1. The Leslie K. Tarr Lifetime Achievement Award. Recognizes a major Career Contribution to Christian Writing and Publishing in Canada.
2. Best Book Prize: Canada’s largest literary prize for Canadian writers who are Christian. Recognizes the Best Canadian Books Published, Fiction and non-Fiction in the previous year. Books submitted to The Word Awards are automatically eligible for this award. For 2022, there will be a Best Fiction Book and a Best Non-Fiction Book named.
3. The Harvey/Mackey Award: Celebrates the best of Canada’s up and coming Christian Journalists, recognizing and encouraging excellence in journalism from a Christian worldview. Work submitted to The Word Awards is automatically eligible for this award.
4. The Debra Fieguth Award. Recognizes outstanding work that address Social Justice Issues. Eligible for any Canadian writer who is Christian (or his/her publisher) published in the previous year. Work submitted to The Word Awards is automatically eligible for this award.
5. Songwriting Award. Recognizes an Original Song Lyric released to the public in the appropriate year.
6. Fresh Ink Student Writing Contest Page
7. In The Beginning Award. Recognizes Unpublished Writers in the appropriate year.
8. {Castle Quay} Best New Manuscript Award. To encourage Canadian authors to write nonfiction or fiction books expressing Christian faith/doctrine in a clear, original and inspiring way. For published or unpublished authors.
10. {Cowlick Studios} Canadian Book Cover of The Year Award. Books submitted to The Word Awards are automatically eligible for this award.
11. Best New Canadian Author for First Time Authors
12. Indigenous Writer of the Year – Work submitted to The Word Awards by eligible writers is automatically eligible for this award.
13. Writer of Colour award – Work submitted to The Word Awards by eligible writers is automatically eligible for this award.