Vicky Metcalf Award
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The Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth." It is one of the top awards for Canadian
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 children's writers. The award was named after Vicky Metcalf. The award has been presented annually since 1963.

In 2002, the award was suspended by the Canadian Authors Association, and taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada
Writers' Trust of Canada
The Writers' Trust of Canada is a non-profit organization which provides financial support to Canadian writers.Founded by Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, David Young and Margaret Laurence, the Writers' Trust of Canada was registered as a non-profit organization in 1976...

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Award winners

  • 1963 - Kerry Wood
  • 1964 - John F. Hayes
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  • 1965 - Roderick Haig-Brown
  • 1966 - Fred Savage
  • 1967 - John Patrick Gillese
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  • 1968 - Lorraine McLaughlin
  • 1969 - Audrey McKim
  • 1970 - Farley Mowat
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  • 1971 - Kay Hill
  • 1972 - William Toye
  • 1973 - Christie Harris
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  • 1974 - Jean Little
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  • 1975 - Lyn Harrington
  • 1976 - Suzanne Martel
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  • 1977 - James Archibald Houston
  • 1978 - Lyn Cook
  • 1979 - Cliff Faulknor
  • 1980 - John Craig
  • 1981 - Monica Hughes
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  • 1982 - Janet Lunn
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  • 1983 - Claire Mackay
  • 1984 - Bill Freeman
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  • 1985 - Edith Fowke
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  • 1986 - Dennis Lee
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  • 1987 - Robert Munsch
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  • 1988 - Barbara Smucker
  • 1989 - Stéphane Poulin
  • 1990 - Bernice Thurman Hunter
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  • 1991 - Brian Doyle
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  • 1992 - Kevin Major
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  • 1993 - Phoebe Gilman
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  • 1994 - Welwyn Wilton Katz
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  • 1995 - Sarah Ellis
  • 1996 - Margaret Buffie
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  • 1997 - Tim Wynne-Jones
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  • 1998 - Kit Pearson
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  • 1999 - Joan Clark
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  • 2000 - Sheree Fitch
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  • 2001 - Linda Granfield
  • 2002 - Julie Johnston
  • 2003 - Roslyn Schwartz
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  • 2004 - Deborah Ellis
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  • 2005 - Marie-Louise Gay
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  • 2006 - Kenneth Oppel
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  • 2007 - Martha Brooks
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  • 2008 - Michael Kusugak
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  • 2009 - Marthe Jocelyn
  • 2010 - Polly Horvath
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  • 2011 - Iain Lawrence
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