The Canadian Authors Association was founded in 1921 and is Canada's oldest association for writers and authors.
The founding organizers included John Murray Gibbon, Bernard Keble Sandwell, Stephen Leacock, and Dr. Pelham Edgar. The association founded the Governor General's Awards in 1937, Canada's highest literary award. It offers the Canadian Authors Association Awards to authors who are Canadian born authors or permanent residents.
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Canadian Authors Association Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA