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The Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, colloquially called the Vicky, is given annually at the Writers' Trust Awards to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". It is a top honour for Canadian children's writers and Canadian children's book illustrators.

Vicky Metcalf, a Canadian librarian, established the award "in 1963 to stimulate the writing of literature for Canadian children." Before 2013, the prize was known as the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature. The award is sponsored by the Metcalf Foundation, whose objective "is to enhance the effectiveness of people and organizations working together to help Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy and creative society." In 2002, the award was taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada from the Canadian Authors Association.

To be eligible for the award, recipients must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, have published a minimum of four English-language children's book, and have published at least one first-edition book in the previous three years. Winners are selected by a three-person jury and receive $25,000 CAD.

Winners

20th Century

Award winners, 1963–1999
Year Winner Ref.
1963 Wood, KerryKerry Wood
1964 Hayes, John F.John F. Hayes
1965 Haig-Brown, RoderickRoderick Haig-Brown
1966 Swayze, FredFred Swayze
1967 Gillese, John PatrickJohn Patrick Gillese
1968 McLaughlin, LorrieLorrie McLaughlin
1969 McKim, AudreyAudrey McKim
1970 Mowat, FarleyFarley Mowat
1971 Hill, KayKay Hill
1972 Toye, WilliamWilliam Toye
1973 Harris, ChristieChristie Harris
1974 Little, JeanJean Little
1975 Harrington, LynLyn Harrington
1976 Martel, SuzanneSuzanne Martel
1977 Houston, James ArchibaldJames Archibald Houston
1978 Cook, LynLyn Cook
1979 Faulknor, CliffCliff Faulknor
1980 Craig, JohnJohn Craig
1981 Hughes, MonicaMonica Hughes
1982 Lunn, JanetJanet Lunn
1983 Mackay, ClaireClaire Mackay
1984 Freeman, BillBill Freeman
1985 Fowke, EdithEdith Fowke
1986 Lee, DennisDennis Lee
1987 Munsch, RobertRobert Munsch
1988 Smucker, BarbaraBarbara Smucker
1989 Poulin, StéphaneStéphane Poulin
1990 Hunter, Bernice ThurmanBernice Thurman Hunter
1991 Doyle, BrianBrian Doyle
1992 Major, KevinKevin Major
1993 Gilman, PhoebePhoebe Gilman
1994 Katz, Welwyn WiltonWelwyn Wilton Katz
1995 Ellis, SarahSarah Ellis
1996 Buffie, MargaretMargaret Buffie
1997 Wynne-Jones, TimTim Wynne-Jones
1998 Pearson, KitKit Pearson
1999 Clark, JoanJoan Clark
2000 Fitch, ShereeSheree Fitch

21st Century

Award winners, 2000–present
Year Winner Selected works Ref.
2001 Granfield, LindaLinda Granfield
2002 Johnston, JulieJulie Johnston
2003 Schwartz, RoslynRoslyn Schwartz
2004 Ellis, DeborahDeborah Ellis
2005 Gay, Marie-LouiseMarie-Louise Gay
2006 Oppel, KennethKenneth Oppel
2007 Brooks, MarthaMartha Brooks
2008 Kusugak, MichaelMichael Kusugak
2009 Jocelyn, MartheMarthe Jocelyn
2010 Horvath, PollyPolly Horvath
2011 Lawrence, IainIain Lawrence
  • The Winter Pony
  • Gemini Summer
  • The Convicts
  • The Smugglers
  • The Wreckers
2012 Yee, PaulPaul Yee
  • Money Boy
  • Dead Man’s Gold and Other Stories
  • Ghost Train
  • Tales from Gold Mountain
  • Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!
2013 Reid, BarbaraBarbara Reid
  • The Night Before Christmas
  • Picture a Tree
  • Perfect Snow
  • The Party
  • Sing a Song of Mother Goose
2014 Fagan, CaryCary Fagan
  • The Show to End All Shows
  • Mr. Zinger’s Hat
  • Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
  • Thing-Thing
  • The Market Wedding
2015 Thornhill, JanJan Thornhill
  • Kyle Goes Alone
  • This is My Planet
  • I Found a Dead Bird
  • The Rumor
  • The Wildlife 123
2016 Cumyn, AlanAlan Cumyn
  • Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend
  • Tilt
  • Dear Sylvia
  • After Sylvia
  • The Secret Life of Owen Skye
2017 Slipperjack, RubyRuby Slipperjack
  • Dear Canada: These Are My Words
  • Dog Tracks
  • Little Voice
  • Silent Words
  • Honour the Sun
2018 Curtis, Christopher PaulChristopher Paul Curtis
  • The Journey of Little Charlie
  • The Madman of Piney Woods
  • Elijah of Buxton
  • Bud, Not Buddy
  • The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2019 Nielsen, SusinSusin Nielsen
  • No Fixed Address
  • Optimists Die First
  • We Are All Made of Molecules
  • Word Nerd
2020 Dubuc, MarianneMarianne Dubuc
  • The Lion and the Bird
  • The Bus Ride Up the Mountain Path
  • Otto and Pio
  • Little Cheetah's Shadow
2021 Bailey, LindaLinda Bailey
  • Stanley's Party Toads on Toasy
  • The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library
  • Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein
  • Princesses Versus Dinosaurs
2022 Gravel, EliseElise Gravel
  • Le Grand Antonio (2014) / The Great Antonio (2017)
2023 Maclear, KyoKyo Maclear
  • Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli
  • Operatic
  • It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
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