1950s
- 1950: James Wreford Watson, Of Time and the Lover
- 1951: Charles Bruce, The Mulgrave Road
- 1952: E.J. Pratt, Towards the Last Spike
- 1953: Douglas LePan, The Net and the Sword
- 1954: P.K. Page, The Metal and the Flower
- 1955: Wilfred Watson, Friday's Child
- 1956: Robert A.D. Ford, A Window on the North
- 1957: Jay Macpherson, The Boatman
- 1958: James Reaney, A Suit of Nettles
- 1959: Irving Layton, Red Carpet for the Sun
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