Writers' Trust of Canada
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WT’s Board of Directors funds the #WTFellowhsip, which will identify writers with meaningful contributions to Canada’s literary landscape & their promise of more. A jury comprising Esi Edugyan, Charlotte Gray, and Wayne Johnston selected the 2026 winner. writerstrust.com/WTFellowship
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 AM
WT’s Board of Directors funds the #WTFellowhsip, which will identify writers with meaningful contributions to Canada’s literary landscape & their promise of more. A jury comprising Esi Edugyan, Charlotte Gray, and Wayne Johnston selected the 2026 winner. writerstrust.com/WTFellowship
Beginning today and throughout the year, we will be sharing special announcements, events, and more. Join us as we look towards the next golden age of Canadian literature. #WT50
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Beginning today and throughout the year, we will be sharing special announcements, events, and more. Join us as we look towards the next golden age of Canadian literature. #WT50
WT was founded in 1976 by writers Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, Margaret Laurence, and David Young, with a goal to make Canada the best place in the world to be a writer. Fifty years later, the organization is Canada’s leading charity for Canadian writers and writing.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
WT was founded in 1976 by writers Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, Margaret Laurence, and David Young, with a goal to make Canada the best place in the world to be a writer. Fifty years later, the organization is Canada’s leading charity for Canadian writers and writing.
On behalf of everyone on our Writers’ Trust board and staff, we send our deepest condolences to Hal’s family and many friends in the world of Canadian letters.
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
On behalf of everyone on our Writers’ Trust board and staff, we send our deepest condolences to Hal’s family and many friends in the world of Canadian letters.
We’re grateful to Hal for his contributions as a member of our Board of Directors and, most recently, as a member of the selection committee for the Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of the Writing Life.
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
We’re grateful to Hal for his contributions as a member of our Board of Directors and, most recently, as a member of the selection committee for the Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of the Writing Life.
The Balsillie Prize is supported by the Balsillie Family Foundation as part of a $3 million commitment to supporting Canadian literature through Writers’ Trust. For mor information about the prize and winner visit writerstrust.com/BalsilliePrize
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Balsillie Prize is supported by the Balsillie Family Foundation as part of a $3 million commitment to supporting Canadian literature through Writers’ Trust. For mor information about the prize and winner visit writerstrust.com/BalsilliePrize
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM