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| | Siemens: Canadian Literary Awards and Prizes, from The Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Launched by the Canadian Authors Association and administered by the CAA until 1971, the awards were at first non-monetary prizes; the prestige of the prizes was complemented by a small cash award of $250 in 1951, to be increased in 1966 to $2,500, in 1975 to $5,000, and in 1989 to $10,000. |
 | | The John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer ($2,500): Established at the bequest of John hirsch, founder of the Manitoba Theatre Company, to be presented annually to the most promising Manitoba writer. |
 | | Short Fiction: Lois simmie, A Shortage of Mourners ; Poetry: John V. hicks, The Atmosphere on the Peak is Rarefied. |
| www.mala.bc.ca /~soules/english/awards.htm (7881 words) |
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