Annual Awards
The Stone Canoe journal has a series of annual awards for the best submissions in several categories: visual arts, fiction, poetry, and arts leadership.
These awards consist of $500 and a bronze replica of the original alabaster stone canoe sculpture by noted stone sculptor Tom Huff.
The Allen and Nirelle Galson Prize for Fiction is awarded annually to an Upstate New York writer who has not yet published a book of fiction with a nationally distributed press.
The Bea González Prize for Poetry is awarded annually to an Upstate New York poet who has not yet published a book of poetry with a nationally distributed press.
The Fawcett Prize for Visual Arts is awarded annually to an Upstate New York artist who has not yet had a solo show in, or have been represented by, a major gallery.
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Arts Leadership Prize is awarded annually to an artist or individual whose work promotes or exemplifies the value of inclusiveness within the arts community.
The prizes in fiction, poetry, and visual arts are selected each year by the Stone Canoe editors from exemplary work submitted to the journal by emerging artists and writers. Submission of a single work of short fiction, a minimum of three poems, or a minimum of three works of visual art in any medium will qualify for consideration in the respective categories. No additional application or fee is required. The Burton Blatt Institute Arts Leadership Prize is an unsolicited award, and the selection is made by the Stone Canoe editors in consultation with Burton Blatt Institute staff.
View the 2008 award winners.View the 2007 award winners.
