The QWF Literary Awards

Images from the 2007 Gala
Erín Moure, Angela Carr, David McGimpsey
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
Jennifer Boire and A.M. Klein prize sponsor Jacques Nolin
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
Host Geeta Nadkarni
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
A view of the room
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
Community Award winner André Vanasse
Photo © 2006, Studio Iris
QWF President Peter Dubé
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
David Solway
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
Nairne Holtz
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
Margaret Somerville and Juan Rodriguez
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris
Kate and Edith
Photo © 2007, Studio Iris

All photographs © Studio Iris.

Many more QWF Gala photos can be viewed on the photographer's web site. Click on "On-line Proofing" in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, and then enter the password: "qwfgala".

The 2007 QWF Awards

QWF Literary Prizes Awarded at Lion d'Or Ceremony

On November 21, 2007, the Quebec Writers' Federation held its annual Awards Gala at the Lion d'Or in Montreal. The event was hosted by Geeta Nadkarni, of CBC Television; Five literary prizes and a Community Award were presented.

2007 QWF Awards Winners
Translation Prize ($2000)
Sponsored by Pierre Lapointe
Lazer Lederhendler
The Immaculate Conception
House of Anansi Press
a translation of
L'Immaculée conception
de Gaétan Soucy
Les Éditions du Boréal
Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction ($2000)
Sponsored by Champlain, Dawson, Heritage, John Abbott, and Vanier Colleges
Julie Barlow & Jean-Benoît Nadeau
The Story of French
Knopf Canada
McAuslan First Book Prize ($2,000)
Sponsored by McAuslan Brewing Inc.
Neil Smith
Bang Crunch
Knopf Canada
A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry ($2000)
Sponsored by Jacques Nolin
David Solway
Reaching for Clear: The Poetry of Rhys Savarin
Véhiclue Press
Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction ($2000)
Sponsored by Paragraphe Bookstore
Heather O'Neill
Lullabies for Little Criminals
HarperCollins Publishers
Community Award
André Vanasse