Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book
From Manitoba Writers Guild
Presented annually to a Manitoba writer whose first professionally-published full-length English-language book is deemed the best written. This prize is generously sponsored by the Winnipeg Foundation and the Manitoba Writers’ Guild. Full award details here.
- Amount
- Not stated on the funder's page
- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- $50 not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “There is an entry fee of $50 per book per category.”
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Eligibility
Presented annually to a Manitoba writer whose first professionally-published full-length English-language book is deemed the best written. This prize is generously sponsored by the Winnipeg Foundation and the Manitoba Writers’ Guild. Full award details here.
What to send
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Source: https://manitobabookawards.ca/index.php/awards/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 11, 2026.
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