Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize is a Canadian literary prize presented annually by Rogers Communications and the Writers' Trust of Canada.
First presented in 1997, the prize goes to the author of the novel or short story collection judged to be the year's best work of fiction. The prize awards $15,000 to the winning book; shortlisted nominees are awarded $2,000 each.
Award winners
* 1997 - Austin Clarke, "The Origin of Waves"
* 1998 - Greg Hollingshead, "The Healer"
* 1999 - Peter Oliva, "The City of Yes"
* 2000 - Helen Humphreys, "Afterimage"
* 2001 - Margaret Sweatman, "When Alice Lay Down with Peter"
* 2002 - Paulette Jiles, "Enemy Women"
* 2003 - Kevin Patterson, "Country of Cold"
* 2004 - Alice Munro, "Runaway"
* 2005 - Joseph Boyden, "Three Day Road"
* 2006 - Kenneth J. Harvey, "Inside"
* 2007 - Lawrence Hill, "The Book of Negroes"
External links
* [http://www.writerstrust.com/programs_apa_rogers.html Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize]
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