The following is a list of winners and nominees in English-language categories for the Trillium Book Award, a Canadian literary award presented by Ontario Creates to honour books published by writers resident in the province of Ontario. Separate awards have been presented for French-language literature since 1994; for the winners and nominees in French-language categories, see Trillium Book Award, French.
All-genre (1994-2002) YearAuthorTitleResultRef 1994 Conor: A Biography of Conor Cruise O'Brien; Volume 1 NarrativeWinner "O'Brien bio author wins Ontario award". Toronto Star, April 27, 1995. Nominee Murray Hogben, "Kingston writers in line for Trillium". Kingston Whig-Standard, March 6, 1995. My Jerusalem: Secular Adventures in the Holy City Travels by Night and Stephen Clarkson Trudeau and Our Times: Volume 2, The Heroic Delusion Open Secrets Guerrilla Beach How Insensitive 1995 Morning in the Burned HouseWinner "Atwood and Choy share Trillium prize". Ottawa Citizen, April 24, 1996. Winner Nominee "Authors nominated". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1996. River Sleep On, Beloved Accidental City: The Transformation of Toronto Mister Sandman Rogue Tory: The Life and Legend of John G. Diefenbaker Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen and John de Visser Rideau 1996 Fugitive PiecesWinner "Anne Michaels wins Trillium". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 19, 1997. In Another Place, Not HereNominee "Trillium book-prize shortlist". Montreal Gazette, February 23, 1997. Last Seen Angel Walk Oyster Fall on Your Knees Selected Stories 1997 Land to Light OnWinner Finbarr O'Reilly, "Brand plucks Trillium". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1998. Byron: The Flawed AngelNominee "Trillium Book Award nominees include famous and unfamiliar names". Hamilton Spectator, February 25, 1998. Small Change At the Border Called Hope Reflections of a Siamese Twin Oak Ridges Moraine 1998 ChildhoodWinner "Alice Munro, Andre Alexis share award". Waterloo Region Record, April 17, 1999. Barrelhouse KingsNominee "Shortlist picked for Trillium book prize". Toronto Star, March 14, 1999. Man of Bone Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe Handwriting Cinnamon Gardens 1999 No Great MischiefWinner Paul Gessell, "Ottawa-area poets share French-language Trillium award: Alistair MacLeod of Windsor, Ont., wins the English prize for his first novel". Ottawa Citizen, April 27, 2000. Two Bowls of MilkNominee "Layton, MacLeod up for Trillium book prize". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2000. Then Again Too Close to the Falls Lost Between Houses Motion Sickness Farmer Gloomy's New Hybrid 2000 KurganWinner Finbarr O'Reilly, "Finding success at a mug's game: 'I feel more comfortable saying that I write poetry, rather than that I am a poet,' says Don Coles". National Post, May 10, 2001. CharismaNominee "Trillium Prize nominees announced". Cambridge Reporter, March 22, 2001. Bubblegum Delicious Notes from the Hyena's Belly Mercy Among the Children 2001 Clara CallanWinner Sandra Martin, "Wright picks up a Trillium". The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2002. Critical InjuriesNominee "12 books shortlisted for Trillium award". The Globe and Mail, May 23, 2002. Make Believe Love Chris Jones Falling Hard: A Rookie's Year in Boxing Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage Martin Sloane 2002 Winner "Trillium book prize winners include Nino Ricci, Austin Clarke". Peterborough Examiner, April 25, 2003. Testament Nominee "And the nominees are..." Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2003. Thirsty Seven Pages Missing: Volume 2
Prose (2003-present) YearAuthorTitleResultRef 2003 Winner "The Truth About Stories wins Trillium Book Award". Sarnia Observer, May 15, 2004. Now You CareNominee "Trillium Book Award finalists announced". Niagara Falls Review, April 1, 2004. Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God 2004 All That MattersWinner Anne-Marie Tobin, "Wayson Choy wins Trillium Book Prize for All That Matters". Sault Star, April 29, 2005. Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City ShantytownNominee "Jane Jacobs, Wayson Choy, Alice Munro shortlisted for Trillium book awards". Canadian Press, April 13, 2005. Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida Claire's Head Dark Age Ahead Runaway 2005 Sweetness in the BellyWinner Judy Stoffman, "Gibb novel set in Africa wins the Trillium". Toronto Star, April 26, 2006. Always Someone to Kill the DovesNominee "Lewis nominated for Trillium award". Ottawa Citizen, April 6, 2006. Ticknor Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa When I Was Young & In My Prime 2006 Fabrizio's ReturnWinner "Mark Frutkin wins Trillium award for Fabrizio's Return". Prince George Citizen, June 13, 2007. Baby Khaki's WingsNominee James Adams, "Trillium short list announced". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 2007. Inventory I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors Reluctant Genius: Alexander Graham Bell and the Passion for Invention 2007 HelplessWinner "Barbara Gowdy wins the Trillium". Harbour City Star, June 18, 2008. Nominee "Trillium Book Award announces finalists". The Globe and Mail, May 24, 2008. From Harvey River Yesno What Happened Later 2008 Winner "Malla, Dodds among Trillium winners". Montreal Gazette, June 18, 2009. RevolverNominee "Nino Ricci novel among Trillium Prize contenders". