Quebec Writers' Federation Awards

They are currently presented in seven literary categories: • Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction • Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction • A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry • Concordia University First Book Prize • QWF Prize for Children's & Young Adult Literature • Cole Foundation Prize for Translation (French and English, with target language alternating each year) • 3Macs Carte Blanche Prize for the best work published in the QWF's online literary journal Carte Blanche. A Community Award is also frequently presented to a person who has played a significant role in building and supporting Quebec's anglophone writing community. The awards have been presented annually since 1988. ==Winners==

Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature The Janet Savage Blachford Prize, established in 2008, is presented annually for children's and young adult books. Picture books with text and books intended for beginner readers are eligible in even-numbered years, whereas books intended for middle grade or young adult readers are eligible in odd-numbered years. The award was established in 2008, was sponsored by sponsored by Janet and John Blachford beginning in 2014, and has been sponsored in the memory of Janet Savage Blachford since 2018. A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry The A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, established in 1988, is awarded annually to a book of English-language poetry written by a Quebec poet. The prize was known as the Poetry Prize from 1988 to 1922. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on theatre, plays have been eligible for the award if they have been published or produced since 2018, "provided that the play was not already submitted for the 2020 prize." ==References==