The Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature
From Quebec Writers' Federation
The Janet Savage Blachford Prize is awarded in even-numbered years to a picture book with text or a book for beginner readers, and in odd-numbered years to a longer chapter book or a book for middle grade or young adult readers.
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- Who can apply
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- Where you must live
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- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “The submitter is responsible for ensuring that QWF has received all required materials for each entry by the deadline: A completed submission form via Submittable .”
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What is offered
Money to you
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In the funder's words, from their page, read September 27, 2026.
Eligibility
Books must have an ISBN, be commercially available to the public, and must have been written in English for children or young adult readers. Electronic and print-on-demand books are eligible provided that they became commercially available in their final form during the eligibility period, and that they meet all of the other criteria listed here. The author of the text must be alive and have a residence in Quebec at the time of submission. A person who has been living outside of Quebec continuously for the past five years will be considered ineligible. not confirmed - check the funder's page
What to send
A book may be submitted by its publisher or author. The submitter is responsible for ensuring that QWF has received all required materials for each entry by the deadline: A completed submission form via Submittable . Payment of the $35 non-refundable submission fee. Submitters may pay either via Submittable or by sending the QWF office a cheque payable to “Quebec Writers’ Federation.” Payments made through Submittable are subject to the platform’s processing fees. not confirmed - check the funder's page
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Source: https://qwf.org/prize/the-qwf-prize-for-childrens-and-young-adult-literature/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on November 9, 2026.
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