About the QWF Literary Awards
The Quebec Writers' Federation holds an annual juried competition for published books by Quebec authors in six categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, first book, translation, and children's and young adult literature. In November of each year, the QWF awards six prizes of $2000 each to honour excellence in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, first book, translation and children’s and young adult literature.
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The 2013 QWF Awards are currently open for submissions.
Calls for Submissions:
A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry
Cole Foundation Prize for Translation - French to English
Concordia University First Book Prize
Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction
Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Submission Forms:
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