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The Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth." It is one of the top awards for Canadian children's writers. The award was named after Vicky Metcalf, a Toronto librarian. The award has been presented annually since 1963 but was suspended in 2002 by the Canadian Authors Association.
Winners:
- 1963 - Kerry Wood
- 1964 - John F. Hayes
- 1965 - Roderick Haig-Brown
- 1966 - Fred Savage
- 1967 - John Patrick Gillese
- 1968 - Lorraine McLaughlin
- 1969 - Audrey McKim
- 1970 - Farley Mowat
- 1971 - Kay Hill
- 1972 - William Toye
- 1973 - Christie Harris
- 1974 - Jean Little
- 1975 - Lyn Harrington
- 1976 - Suzanne Martel
- 1977 - James Houston
- 1978 - Lyn Cook
- 1979 - Cliff Faulknor
- 1980 - John Craig
- 1981 - Monica Hughes
- 1982 - Janet Lunn
- 1983 - Claire Mackay
- 1984 - Bill Freeman
- 1985 - Edith Fowke
- 1986 - Dennis Lee
- 1987 - Robert Munch
- 1988 - Barbara Smucker
- 1989 - Stéphane Poulin
- 1990 - Bernice Thurman Hunter
- 1991 - Brian Doyle
- 1992 - Kevin Major
- 1993 - Phoebe Gilman
- 1994 - Welwyn Wilton Katz
- 1995 - Sarah Ellis
- 1996 - Margaret Buffie
- 1997 - Tim Wynne-Jones
- 1998 - Kit Pearson
- 1999 - Joan Clark
- 2000 - Sheree Fitch
- 2001 - Linda Granfield
