Vicky Metcalf Award

I was thrilled and honoured to be this year's recipient of the Vicky Metcalf Award for Young People. The event, at the Glenn Gould Theatre, was lovely and I had a chance to talk with some writers I hadn't before--especially Miriam Toews, Ken Babstock, and Tyler Keevel who came in all the way from Wales. Receiving the award is both a practical and an emotional lift and I am grateful to the Writers Trust, the Metcalf Foundation, the jurors, and everyone else involved. Pictured are (l to r) Joan Clark, Cary Fagan (also winner of the 'baggy pants award'), Miriam Toews, Ken Babstock, Susan Musgrave, and Tyler Keevel.