Donors
Lead Supporters and Honorary Patrons — $250,000+
Presenting Sponsor
Honorary Patrons
$100,000+
Margaret Atwood
The Flanagan Foundation
Nancy McCain and Bill Morneau
Nancy’s Very Own Foundation
Gifts in memory of the late Derek Weiler
$75,000 to 99,999
Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LLD
Linda Haynes, C.M.
Phyllis Yaffe
$50,000 to $74,999
Bennett Raccah Charitable Fund
Cindy Blakely
Julia Foster, C.M
Anne Giardini O.C., O.B.C., K.C.
Taanta Gupta
Colin and Helen Harris
The Kingfisher Foundation
James Harper and Donald Oravec
Shelley Peterson
The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation
Sonja Smits (McLean Smits Family Foundation)
Yosef Wosk Family Foundation
Honorary Mentors — $25,000 to $49,999
M.A. Faris Foundation
Barbara Moses
Jim Polk, in support of the Jim Polk/Carol Shields Prize Foundation Scholarship in Creative Writing at the University of Toronto
Power Corporation of Canada
Friends — $10,000 to $24,999
Helen Burstyn, C.M.
Julie and David Jacobson
Karen Prentice, K.C.
Advocates and Allies — $1,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (3)
Katherine Ashenburg
Ira Baptiste
Myriam J. A. Chancy
Emma Eisendrath
Robin Fowler
Donna Fremont
Andre and Kimberley Goode
Charlotte Gray and George Anderson
Erin Heximer
The K.M. Hunter Foundation
Linda Loving
Susan Manilow
Patrick Manley and Ann Lomax
Susan A. Payne
Penguin Random House Canada
Sheila Roche
Frank Seglenieks
Anne Skoczylas
Noreen Tomassi
Supporters — $100 to $999
Anonymous (3)
Shauna Singh Baldwin in memory of David J. Baldwin
Marilyn Biderman in honor of Anne Collins
Helen Burstyn, C.M. in memory of Rick Aronson
Helen Burstyn, C.M. in memory of Anne Skoczylas
Kate Coleman, in honor of my friend, Susan
Kim Echlin
Pat Eisemann
Talia Kolluri
Margaret Laurens, V-P, Director, International Div. Penguin Putnam, Inc, Ret.
Candy Lee
Frank Lipsman and Janet Mark
Ash Martin
Susan A. Payne in honor of Julie Jacobson
Susan Polos
Karen Prentice, K.C. in memory of Rick Aronson
Karen Prentice, K.C. in memory of Anne Skoczylas
Jamie Raab
Claire Schoen
Sandy Sedacca in honor of Pat Eisemann
Alexandra Skoczylas and Shaun Little in memory of Rick Aronson
Rob and Susan Tepperman
Nick & Nora Weir in celebration of Linda Loving
Mindy Werner
2026 Event Sponsors
Lead Event Sponsor
Event Sponsors
Retreat Supporters
Communications Sponsor
Donor list as of April, 2026. If your name has been omitted, listed incorrectly, or misspelled, we apologize. Please contact us at info @ carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com.