Anthony Oliveira
Dayspring
Strange Light
Jury Citation


Winner $12,000
Finalists $2,000
Deadline 1 - February 26
Deadline 2 - April 30
Deadline 3 - June 25
Devon Jackson, Senior Program Manager
djackson@writerstrust.com
The Dayne Ogilvie Prize is presented annually to a Canadian writer from the LGBTQ2S+ community for a debut book in any genre.
An increase to the prize purse from $10,000 to $12,000 was announced at this year’s awards event. The prize was founded by Robin Pacific and supported by Anuja Varghese and the Writers' Trust Prize Fund.
The recognition gives a lot of agency, power, and love back to those of us who are producing and writing right now.
2018 Dayne Ogilivie Prize finalist
Robin Pacific established this prize in 2007 to honour her late friend, Dayne Ogilvie, who was a respected editor, writer, literary manager, and passionate lover of all the arts. The Dayne Ogilvie Prize rewards LGBTQ2S+ writers of any age for a debut book in any genre. From 2007 to 2021, it was given to writers in the developing stages of their careers and whose body of work demonstrated great literary potential. Past winners of the prize include Michael V. Smith, Zoe Whittall, Farzana Doctor, Kai Cheng Thom, Jillian Christmas, francesca ekwuyasi and, most recently, Anuja Varghese.
The Dayne Ogilvie Prize was founded by Robin Pacific and supported by Anuja Varghese and the Writers' Trust Prize Fund.