Danuta Gleed Literary Award
From The Writers' Union of Canada
The Danuta Gleed Literary Award was created as a celebration of the life of Danuta Gleed, a writer whose short fiction won several awards before her death in 1996. Danuta Gleed’s first collection of short fiction, One of the Chosen , was posthumously published by BuschekBooks.
- Amount
- Up to $10,000
- Who can apply
- Not stated
- Where you must live
- Canada
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Prize or award
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What is offered
Money to you
- The winner receives a prize of $10,000 and all shortlisted titles receive $1,000.
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Eligibility
1) All entries must be Canadian-authored titles published in English between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 and available through bookstores and libraries across Canada. 2) Only first collections of short fiction are eligible. 3) Co-authored or multi-authored collections are not eligible. 4) Posthumously published works are not eligible. 5) Only first editions are eligible. Second or later editions, revisions, and reprints are not eligible. 6) Translations from other languages into English are eligible if all other criteria are met.
What to send
1) All submissions must be made by publishers. Submissions made by authors or anyone acting as their agent will not be accepted. There is no limit to the number of titles a publisher may submit. 2) All submissions must be received by January 31, 2027. 3) Submissions received after the final deadline of January 31, 2027 are ineligible even if they were published on or before December 31, 2026. 4) Four copies of each title must be delivered to The Writers’ Union.
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Source: https://writersunion.ca/index.php/danuta-gleed-literary-award (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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