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CAA Children's Short Story Award

Award History | Award Details | Entry Information | Winners

History

The CAA Awards for Adult Literature

The CAA administers several awards for full-length English-language literature for adults by authors who are Canadians or landed immigrants “honouring writing that achieves excellence without sacrificing popular appeal.”

For more information about the CAA Awards for Adult Literature, please see the History of the CAA Writing Awards page.

CAA Children's Short Story Award

About the Award

The Children's Short Story Award of $2,500 and a certificate is for the author of a short story, in English, written by a Canadian or a landed immigrant and published in a periodical, anthology or collection during the previous year. Publication may be outside Canada.

Funding History

This award was given only one year (2002) after which funding for this important award category was withdrawn.

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Entry Information

This award has been withdrawn. If you would like to sponsor this award, please see the information on our CAA Awards Funding page.

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CAA Children's Short Story Award Winners

This award was offered for the first time in 2002. Winners for children's writing in prior years are included in the CAA Vicky Metcalf Awards.

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Updated: October 16, 2005