Writers' Trust of Canada

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Record #: BAR0857
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2024
Last Full Update: 31 Mar 2024

Contact Information

Office Phone 416-504-8222
Toll Free Phone 1-877-906-6548
Fax 416-504-9090
E-Mail info@writerstrust.com
Website www.writerstrust.com
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerstrust
Twitter Twitter: https://twitter.com/writerstrust

Addresses and Location

Located In Community Toronto Downtown
Address 460 Richmond St W, Suite 600
Toronto, ON M5V 1Y1
 
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Intersection Spadina Ave and Richmond St W
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service)

Charitable organization that supports and celebrates Canadian writers and writing through a portfolio of programs including 12 literary awards, financial grants, career development initiatives for emerging writers, and a writers’ retreat.

Works with writers at all stages of their careers providing services and opportunities to writers

  • prizes awarded include
    • Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
    • Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
    • Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
    • Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
    • Latner Griffin Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize
    • Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life
    • RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers
    • Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
    • Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People
    • Weston International Award
    • Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award
    • Writers’ Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize

Service Details

Hours

Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
Areas Served Canada
Eligibility Check website for eligibility criteria for each award
Application

Check website for deadlines and requirements for each award
Languages English
Fees None