Awards for Independently and Self-Published Books
From Writers' Union of Canada
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- Amount
- $1,500
- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- Not found
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “Topic/Categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Children’s Eligibility: Self-published English-language book; All entries must be available for purchase in physical form; book must be copyrighted within the last 5 years.”
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What is offered
Money to you
- two runners-up are each awarded $1,500 Learn more: leacock.ca CWC Awards of Excellence Presented by Crime Writers of Canada Topic/Categories: short and long Crime Fiction, book-length Crime Non-Fiction, Children’s and YA crime fiction...
- Grand Prize of $10,000;
- All winners and honorable mentions receive marketing, design, and publishing benefits from contest co-sponsors;
Costs covered
- CWC Awards of Excellence Presented by Crime Writers of Canada Topic/Categories: short and long Crime Fiction, book-length Crime Non-Fiction, Children’s and YA crime fiction Eligibility: English- or French-language book;
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 27, 2026.
Eligibility
For 2026, and to mark the beginning of the award’s second decade, self-published English-language authors worldwide are invited to enter as well. Topic/Categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Children’s Eligibility: Self-published English-language book; All entries must be available for purchase in physical form; book must be copyrighted within the last 5 years. not confirmed - check the funder's page
What to send
Not found
Not yet checked against the funder's page.
Key details not found yet: deadline and entry fee.
Source: https://writersunion.ca/get-published/directory-resources/indie-awards (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 10, 2026.
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