Honorary Founding Patrons

We are incredibly honoured to have the following individuals support the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

Gail Asper, OC, OM, LL.D

Margaret Atwood

Cindy Blakely

Flanagan Foundation

Julia Foster

Melinda French Gates

Anne Giardini, OC, OBC, KC

Taanta Gupta

Colin and Helen Harris

Linda Haynes

The Kingfisher Foundation

Alma Lee, C.M., D.Litt. (Hon)

Nancy McCain

Sari Morrison and Derek Weiler

Shelley Peterson

Pivotal Ventures

James Polk

Nada Ristich

The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation

Sonja Smits (McLean Smits Family Foundation)

Conny Steenman-Marcusse

TAWANI Foundation

Phyllis Yaffe

Yosef Wosk Family Foundation