Donors
Lead Supporters and Honorary Patrons — $250,000+
The awards for the winner and finalists of the
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction are generously presented by BMO.
Honorary Patrons
$100,000+
Margaret Atwood
The Flanagan Foundation
Gifts in Memory of the late Derek Weiler
$75,000+
Gail Asper, O.C., O.M, LL.D
Phyllis Yaffe
$50,000 to $74,999
Cindy Blakely
Julia Foster, C.M.
Anne Giardini O.C., O.B.C., K.C.
Taanta Gupta
Colin and Helen Harris
Linda Haynes, C.M.
The Kingfisher Foundation
Nancy McCain
Shelley Peterson
The Gerald Schwartz &
Heather Reisman Foundation
Sonja Smits
McLean Smits Family Foundation
Yosef Wosk Family Foundation
Special Honorary Patrons
Alma Lee, C.M., D.Litt. (Hon)
Donald Oravec, Co-Founder
Nada Ristich
Conny Steenman Marcusse
Susan Swan, C.M., Co-Founder
Janice Zawerbny, Co-Founder
Mentorships - $50,000 to $74,999
Jim Polk
in support of the Jim Polk/Carol Shields Prize Foundation Scholarship in Creative Writing at the University of Toronto
Friends - $10,000 to $24,999
Linda Haynes, C.M. and Devin Connell
M.A. Faris Foundation
James Harper and Donald Oravec
Judy McFarlane
Sari Morrison and Derek Weiler
Prize Partners
Media Partners
Advocates & Allies - $1,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (2)
Abbott Foundation
Sara Allan
Amica Senior Lifestyles
Marta Braun
Helen Burstyn, C.M.
Emma Eisendrath
Robin Fowler
Sandra Garossino
Patti and Gordon Giffin
Kimberley Goode
Charlotte Gray
Vicki Heyman
Rosamond Ivey
Julie and David Jacobson
Gerri and David Kahnweiler
Linda Loving
Susan Perren
Sheila Roche
Rockwood Custom Homes
The Honourable Harriet Sachs
Frank Seglenieks
Anne Stewart
Noreen Tomassi
Supporters - $100 to $999
Anonymous (1)
Marion Allan
Katherine Ashenburg
Barry Auger
Roberta Beiser
Marilyn Biderman
Leslie Bond
Carole Carpentier
Brandon Carter
The Betty Jo L and O Anderson Currie
Charitable Fund
Kim Echlin
Gary Foster
Leigh Haber
Fay Hartog-Levin
Leslie Hurtig
Lorena Kanke
Talia Kolluri
Judy McKnight
Patrick Manley
Karen Molloy
Kim Mooney
Manuel Munoz
Michelle Purchase
Shauna Singh Baldwin
Alexandra Skoczylas and Shaun Little
Anne Skoczylas
Susan Swan, C.M.
Eva Wilson
Donors listed as of April 26, 2024.
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