- Marian Engel Award
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Marian Engel Award Awarded for body of work by a female Canadian writer Presented by Writers' Trust of Canada Country Canada First awarded 1986 - 2007 The Marian Engel Award was a Canadian literary award, presented each year from 1986 to 2007 by the Writers' Trust of Canada in memory of the writer Marian Engel. The award was presented to a female Canadian novelist in mid-career for her entire body of work, and accompanied a cash purse of CA$10,000.
In 2003, the Writer's Trust established a companion award, the Timothy Findley Award, to honour male writers. In 2008, the Engel and Findley Awards were discontinued and merged into the new Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award.
Marian Engel Award winners
- 1986 Alice Munro
- 1987 Audrey Thomas
- 1988 Edna Alford
- 1989 Merna Summers
- 1990 Carol Shields
- 1991 Joan Clark
- 1992 Joan Barfoot
- 1993 Sandra Birdsell
- 1994 Jane Urquhart
- 1995 Bonnie Burnard
- 1996 Barbara Gowdy
- 1997 Katherine Govier
- 1998 Sharon Butala
- 1999 Janice Kulyk Keefer
- 2000 Anita Rau Badami
- 2001 Elizabeth Hay
- 2002 Terry Griggs
- 2003 Elisabeth Harvor
- 2004 Dianne Warren
- 2005 Gayla Reid
- 2006 Caroline Adderson
- 2007 Diane Schoemperlen
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Marian Engel Award winners Alice Munro (1986) · Audrey Thomas (1987) · Edna Alford (1988) · Merna Summers (1989) · Carol Shields (1990) · Joan Clark (1991) · Joan Barfoot (1992) · Sandra Birdsell (1993) · Jane Urquhart (1994) · Bonnie Burnard (1995) · Barbara Gowdy (1996) · Katherine Govier (1997) · Sharon Butala (1998) · Janice Kulyk Keefer (1999) · Anita Rau Badami (2000) · Elizabeth Hay (2001) · Terry Griggs (2002) · Elisabeth Harvor (2003) · Dianne Warren (2004) · Gayla Reid (2005) · Caroline Adderson (2006) · Diane Schoemperlen (2007)
Categories:- Awards established in 1986
- Canadian literary awards
- Literary awards honoring women
- Awards disestablished in 2008
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