RBC Bronwen Wallace Award For Emerging Writers
The RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers was established by author Carolyn Smart and honours the memory of Bronwen Wallace (1945 - 1989), a Canadian poet and short story writer who died of cancer at the age of 44.
The CAD5,000 award alternates each year between short fiction and poetry; the 2012 prize was in the category of short fiction. As Ms. Wallace’s first book was not published until she was 35, the annual award is given to a writer below the age of 35 who has yet to be published in book form. Two finalists also each receive CAD1,000.
The Royal Bank of Canada Foundation sponsors the award as part of their RBC Emerging Artists Project, which works to support talented young adults in their development of professional careers in the arts.
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