The Leslie K. Tarr Lifetime Achievement Award
- Recognizes a major career contribution to Christian writing and publishing in Canada
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award, $500 Cash Award
- How to apply: nominate a suitable candidate at any time of the year (March 31 deadline does not apply)
- Submission Form: nomination form
- Read more here.
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The Wendy Elaine Nelles Award
- Recognizes Post-secondary students enrolled in Journalism, Literature, Media, and Communications programs
- Prize: Certificate, $750 Cash Award
- How to apply: Fill out an application and provide a reference letter
- Submission Form: Download Application Form (The form will appear in your Downloads folder)
- Deadline: May 31
- Read more here.
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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.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award, $250 Cash Award
- How to apply: indicate eligibility with a contest entry of a published journalistic piece
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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The Debra Fieguth Social Justice Award
- Recognizes outstanding work that address Social Justice Issues.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award, $200 Cash Award
- How to apply:
- indicate eligibility with contest entry of published book or article/short piece
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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The Best Book Prize
This is 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.
- NEW: in 2022, there will be a Best Fiction Book and a Best Non-Fiction Book named.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award, Cash Award
- How to apply: automatically entered with any contest entry of a published book
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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Best Book Cover Award
- Recognizes the best book cover of that year.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award, Cash Award
- How to apply: automatically entered with any contest entry for published books
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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Best New Canadian Author for First Time Authors
- Recognizes the best author of that year’s published books.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award
- How to apply: indicate eligibility with contest entry of published book
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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Best Blog of The Year Award
- Recognizes a major career contribution to Christian writing and publishing in Canada
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award, Cash Award
- How to apply: enter category for “Best Blog” in published articles/short pieces
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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Best Song Lyrics Award
- Recognizes an Original Song Lyric released to the public in the appropriate year.
- Prize: Certificate, other awards TBA.
- How to apply: enter category for “Song Writing” in published articles/short pieces
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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Indigenous Writer of the Year
- Recognizes the accomplishments of Canadian Christian writers who are Indigenous.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award,
- How to apply: indicate eligibility with contest entry of published book or article/short piece
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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Writer of Colour Award
- Recognizes the accomplishments of Canadian Christian writers of colour.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award
- How to apply: indicate eligibility with contest entry of published book or article/short piece
- Submission form: Submission Form – Published Works
- Read more here.
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Les Prix des Mots
- Recognizes the accomplishments of Canadian Christian writers who write in French.
- Prize: Certificate, Specially Designed Glass Award
- How to apply: Submit your French entry.
- Submission form: Submission Form – Les Prix des Mots
- Read more here.