WINNERS IN THE 2026 ARTS AND LETTERS AWARDS PROGRAM
JUNIOR AWARD WINNERS
Junior Poetry [15 and Under] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Danielle Devereaux; Jennifer Newhook; Craig Francis Power
| Scarlet Duffney | My Safe Place |
| Peyton Brennan | Things I could be doing |
| Logan Jesso | The Worst Day |
| Autumn LeRoux | Organ Crusher |
Junior Poetry [16-20] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Danielle Devereaux; Jennifer Newhook; Craig Francis Power
| Arielle Connors | Dust Upon the Mantel (Saudade) |
| Jack Guy | Saltwoven |
| Emily Pike | On the Intimacy of a Clementine |
| Taylor Ennis | Guilty Pleasure |
Junior Prose [15 and Under] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Charis Cotter; Ray Critch
| Nimi Abraham | The Big Change |
| Kloey Murphy | The Weight of What Remains |
| Christina Grace Dawe | Unseen |
| Oladoyin Agbaje | O’Donnell Military School |
Junior Prose [16-20] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Charis Cotter; Ray Critch
| Ethan Reid | Murder in the Carpathians |
| Isabelle Chaignon | The Old Hag |
| Ava Sinclair | Amphibians |
| Tersea Sheng | Afterlight |
Junior French Literary ($350 prize)
Adjudicator: Paul Rowe
| Maya Marmouche | Au-dessus des barrières |
Junior Music [15 and Under] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Tom Gordon; Rozalind MacPhail
| Thurston Thomson | O.S.T. 09 |
| Miguel Mendonça Harnett | Meep’s Masterpiece |
Junior Music [16-20] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Tom Gordon; Rozalind MacPhail
| Jack Guy | Nighttime Coastline |
| Summer Bennett | Hollow |
Junior Visual [15 and Under] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Brian Amadi; Bethany Mackenzie
| Tiara Naka Reynolds | The Consequence of Curiosity |
| Seth Morgan | My great grandfather’s boat, The Drusilla Theresa Schooner |
| Aurora Loder | LadyCats and GentleKits…the Meep Circus! |
| Claire Williams | Flashpoint Canine |
Junior Visual [16-20] ($350 prize)
Adjudicators: Brian Amadi; Bethany Mackenzie
| Meredith Parsons | It’s What’s Inside That Counts |
| Sydney Wells | Summer on Exploits Island |
| Tansy Staniland | Roots |
| Zoe Tucker | Reflections |
SENIOR AWARD WINNERS
Senior Poetry ($1000 prize)
Adjudicators: Andreae Callanan; Aaron Tucker
| Beth Follett | Women Are |
| Matthew Hollett | Robbie Burns Night |
| Joe Bishop | Sacred |
| Roger Power | Coming Upon a Moose Accident on the TCH |
Senior Short Fiction ($1000 prize)
Adjudicators: Shelly Kawaja; Chad Pelley
| Emma Cole | Wildfire |
| Molly Clarke | Renovation |
| Grant Loveys | Ghost Net |
| Allison Kelly | Aloe, Burn, Aloe, Burn |
Senior Nonfiction ($1000 prize)
Adjudicator: Debbie McGee
| Isabelle Schmelzer | Where do you belong |
| Adrian House | The Look |
| Ainsley Hawthorn | Plagues en Vogue |
Senior Dramatic Script ($1000 prize)
Adjudicator: Sharon King-Campbell
| Meghan Greeley | The Queen’s Wife |
| Mark Norberg | Bone |
Senior French Literary ($1000 prize)
Adjudicators: Paul Rowe
| Katherine Alexandra Harvey | Quand Je T’aurai Quitte |
Percey Janes First Novel Award ($2,500 prize)
Adjudicator: Trudy Morgan-Cole
| Paul Whittle | Sunflower |
Senior Music ($1000 prize)
Adjudicators: Tom Gordon, Rozalind MacPhail
| Alex Dinn | Carry the Weight |
| Allie Duff | Our Little Lives |
| Jodee Richardson | Night Train Whistle |
| Jenina MacGillivray | Bright Star |
Senior Visual ($1000 prize)
Adjudicators: Daniel Rumbolt; Anita Singh; Kym Greeley
| Reshelle Adams | Salt Work |
| Ginok Song | Afternoon Rowing |
| Molly Clarke | Nan’s Bedroom |
| Jackie Evans | Beyond the Veil |
| Kelly Bastow | Procession |
| Nicole Russell | Green Man |
| Tia Murphy Rowe | A Chapel Arm Winter |
| Christina Blanchard | Gutted |
| Chloe Lundrigan | Branch two generations ago, in wool sweaters |
| Deborah Cannon | Misty Morning Petty Harbour |
| Chelsea Beehan | Wendy |
| Tracy Cahill | Untitled |
HERSTORY Empowers Special Category ($1000 prize)
Adjudicators: Andrea Cooper; Michelle Butler Hallett; Anne Troake
| Alli Johnston | Una- Born 1925 | Visual Arts |
| Chelsie Cake | Colours of a Movement | Visual Arts |
| Kathy Rowe | The Slow Turning of Paper | Poetry |
| Natalie Dalton | Voluntarily Unsex Themselves | Poetry |
| Michelle T Clemens | Better For Us All | Dramatic Script |
