Second Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature
Submissions for the 2nd Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature are now being accepted!
Eligible manuscripts and books published between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2014 must be submitted by publishers no later than May 1, 2014.
A First Prize of $12,000, a Second Prize of $8,000 and a Third Prize of $5,000 will be awarded to the authors of the winning titles. Publishers of the winning titles will be awarded a guaranteed purchase of a minimum of 2,500 copies to be distributed to First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth across the country.
Visit the Burt Award section of CODE’s website for more details and links to the Award Guidelines and Nomination Forms.