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Short Works Prize 2023
Congratulations to all Short Works Prize Winners 2023
The Alvin A. Lee Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Melissa Kuipers
The Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd. Award for Poetry
Lynne Sargent
The Hamilton Public Library Freda Waldon Award for Fiction
Lynne Sargent
The Hamilton Arts & Letters Award for Creative Non-Fiction
EJM Spoelstra
The Hamilton Arts & Letters Young Writers Award
Ethan Sun
Youth Poetry Award
Tayma Shaaban
Gillett Reminiscence Award for Memoir Writing
Rose Divecha
Shannon Chartrand
The FirstOntario Credit Union Award for Fiction
Serena Habib
The Hamilton Arts & Letters Award for Poetry
Chris McNamee
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
The Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd. Award for Poetry
Halyna Koba
Alexander Hollenberg
The Hamilton Public Library Freda Waldon Award for Fiction
Katrine Raymond
JJ Dettman
The Hamilton Arts & Letters Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Pam North
The Hamilton Arts & Letters Young Writers Award
Sabrina Alongi
Mikayla Smylie
Youth Poetry Award
Madison Barlow
Maria Lopez
Oyinloluwa Aderibigbe
Michael Pearson
Teg Park
Meryanna Pedrousyan
Anderiaa Pedrousyan
Maxwell O’Toole
Gillett Reminiscence Award for Memoir Writing
Tim Page
Elizabeth Cardno
Anita Joldersma
Mary Hassell
The FirstOntario Credit Union Award for Fiction
Juno Francis
Madison Farkas
The Hamilton Arts & Letters Award for Poetry
Rochelle Rosales
Barbara Arenburg