The QWF Literary Awards
Images from the 2009 Gala
- QWF PresidentElise Moser
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- Helen Fotopulos and Louise Guillemette-Labory
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- Winner of the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction and the McAuslan First Book Prize, Eric Siblin.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- David Homel and Community Award winner Adrian King-Edwards
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- QWF board member Anne Lagacé Dowson, holding one of the books that didn't make the shortlist...
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- 2009 finalists for the QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Marie-Louise Gay, Monique Polak, and Jane Barclay.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- Karen Paquin, carte blanche prize winner Julie Mahfood, A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry sponsor Jacques Nolin and Jennifer Boire.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- First prize winner of the Quebec Writing Competition, Kasia Juno Von Schaik.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- 2009 juror Noah Richler with QWF Executive Director Lori Schubert.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- 2009 QWF Awards Literary Gala host Stanley Péan.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- Finalists and honorable mentions from the Quebec Writing Competition.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
- Finalist for the A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, Norm Sibum.
- Photo © 2009, Studio Iris
All photographs © Studio Iris.
Many more QWF Gala photos can be viewed on the photographer's web site. To view the whole album, go to www.studioiris.ca, click on "weddings" and then "client login." The password is "qwfgala2009."
The 2009 QWF Awards
QWF Literary Prizes Awarded at Lion d'Or Ceremony
On November 17, 2009, QWF held its annual Awards Gala at the Lion d'Or in Montreal. The event was hosted by Stanley Péan. Six literary prizes, a Community Award, and a Carte Blanche Prize were presented. For the first time this year, the winners and runners-up of the Quebec writing Competition were also presented at the Gala.
2009 QWF Award Winners
- QWF Translation Prize ($2000)
- Translated to English from French
- Lazer Lederhendler
- Nikolski
- Knopf Canada
- translation of
- Nikolski
- de Nicolas Dickner
- Éditions Alto
- Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction ($2000)
- Sponsored by Champlain, Dawson, Heritage, John Abbott, and Vanier Colleges
- Eric Siblin
- The Cello Suites
- House of Anansi Press
- McAuslan First Book Prize ($2000)
- Sponsored by McAuslan Brewing Inc.
- Eric Siblin
- The Cello Suites
- House of Anansi Press
- A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry ($2000)
- Sponsored by Jacques Nolin
- Carmine Starnino
- This Way Out
- Gaspereau Press
- Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction ($2000)
- Sponsored by Paragraphe Bookstore
- Colin McAdam
- Fall
- Hamish Hamilton Canada (Penguin Group Canada)
- QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature ($2000)
- Sponsored by Babar Books
- Monique Polak
- What World is Left
- Orca Book Publishers
- Community Award
- Luci and Adrian King-Edwards
- The Word bookstore, Montreal
- Carte Blanche Prize ($250)
- Julie Mahfood
- "Changing Winter Tires"
- Quebec Writing Competition Prize ($1000)
- Kasia Juno van Schaik - First Prize
- Anna Leventhal - Second Prize
- Karin Zuppiger - Second Prize
- Shortlist for the 2009 QWF awards [PDF]
- List of submissions for the 2009 QWF awards [PDF]