Created in honour of Timothy Findley and awarded annually, the Timothy Findley Creative Writing Prize recognizes creative writing of special merit by a Trent student. In the spirit of Findley's own diverse output, submissions may include fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction. Manuscripts of no more than thirty (30) pages are submitted to the English Department office, Wallis Hall, Traill College by the deadline in mid-April. Those who submit material for consideration must have been registered in at least one Trent course during that academic year. Submissions are adjudicated by a committee of three, two from the university and one from the community. Current Value: $550
1999 Caitlin Burrell
2000 Gabe Foreman (first prize); Fiona Foster, Brendon Mroz (runners-up)
2001 Derrick McIntosh
2002 Josh Trotter
2003 Gail Lyons, Nan Peacock
2004 Sara Berniker, Susan Reynolds
2005 Frank Flynn
2006 Susan Reynolds
2007 Gwen Scheltema
2008 Siobhan Buchanan
2009 Christopher Gray
2010 Alexia Rudy
2011 Shannon Smyth
2012 Sarah McDonald, Patrick Reddick
2013 Christian Metaxas
2014 Carly Midgley
2015 Emily Wieler
2016 Emily Wieler
2017 Dorothy Cheng, Kristal McLean
2018 Shuan Phuah, James Bouryiotis
2019 Shaun Phuah
2020 Shaun Phuah
2021 Janeen Peckford
2022 Lauren MacKenzie, Madison Marvin
2023 Suhaa Sheikh
2024 Sophia Mailloux