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Introduction

These writing awards are announced in May and presented at the conclusion of the CAA's annual CanWrite! Conference. Information is updated late in the fall each year. Until that time, this site reflects the prior year's awards procedures, deadlines and presentations information.

The information on this site currently reflects the 2008 awards.

Entries

Look for the information and links to the entry forms (where necessary) within the information for each award category. Only The CAA Awards for Adult Literature, The CAA Carol Bolt Award and The CAA-BookTelevision Emerging Writer Award require specific entry forms. Submission deadlines and requirements may vary between award categories.

Awards Categories

Awards are presented in the following categories:

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The CAA Awards for Adult Literature

Entries Information - Entry Form

The Canadian Authors Association (CAA) administers the following awards for full-length English-language literature for adults by authors who are Canadians or landed immigrants. For the 2008 awards, all entries must have been first published in 2007. Publication may have taken place outside Canada. Winners will receive a silver medal and the cash prize noted below. Previous winners are not eligible for awards they have won, but may be entered in the other categories. Reprints, translations and posthumous entries are not eligible

Entries Information

Entry Fee

There is a fee of $35.00 per title entered to offset a portion of the awards program administrative costs.

The winners will be announced in May 2008 and the Awards will be presented Saturday July 5th 2008 at the CAA's annual conference in Edmonton, Alberta. There will also be readings by the award winners the previous day.

A trustee for each award, appointed by the CAA, will select two judges. Identities of trustees and judges will be confidential. Decisions of the trustee and judges will be final, and they may choose not to award a prize.

Entry Forms

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Download the CAA Awards for Adult Literature Entry Form (PDF - 91k) which includes instructions. Entry forms may also be obtained from the CAA National Office.

To enter, send four copies of the book, plus an entry form and the $35.00 fee, to:

The deadline is DECEMBER 15, 2007. Entries should be postmarked by that date, except for works published after December 1, 2007, in which case they must be postmarked no later than JANUARY 15, 2008. For assistance contact Alec McEachern, CAA National Director, at 705-653-0323, toll-free 866-216-6222, fax 705-653-0593, e-mail .

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The CAA Carol Bolt Award for Plays

Entries Information - Entry Form

Your entries are invited for the 2008 CAA Carol Bolt Award for Plays published or performed in 2007. The deadline is December 15, 2007.

The Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Carol Bolt Award is for the best English-language play for adults by an author who is a Canadian or landed immigrant. For the 2008 award, all entries must have been first published (singly or in a collection) or performed in 2007. If performed, the working script for the production must be submitted. Publication or performance may have taken place outside Canada. Winners will receive $1,000 and a silver medal. Previous winners of the award or of the former CAA Award for Drama (given from 1976 to 1999) are not eligible. Reprints, translations and posthumous entries are not eligible. A play may be entered only once, either when first produced, or first published.

This award is made possible through the generosity of the Playwrights Guild of Canada and Playwrights Canada Press.

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Entry Fee

There is a fee of $35.00 per title entered to offset a portion of the awards program administrative costs.

The award is for a play, not for a collection of plays or a body of work. A play in a collection must be identified with entry form and fee if it is to be entered in the contest.

The winner will be announced in May 2008 and the Award will be presented Saturday, July 5th 2008 at the CAA's annual conference in Edmonton, Alberta. There will also be readings the previous day by the winner of this award as well as winners of other CAA awards.

A trustee for the award appointed by the CAA will select two judges. The identities of the trustee and judges will be confidential. Short lists will not be made public. Decisions of the trustee and judges will be final, and they may choose not to award a prize.

Entry Forms

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Download the Carol Bolt Award Entry Form (PDF - 98k) which includes instructions. Entry forms may also be obtained from the CAA National Office.

To enter, send four copies of the book or script, plus an entry form and the $35.00 fee, to:

The deadline is DECEMBER 15, 2007. Entries should be postmarked by then, except for works published or performed after December 1, 2007, in which case they must be postmarked no later than JANUARY 15, 2008. For assistance contact Alec McEachern, CAA National Director, at 705-653-0323, fax 653-0593 toll-free 866-216-6222, e-mail .

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The CAA-BookTelevision Emerging Writer Award

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Your entries are invited for the 2008 CAA-BookTelevision Emerging Writer Award. The deadline is March 31, 2008.

The CAA-BookTelevision Emerging Writer Award goes to the Canadian (or landed immigrant) writer under 30 deemed to show most promise in the field of literary creation. There are no restrictions as to that field and a winner may be chosen for work in a variety of forms. Previous winners are ineligible but there is no limit on the number of times a writer may be nominated before the age limit (at April 30 in the year of the competition) is reached. There is no entry fee for this award.

The nomination can be in any form but the recommended approach is to submit a biography of the writer accompanied by an introductory letter and samples of the writer's work with reviews if available. Full-length works need not be sent: copies of a few pages are sufficient. Entries are not returned.

The date of birth of the nominee must be included with the nomination.

Nominations are made through CAA branches, other writing organizations, agents or publishers. Self-nominations are not accepted. Membership in the CAA is not required. Nominations must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2008. A trustee appointed by the CAA Awards Chair reviews the entries and selects a winner.

The winner will receive a $500 cash prize, a silver medal and travel to and from the CAA's conference (to a maximum value of $1,500). The award will be presented Saturday July 5th 2008 at the CAA's annual conference in Edmonton, Alberta. There will be a reading by the award winner the previous day. For assistance contact Alec McEachern, CAA National Director, at 705-653-0323, toll-free 866-216-6222, fax 705-653-0593, e-mail .

This award is made possible through the generosity of BookTelevision, Canada's only television station dedicated to writing in all its forms.

If you know a promising young writer, contact a CAA branch, another writing organization, an agent or a publisher, and arrange for a nomination. Send nominations to:

Entries Information

Entry Fee

There is no entry fee for this award.

Entry Forms

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There is no entry form, but a copy of the information about this award is available. Download the CAA-BookTelevision Emerging Writer Award information which includes instructions for nominating someone for this award. (PDF - 66k)

The deadline is MARCH 31, 2008. For assistance contact Alec McEachern at 705-653-0323, toll-free 866-216-6222, fax 705-653-0593, e-mail .

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The Allan Sangster Award

The Allan Sangster Award honours one of the CAA's own members for extraordinary service to the Association.

This award winner is chosen by the previous winners.

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Updated: October 29, 2007