Marian Engel Award
$10,000
Presented by the Writers' Development Trust to a Canadian woman author for outstanding prose writing in mid-career for her body of work. This award was inaugurated in 1986; it honours the memory of writer, Marian Engel. The jury consists of three Canadian writers. There is no nomination process. Awarded in November.
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Elizabeth Hay |
| 2000 | Anita Rau Badami |
| 1999 | Janice Kulyk Keefer |
| 1998 | Sharon Butala |
| 1997 | Katherine Govier |
| 1996 | Barbara Gowdy |
| 1995 | Bonnie Burnard |
| 1994 | Jane Urquhart |
| 1993 | Sandra Birdsell |
| 1992 | Joan Barfoot |
| 1991 | Joan Clark |
| 1990 | Carol Shields |
| 1989 | Merna Summers |
| 1988 | Edna Alford |
| 1987 | Audrey (Callahan) Thomas |
| 1986 | Alice Munro |
Considered one of Canada's major modern writers, Marian Engel (1933–1985) wrote novels reflecting a strongly feminist approach, including:
 | No Clouds of Glory (1968) |
| The Honeymoon Festivel (1970) |
| Bear (1976), a best-selling controversial tale of erotic love between a librarian and a bear |
| The Glassy Sea (1979) |
| Lunatic Villas (1981) |
(Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia)
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