ACQL annually awards two juried prizes, one in English and one in French, for the best book-length studies in Canadian and Québec literary criticism. Established in honour of the late Gabrielle Roy, this competition is open to works of criticism on Canadian or Québec literatures published anywhere in the world in English and French. Submissions must be made by publishers, and must have been published in the preceding year.


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  • First Prize: monetary sum, certificate, and medal kept for one year

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