The '''Matt Cohen Award''' is an award given annually by the [[Writers' Trust of Canada]] to a [[Canadian]] writer, in honour of a distinguished lifetime contribution to Canadian literature. First presented in 2000, it was established in memory of [[Matt Cohen (writer)|Matt Cohen]], a Canadian writer who died in 1999.
==Winners== * 2000 - [[Mavis Gallant]] * 2001 - [[Norman Levine]] * 2002 - [[Fred Bodsworth]] * 2003 - [[Audrey Thomas]] * 2004 - [[Howard Engel]] * 2005 - [[Janet Lunn]] * 2006 - [[Marie-Claire Blais]] * 2007 - [[David Helwig]] * 2008 - [[Sylvia Fraser]] * 2009 - [[Paul Quarrington]]<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/quarrington-wins-20-000-matt-cohen-award-1.802414 "Quarrington wins $20,000 Matt Cohen Award"]. [[cbc.ca]], October 19, 2009.</ref> * 2010 - [[Myrna Kostash]] * 2011 - [[David Adams Richards]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Patrick deWitt's 'The Sisters Brothers' wins Writers' Trust Prize |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/patrick-dewitts-the-sisters-brothers-wins-writers-trust-prize/article2221553/ |website=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=2011-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102195100/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/patrick-dewitts-the-sisters-brothers-wins-writers-trust-prize/article2221553/ |archive-date=2012-01-02 |url-status=dead |last1=Barber |first1=John}}</ref> * 2012 - [[Jean Little]] * 2013 - [[Andrew Nikiforuk]] * 2014 - [[Susan Musgrave]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2014/11/04/miriam_toews_wins_25000_writers_trust_fiction_prize.html |website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=2014-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405192058/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2014/11/04/miriam_toews_wins_25000_writers_trust_fiction_prize.html |archive-date=2023-04-05 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015 - [[Richard Wagamese]]<ref>{{cite web |title=André Alexis wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-goes-to-author-andre-alexis/article27079751/ |website=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=2015-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407065726/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-goes-to-author-andre-alexis/article27079751/ |archive-date=2023-04-07 |url-status=live |last1=Medley |first1=Mark}}</ref> * 2016 - [[Brian Brett]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners |url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/rogers-writers-trust-celebrating-the-2016-winners/ |website=[[Maclean's]] |date=2016-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320005131/https://macleans.ca/culture/books/rogers-writers-trust-celebrating-the-2016-winners/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2017 - [[Diane Schoemperlen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards |url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-billie-livingston-and-diane-schoemperlen-among-the-winners-at-the-2017-writers-trust-awards/ |website=[[Quill & Quire]] |date=2017-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528195136/https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-billie-livingston-and-diane-schoemperlen-among-the-winners-at-the-2017-writers-trust-awards/ |archive-date=2023-05-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2018 - [[David Bergen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Books inspired by the authors' parents win the top Writers' Trust Awards |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/11/07/books-inspired-by-the-authors-parents-win-the-top-writers-trust-awards.html |website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=2018-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013070222/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/11/07/books-inspired-by-the-authors-parents-win-the-top-writers-trust-awards.html |archive-date=2022-10-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2019 - [[Olive Senior]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers' Trust Awards |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/11/05/andre-alexis-jenny-heijun-wills-are-big-winners-at-writers-trust-awards.html |website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=2019-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406190559/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/11/05/andre-alexis-jenny-heijun-wills-are-big-winners-at-writers-trust-awards.html |archive-date=2023-04-06 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2020 - [[Dennis Lee (author)|Dennis Lee]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Writers' Trust Announces $100,000 of Career Literary Prizes, including Matt Cohen Award for CanLit Icon Dennis Lee |url=http://open-book.ca/News/Writers-Trust-Announces-100-000-of-Career-Literary-Prizes-including-Matt-Cohen-Award-for-CanLit-Icon-Dennis-Lee |website=Open-Book.ca |access-date=December 11, 2020 |date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> * 2021 - [[Frances Itani]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-tomson-highway-and-cherie-dimaline-among-winners-at-2021-writers-trust-awards-1.6234384 |website=[[CBC News]] |date=2021-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803070423/https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-tomson-highway-and-cherie-dimaline-among-winners-at-2021-writers-trust-awards-1.6234384 |archive-date=2023-08-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2022 - [[Candace Savage]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Writers' Trust book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/11/02/writers-trust-2022-book-award-winners-collect-270000-in-prizes.html |website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=2022-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116002459/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/11/02/writers-trust-2022-book-award-winners-collect-270000-in-prizes.html |archive-date=2022-11-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2023 - [[Helen Humphreys]]<ref>Nicole Thompson, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/kai-thomas-wins-atwood-gibson-writers-trust-fiction-prize-for-debut-novel/article_efce4016-ff9f-58cb-937c-af5cc65850e8.html "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 21, 2023.</ref> * 2024 - [[Marie Clements]]<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/sheung-king-martha-baillie-among-writers-trust-literary-prize-winners-1.7386578 "Sheung-King, Martha Baillie among Writers' Trust literary prize winners"]. [[CBC Books]], November 19, 2017.</ref> * 2025 - [[Sheree Fitch]]<ref>Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/leanne-betasamosake-simpson-maria-reva-roza-nozari-among-writers-trust-award-winners/ "Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Maria Reva, Roza Nozari among Writers’ Trust award winners"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', November 13, 2025.</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.writerstrust.com/Awards/Matt-Cohen-Award--In-Celebration-of-a-Writing-Life.aspx Matt Cohen Award]
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