Writers’ Trust of Canada is pleased to share that the Weston International Award has been renamed the Hilary Weston International Award. An author herself, the late Hon. Hilary M. Weston was an ardent, lifelong supporter of Canadian writers and literature.

From Trinidad to Canada, André Alexis speaks on how the Canadian landscape inspired his writing. Discover the books that shape Canada. #WT50

Discover the book that Canadian author and playwright André Alexis wishes he had written. From writers, to readers. 🍁 #WT50 #CanadianAuthors

Writers’ Trust of Canada is celebrating its 50th anniversary! As part of #WT50, our author video series features notable Canadian writers and WT honourees sharing the books, authors, and experiences that shaped them and Canada. Discover their recommendations: www.writerstrust.com/recommended-...

Why does Jane Urquhart write? Join Canada’s longest-running book club and become part of a passionate community of readers and writers. 🍁 #WT50 #CanadianBooks

Experience outstanding Canadian poems, stories, and essays coming to life through the voices of their authors. 🎧 The 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award winner and finalist audiobooks are now live at books.apple.com/ca/audiobook...! #WT50 @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

Beloved literary icon Jane Urquhart shares her best advice for new writers. ✒️ Follow us for more conversations with notable Canadian authors. From writers, to readers. #WT50

Canadian literature has come a long way. 🍁 Join the Writers’ Trust of Canada in celebrating its 50th anniversary by cracking open a selection from our #WT50 Reading list: www.writerstrust.com/recommended-...

Submissions are open for the 2027 #ShaughnessyCohen Prize for Political Writing! Rewarding $40K to the best Canadian political non-fiction writing, and $5K to each finalist. Learn more and apply: www.writerstrust.com/awards/shaug... #WT50 #PoliticalWriting

Jesse Wente is a big fan of challenging form. This contemporary #IndigenousAuthor and more can be found on our #WT50 Reading list: www.writerstrust.com/recommended-...

This #CanadaDay celebrate with a Canadian book! 🍁 As part of #WT50, our author video series features notable Canadian writers and WT honourees sharing the books, authors, and experiences that shaped them and Canada. Discover their recommendations: www.writerstrust.com/recommended-...

Heartbreaking and revealing, Jesse Wente wishes he had written this one Canadian book. This summer join us in reading more Canadian stories. #WT50 #CanadianAuthors

Canadian editors have until July 8 to apply for the #NancyFlight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing! $25,000 will be awarded for outstanding contributions to a full-length non-fiction work published between Jun 1, 2026 and Sept 30, 2026. writerstrust.com/awards/nancy... #WT50

Discover the books that have shaped Canadian authors through our #WT50 Reading List: www.writerstrust.com/recommended-reading/wt50-reading-list #ReadingList

Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster and arts leader Jeese Wente pulls inspiration from these Canadian places. 🍁 From writers, to readers. #WT50 #ReadCanadian

Announcing the WT50 Reading List where notable Canadian writers and WT honourees share the books, authors, and experiences that shaped them and our country 🍁 LINK: www.writerstrust.com/recommended-...

Who is one contemporary Canadian writer you should read right now? Our Summer Reading List goes live this Monday, featuring must-read recommendations from Canadian literary legend Anuja Varghese and more. Join Canada’s biggest book club! #WT50 #ReadingList @anuja-v.bsky.social

Writers’ Trust of Canada has been dedicated to advancing, nurturing, and celebrating Canadian writers like Anuja Varghese for the last 50 years. Follow us and discover the books that shape Canada! #WT50 #IReadCanadian @anuja-v.bsky.social

Join us September 14 at the Royal Ontario Museum @romtoronto.bsky.social for an evening with 2026 Weston International Award winner Hanif Abdurraqib, in conversation with Ali Hassan of CBC's Canada Reads. Tickets on sale westoninternationalaward.com/Event

The #WIAward winner is selected from a confidential longlist created by a three-member international advisory committee by a five-member Canadian jury. Thank you to this year’s IAC and jury for their work to select the 2026 winner. westoninternationalaward.com #WestonPrizes #WT50

Congratulations to Hanif Abdurraqib, winner of the 2026 Weston International Award. Abdurraqib is an award-winning essayist, cultural critic, and poet from Columbus, Ohio. More on this year's #WIAward winner at westoninternationalaward.com #WestonPrizes #WT50

Anuja Varghese wants to talk romance. 💕 Our WT50 Summer Reading List goes live on June 22, fall in love with a new Canadian book! #WT50 #Booksky @anuja-v.bsky.social

Graham Slaughter, winner of the 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award for Emerging Writers for his creative nonfiction work “The Perfect Home For Your Child”, extends heartfelt thanks to his friends, family, and the incredible writers who supported him. #WT50

Julia Cottrelle, winner of the 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award for Emerging Writers for her short story “The Old Turtle Climb”, believes that talking about difficult subjects is one of the most essential parts of being human. #WT50

Renato Gandia (@renatogandia.bsky.social), winner of the 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award for Emerging Writers for his poem collection “Psalmody for the Estranged”, came to Canada carrying faith, language, longing, and a complicated relationship with all three. #WT50

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award ceremony! Congratulations to our award winners Julia Cottrelle, @renatogandia.bsky.social, and Graham Slaughter; and to our finalists. A special thank you goes to our award sponsor RBC. #WT50

2026 Writers’ Trust book prize submissions close June 24! Categories include Fiction, Public Policy, LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers, Non-Fiction and Non-Fiction Editing. Submitted books must be published between Oct 1, 2025 - Sept 30, 2026. www.writerstrust.com/awards #WT50

Literary legend John Irving shares two contemporary Canadian writers everyone should read. Join us in reading more Canada! #WT50

Did you know literary legend Margaret Atwood was a Writers’ Trust of Canada founding member? Now we’re celebrating 50 years of amplifying Canadian writers! Follow us to read the next chapter of Canadian Literature. #WT50

Graham Slaughter is the 2026 winner of the 2026 RBC #BronwenWallace Award for Emerging Writers for his creative nonfiction work, “The Perfect Home For Your Child.” More on the winner at writerstrust.com/BronwenWallace