin, teacher/author/minister |
2001 Winner Larry Matthews, editor/writer/consultant |
2000 Winner Doug Koop, editor/journalist |
1999 Winner Audrey Dorsch, editor/writer |
| 1998 Winner Jim Taylor, editor/author/publisher |
1997 Winner Hugh Cook, professor/author |
1996 Winner W. Harold Fuller, writer/author |
1995 Winner John White, author |
| 1994 Winner Phyllis Mitchell, columnist/author |
1993 Winner Harold Jantz, founder/editor, Christian Week |
1992 Winner E. Margaret Clarkson, poet/author/hymnwriter |
1990 Winner Maxine Hancock, professor/broadcaster/author |
| 1989 Winner John H. Redekop, professor/author |
 1988 Winner Leslie K. Tarr, writer/editor/author |