Past Winners and Finalists
2022
David A. Robertson. On the Trapline. Illustrated by Julie Flett. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2021.
2021
Eric Fan, Terry Fan and Devin Fan. The Barnabus Project. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2020.
2020
Julie Flett. Birdsong. Vancouver: Greystone Kids, 2019.
2019
Heather Smith. Ebb & Flow. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2018.
2018
Joanne Schwartz. Town Is by the Sea. Illustrated by Sydney Smith. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2017.
2017
Jan Thornhill. The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2016.
2016
Melanie Florence. Missing Nimâmâ. Illustrated by François Thisdale. Aurora, ON: Clockwise Press, 2015.
2015
Jonathan Auxier. The Night Gardener. Toronto: Puffin Canada, 2014.
2014
Kathy Stinson. The Man with the Violin. Illustrated by Dušan Petricic. Toronto: Annick Press, 2013.
2013
Polly Horvath. One Year in Coal Harbour. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2012.
2012
Trilby Kent. Stones for My Father. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2011.
2011
Erin Bow. Plain Kate. Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2010.
2010
Arthur Slade. The Hunchback Assignments. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.