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2009. Coventry In the Land of the Long Fingernails 2009 Winner Mark Medley, "Good things happen when you follow through; Trillium Prize; Karen Solie, Ian Brown among winners". National Post, June 25, 2010. Nominee "Munro and Atwood are among finalists for award". The Daily Gleaner, June 9, 2010. Animal Too Much Happiness Heaven Is Small Lemon 2010 Winner "Absorbing Boy wins Trillium Book award". Calgary Herald, June 21, 2011. RoomNominee Mark Medley, "Emma Donoghue, Michael Winter among nominees for Trillium Book Award". Postmedia News, May 30, 2011. What Disturbs Our Blood Book 2011 KilldeerWinner "Poet Phil Hall wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award for Killdeer". Prince George Citizen, June 22, 2012. Methodist HatchetNominee "Bezmozgis, Babstock among finalists for $20,000 Trilliums". Kamloops Daily News, May 10, 2012. Idaho Winter And Me Among Them 2012 Dear LifeWinner "Alice Munro wins Ontario's Trillium Book Award" . The Globe and Mail, June 19, 2013. MaidenheadNominee "Finalists for Trillium Book Award announced". Canada NewsWire, May 30, 2013. 2013 This Is WarWinner "Playwright Hannah Moscovitch among 2014 Trillium Book Award winners" . The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2014. Cataract CityNominee "Finalists for 2014 Trillium Book Award announced". Canada NewsWire, May 21, 2014. Supplying Salt and Light Nocturne Life Without Death and Other Stories 2014 How You Were BornWinner Mark Medley, "Author Kate Cayley wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award" . The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2015. Stone MattressNominee "Hamilton author shortlisted for Trillium prize". Hamilton Spectator, June 3, 2015. Love Enough Old Masters and Alexandra Shimo Up Ghost River 2015 DebrisWinner Where Did You Sleep Last NightNominee "Six English books, three poetry titles shortlisted for Trillium Book Award". Canadian Press, May 25, 2016. What You Need 2016 Winner Mark Medley, "Melanie Mah Wins 2017 Trillium Book Award". The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2017. Nominee "Six English books, three poetry titles shortlisted for Trillium Book Award". Canadian Press, May 9, 2017. Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone) For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I've Known Waiting for the Cyclone Throaty Wipes 2017 Birds Art LifeWinner Deborah Dundas, "Kyo Maclear wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award". Waterloo Region Record, June 23, 2018. Nominee Deborah Dundas, "Toronto's Cherie Dimaline, Catherine Hernandez are among Trillium Book Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 24, 2018. Scarborough Life on the Ground Floor So Much Love This Accident of Being Lost 2018Winner "Lisa L’Heureux et Diya Lim, prix littéraire Trillium de l’Ontario" . L'Express, June 14, 2019. Queen SolomonNominee Heartbreaker Late Breaking Women Talking 2019Shut Up You're PrettyWinner Ryan Porter, "Téa Mutonji, Roxanna Bennett win 2020 Trillium Book Awards" . Quill & Quire, June 17, 2020. and Martha Baillie Sister LanguageNominee Erin Balser, "Téa Mutonji wins $20K Trillium Book Award, which recognizes best book in Ontario" . CBC Books, June 18, 2020. I Become a Delight to My Enemies Frying PlantainSeth Clyde Fans 2020How to Pronounce KnifeWinner Cassandra Drudi, "Souvankham Thammavongsa wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award" . Quill & Quire, June 16, 2021. CascadeNominee "Craig Davidson, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Canisia Lubrin among finalists for 2021 Trillium Book Awards" . CBC Books, May 11, 2021. Seven As Far As You Know 2021Winner Deborah Dundas, "Toronto writer Ann Shin wins $20,000 Trillium Prize for North Korean novel ‘The Last Exiles’" . Toronto Star, June 21, 2022. Missed Connections: A Memoir in Letters Never SentNominee Sadaf Ahsan, "Gothic stories, genre-defying memoirs among Trillium Book Award finalists" . Toronto Star, May 10, 2022. Æther: An Out-of-Body Lyric 2022 Winner "Poet Stuart Ross wins Trillium Book Award for ‘The Book of Grief and Hamburgers’" . Toronto Star, June 20, 2023. Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining SuperpowerNominee "MP Charlie Angus, poet Cliff Cardinal among Trillium Book Award nominees" . Toronto Star, May 9, 2023. Shakespeare's As You Like It: A Radical Retelling All the Shining People Best Young Woman Job Book 2023 Nina Dunic The Clarion Winner Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, A. Light Zachary among Trillium Book Award winners". Quill & Quire, June 20, 2024. Mike Barnes Sleep is Now a Foreign Country: Encounters with the Uncanny Nominee "Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, May 7, 2024. D. A. Lockhart North of Middle Island Kathryn Mockler Anecdotes Zalika Reid-Benta River Mumma 2024 Maurice Vellekoop I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together Winner "Maurice Vellekoop and Jake Byrne win 2025 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, June 18, 2025. Colin Barrett Wild Houses Nominee Cassandra Drudi, "Canisia Lubrin, Maurice Vellekoop among writers shortlisted for 2025 Trillium Book Awards". Quill & Quire, May 6, 2025. Morgan Campbell My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and the Battles That Made Us Canisia Lubrin Code Noir Chido Muchemwa Who Will Bury You? And Other Stories 2025 Nina Dunic Suddenly Light Shortlist Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, Canisia Lubrin among 2026 Trillium Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, May 5, 2026. Otoniya J. Okot Bitek We, the Kindling Saeed Teebi You Will Not Kill Our Imagination: A Memoir of Palestine and Writing in Dark Times Rick Westhead We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada’s Troubled Hockey Culture Liann Zhang Julie Chan Is Dead
Poetry (2003-present)