This award is exclusively for fiction, either in the form of a short story or a novel excerpt. The competition for this award is open to all creative writing students who have taken a course in the previous year. One winner will receive a prize of $2,500 annually. Two finalists will also be selected and will receive prizes of $100 each. The winner and finalists will be published in a chapbook.
Recent award recipients
2020
- Kimberley Alcock (winner)
- Rajinderpal Pal (runner-up)
- Chris Pickrell (runner-up)
2019
- Leslie Carlin (Winner)
- Diana Catargiu (Runner Up)
- Stephanie Mark (Runner Up)
2018
- Corinne Clark (Winner)
- Gwyn MacKenzie (Runner Up)
- Natalie Zdaniuk (Runner Up)
2017
- Noriko Hoshino (Winner)
- Catherine Campbell (Runner Up)
- Audrey Francis Plante (Runner Up)
2016
- Donna Tranquada (Winner)