The Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, colloquially called the Vicky, is given annually at the Writers' Trust Awards to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". It is a top honour for Canadian children's writers and Canadian children's book illustrators.
Vicky Metcalf, a Canadian librarian, [1] established the award "in 1963 to stimulate the writing of literature for Canadian children." [2] [3] Before 2013, the prize was known as the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature. The award is sponsored by the Metcalf Foundation, [3] whose objective "is to enhance the effectiveness of people and organizations working together to help Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy and creative society." [2] In 2002, the award was taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada from the Canadian Authors Association. [2] [3]
To be eligible for the award, recipients must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, have published a minimum of four English-language children's book, and have published at least one first-edition book in the previous three years. [2] [3] Winners are selected by a three-person jury [3] and receive $25,000 CAD. [2]
Year | Winner | Selected works | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Linda Granfield | [4] | |
2002 | Julie Johnston | [4] | |
2003 | Roslyn Schwartz | [4] | |
2004 | Deborah Ellis | [4] | |
2005 | Marie-Louise Gay | [3] [4] | |
2006 | Kenneth Oppel | [3] [4] | |
2007 | Martha Brooks | [4] | |
2008 | Michael Kusugak | [3] [4] | |
2009 | Marthe Jocelyn | [3] [4] | |
2010 | Polly Horvath | [4] | |
2011 | Iain Lawrence |
|
[4] |
2012 | Paul Yee |
|
[4] |
2013 | Barbara Reid |
|
[4] [9] |
2014 | Cary Fagan |
|
[4] [10] |
2015 | Jan Thornhill |
|
[11] [12] |
2016 | Alan Cumyn |
|
[13] |
2017 | Ruby Slipperjack |
|
[1] [14] [15] |
2018 | Christopher Paul Curtis |
|
[16] [17] |
2019 | Susin Nielsen |
|
[18] |
2020 | Marianne Dubuc |
|
[19] |
2021 | Linda Bailey |
|
[20] |
2022 | Elise Gravel |
|
[21] [22] |
2023 | Kyo Maclear |
|
[23] |
The Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, colloquially called the Vicky, is given annually at the Writers' Trust Awards to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". It is a top honour for Canadian children's writers and Canadian children's book illustrators.
Vicky Metcalf, a Canadian librarian, [1] established the award "in 1963 to stimulate the writing of literature for Canadian children." [2] [3] Before 2013, the prize was known as the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature. The award is sponsored by the Metcalf Foundation, [3] whose objective "is to enhance the effectiveness of people and organizations working together to help Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy and creative society." [2] In 2002, the award was taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada from the Canadian Authors Association. [2] [3]
To be eligible for the award, recipients must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, have published a minimum of four English-language children's book, and have published at least one first-edition book in the previous three years. [2] [3] Winners are selected by a three-person jury [3] and receive $25,000 CAD. [2]
Year | Winner | Selected works | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Linda Granfield | [4] | |
2002 | Julie Johnston | [4] | |
2003 | Roslyn Schwartz | [4] | |
2004 | Deborah Ellis | [4] | |
2005 | Marie-Louise Gay | [3] [4] | |
2006 | Kenneth Oppel | [3] [4] | |
2007 | Martha Brooks | [4] | |
2008 | Michael Kusugak | [3] [4] | |
2009 | Marthe Jocelyn | [3] [4] | |
2010 | Polly Horvath | [4] | |
2011 | Iain Lawrence |
|
[4] |
2012 | Paul Yee |
|
[4] |
2013 | Barbara Reid |
|
[4] [9] |
2014 | Cary Fagan |
|
[4] [10] |
2015 | Jan Thornhill |
|
[11] [12] |
2016 | Alan Cumyn |
|
[13] |
2017 | Ruby Slipperjack |
|
[1] [14] [15] |
2018 | Christopher Paul Curtis |
|
[16] [17] |
2019 | Susin Nielsen |
|
[18] |
2020 | Marianne Dubuc |
|
[19] |
2021 | Linda Bailey |
|
[20] |
2022 | Elise Gravel |
|
[21] [22] |
2023 | Kyo Maclear |
|
[23] |