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Royal Society of Canada
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Award Details
The RSC administers over 20 prestigious awards in recognition of outstanding achievement.
The Lorne Pierce Medal is awarded for an achievement in critical or imaginative literature.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2024
The medal was established in 1926 by Lorne Pierce (1890-1961), FRSC, who was Editor of Ryerson Press for forty years and contributed greatly to the development and appreciation of Canadian literature.
The medal is awarded for an achievement of special significance and conspicuous merit in imaginative or critical literature written in either English or French (critical literature dealing with Canadian subjects has priority over critical literature of equal merit that does not deal with Canadian subjects). The gold plated silver medal is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.