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

Nancy McCain & Bill Morneau

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

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 

Myriam J. A. Chancy

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 

Susan Manilow

Judy McKnight 

Patrick Manley 

Karen Molloy 

Kim Mooney 

Manuel Munoz 

Michelle Purchase 

Shauna Singh Baldwin, in memory of David J. Baldwin

Donna and Chris Sutarno

Alexandra Skoczylas and Shaun Little 

Anne Skoczylas 

Susan Swan, C.M. 

Eva Wilson


Donors listed as of April 26, 2024.

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