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AFA funded authors nominated for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards
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Clockwise from left to right: Marcello Di Cintio, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Jason Purcell, Stephanie Tamagi, Karen Hines, and Aldona Dziedziejko.
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) announced the finalists for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards. Created by the WGA in 1982, the awards recognize excellence in writing by Alberta authors.
The AFA is honoured to have supported five Alberta authors through individual project grants whose works are shortlisted for literary awards in their respective categories.
Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction
Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers by Marcello Di Cintio (Biblioasis)
Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry Finalists
Stock by Jennifer Bowering Delisle (Coach House Books)
Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama
Pochsy IV: Unplugged by Karen Hines (Coach House Books)
City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize
Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers by Marcello Di Cintio (Biblioasis)
Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize
Stock by Jennifer Bowering Delisle (Coach House Books)
Crohnic by Jason Purcell (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Howard O’Hagen Award for Short Story Finalists
“Redbird” by Stephanie Tamagi (PRISM International)
Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Award (Unpublished)
“A Bigger Animal” by Aldona Dziedziejko
Congratulations to all the nominees, we wish them continued success in their literary careers!
To see the complete list of categories and their nominees, please visit the WGA’s website. The winners will be announced June 5, 2026 in Edmonton.
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ng in all art disciplines – including the literary arts – for the next cycle of funding have until September 1, 2026 to submit an application. Please visit the Find Funding section of our website to learn more!