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Three finalists named for inaugural Writers' Trust non-fiction editing prize

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Award-winning poet katherena vermette is one of three finalists for the inaugural Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing, alongside George Galt and Rachel Rose. The prize, valued at $25,000, recognizes editors who have made significant contributions to literary non-fiction books in Canada; runners-up receive $2,500 each. vermette is nominated for her work on "Carry Your Heart" by Louis Busch, while Galt and Rose are recognized for editing Sarah Ellis’s memoir and Kirsten Johnson’s conflict zone stories, respectively. The award ceremony will take place on November 10 in Toronto.

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The Writers’ Trust has announced the three finalists for its inaugural Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing in Toronto. Award-winning poet katherena vermette is one of the nominees, recognized for her work editing “Carry Your Heart: Indigenous Helping Wisdom and the Science of Psychological Flexibility” by Cree psychotherapist Louis Busch. The prize awards $25,000 to an editor whose contribution has significantly enhanced a full-length book of literary non-fiction, making it the largest such award in Canada; runners-up receive $2,500 each. This year’s multi-year commitment totals $483,000 and will continue annually until 2033. Another finalist is George Galt for his editing work on Sarah Ellis’ memoir “My Year in Fairyland: Grief, MAID and a Lifetime of Books,” while the third finalist remains unnamed in this excerpt.

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vermette is nominated for editing “Carry Your Heart: Indigenous Helping Wisdom and the Science of Psychological Flexibility” by Cree psychotherapist Louis Busch, who blends Indigenous teaching wisdoms and Western psychology in the self-help title.

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🔮 The Writers’ Trust says the prize will be handed out annually until 2033 as part of a multi-year commitment of $483,000.

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Three finalists named for inaugural Writers' Trust non-fiction editing prize · assertive framing

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TORONTO - Award-winning poet katherena vermette is among the three finalists for the Writers’ Trust’s inaugural prize for non-fiction editing. asserted

vermette → win → editing

The Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing awards $25,000 to an editor whose work has made an outstanding contribution to a full-length book of literary non-fiction. asserted

work → award → fiction

The organization says the award is the largest of its kind in Canada, with runners-up receiving $2,500 each. asserted

runners → say → 2,500

who → nominate → title

The Winnipeg-born vermette previously won the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language poetry in 2013 for her collection “North End Love Songs.” asserted

vermette → bear → collection

She also won the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for her 2021 novel “The Strangers.” asserted

She → win → novel

Also among the finalists is Victoria’s George Galt for Sarah Ellis’ memoir “My Year in Fairyland: Grief, MAID and a Lifetime of Books,” which details the 12 months before her wife’s medically assisted death. asserted

which → detail → death

Rounding out the contenders is Vancouver’s Rachel Rose for “Humanitarienne: A Doctor’s Stories from the Conflict Zone” by physician and public health specialist Kirsten Johnson. asserted

Rose → round → Johnson

The memoir explores her career in war-torn and disaster-affected regions. asserted

memoir → explore → regions

The Writers’ Trust says the prize will be handed out annually until 2033 as part of a multi-year commitment of $483,000. asserted

prize → say → 483,000

A three-person jury selected the finalists. asserted

jury → select → finalists

The winner will be announced on Nov. 10 in Toronto. asserted

winner → announce → Toronto

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 7, 2026. asserted

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