Blue Metropolis Violet Prize
The Blue Metropolis Violet Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented to an established LGBTQ writer to honour their body of work.[1] Created by Blue Metropolis, a literary festival in Montreal, Quebec, as part of its LGBTQ-themed Violet Metropolis series, the award was first issued in 2018 and alternate between English language and French language writers.[2]
The award performs as a complement, rather than competition, to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, which honours emerging Canadian LGBTQ writers.[2] The award's corporate sponsor is Air Canada.[2]
Winners
- 2018 – Nicole Brossard[1]
- 2019 – Dionne Brand[3]
- 2020 – Festival cancelled due to the COVID–19 pandemic in Canada; award not presented.
- 2021 – André Roy[4]
- 2022 – Tomson Highway[5]
- 2023 – Michel Marc Bouchard[6]
- 2024 – Sky Gilbert[7]
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