Marian Engel Award
The Marian Engel Award was a Canadian literary award, presented each year from 1986 to 2007 by the Writers' Trust of Canada in memory of the writer Marian Engel. The award was presented to a female Canadian novelist in mid-career for her entire body of work, and accompanied a cash purse of CA$10,000.
| Marian Engel Award | |
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| Awarded for | body of work by a female Canadian writer |
| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Writers' Trust of Canada |
| First awarded | 1986 - 2007 |
| Website | http://www.writerstrust.com/Awards/Writers--Trust-Notable-Author-Award/Prize-History.aspx  |
In 2003, the Writer's Trust established a companion award, the Timothy Findley Award, to honour male writers. In 2008, the Engel and Findley Awards were discontinued and merged into the new Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award.
Marian Engel Award winners
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See also
- List of literary awards honoring women
External links
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