The Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth." It is one of the top awards for Canadian children's writers. The award was named after Vicky Metcalf. The award has been presented annually since 1963. Basic Characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 2002, the award was suspended by the Canadian Authors Association, and taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Writers Trust of Canada is a non-profit organization which provides financial support to Canadian writers. ...

Award Winners

• 1963 - Kerry Wood
• 1964 - John F. Hayes
• 1965 - Roderick Haig-Brown
• 1966 - Fred Savage
• 1967 - John Patrick Gillese
• 1968 - Lorraine McLaughlin
• 1969 - Audrey McKim
• 1970 - Farley Mowat
• 1971 - Kay Hill
• 1972 - William Toye
• 1973 - Christie Harris
• 1974 - Jean Little
• 1975 - Lyn Harrington
• 1976 - Suzanne Martel
• 1977 - James Houston
• 1978 - Lyn Cook
• 1979 - Cliff Faulknor
• 1980 - John Craig
• 1981 - Monica Hughes
• 1982 - Janet Lunn
• 1983 - Claire Mackay
• 1984 - Bill Freeman
• 1985 - Edith Fowke
• 1986 - Dennis Lee
• 1987 - Robert Munsch
• 1988 - Barbara Smucker
• 1989 - Stéphane Poulin
• 1990 - Bernice Thurman Hunter
• 1991 - Brian Doyle
• 1992 - Kevin Major
• 1993 - Phoebe Gilman
• 1994 - Welwyn Wilton Katz
• 1995 - Sarah Ellis
• 1996 - Margaret Buffie
• 1997 - Tim Wynne-Jones
• 1998 - Kit Pearson
• 1999 - Joan Clark
• 2000 - Sheree Fitch
• 2001 - Linda Granfield
• 2002 - Julie Johnston
• 2003 - Roslyn Schwartz
• 2004 - Deborah Ellis
• 2005 - Marie-Louise Gay

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John Patrick Gillese (March 7, 1926 - Oct 23, 1999) was an Irish-born Canadian author whose prolific career spanned six decades from the early 1940s to the late 1990s. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Farley McGill Mowat OC , BA , D.Litt (born May 12, 1921 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction author. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Christie Lucy Harris (November 21, 1907 – January 5, 2002) was a Canadian childrens author. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... --130. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... James Archibald Houston, OC , D.Litt. ... Link title 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monica Hughes OC (born November 3, 1925, died March 7, 2003) was a Canadian science fiction author. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Janet Louise Lunn (née Swoboda) (born December 28, 1928) is a Canadian childrens writer. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bill Freeman (born 1937) is a Christian speaker and writer living in Spokane, Washington. ... This article is about the year. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the inventor, see this Dennis Lee entry. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Norman Munsch CM (born June 11, 1945) is a Canadian childrens author. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Bernice Thurman Hunter (November 3, 1922 - May 29, 2002) was a Canadian childrens author. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII in Roman) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian childrens author who lives in St. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Welwyn Wilton Katz (born June 7, 1948) is a Canadian childrens author who currently lives in Kitchener, Ontario. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Margaret Buffie born March 29, 1945 is an award winning Canadian childrens author who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Sheree Fitch (December 3, 1956) is a Canadian childrens author who currently resides in Washington D.C. in the United States. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• CAA VM award page
• Writers' Trust of Canada