Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, also known as the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Leacock Medal, is an annual Canadian literary award presented for the best book of humour written in English by a Canadian writer, published or self-published in the previous year.[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour/ "Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"] at The Canadian Encyclopedia. The silver medal, designed by sculptor Emanuel Hahn, is a tribute to well-known Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock (1869–1944) and is accompanied by a cash prize of {{Currency|25,000|CAD}}. It is presented in the late spring or early summer each year, during a banquet ceremony in or near Leacock’s hometown of Orillia, Ontario.

The medal is one of the oldest literary prizes in Canada and is the only one awarded to a work of humour. It has been awarded every year since 1947 with the exception of 1959 when it was reported that no worthy entries had been submitted.Bourgeois-Doyle, Dick, What’s So Funny?: Lessons from Canada’s Leacock Medal for Humour Writing. General Store Publishing House, 2015. {{ISBN|978-1-77123-342-2}}. p.57

History

The Stephen Leacock Associates, the non-profit organising body behind the award, was founded in 1946 by a loose group of Leacock’s friends and supporters. Although administered and presented separately today, the award was announced as part of the Governor General's Awards in its early years."Prof. Lower's History Gets Vice-Regal Award". Winnipeg Tribune, April 19, 1947."Win Governor General's Awards in Annual Literary Contest". Ottawa Journal, June 11, 1949."Governor General's Awards Announced for Two Authors". Ottawa Journal, May 23, 1953.

Each year the Associates’ board of directors appoints a panel of suitable judges from around the country, and also commissions readers who rank and select from submitted works a long list of ten books, which is later narrowed to a short list of three books (previously five). The shortlist is typically announced in early May. In 1990, for the only time in the award's history they did not whittle the initial longlist down to a shortlist but simply announced a shortlist of ten books which were all considered for the final award."Long short-list for Leacock award". Toronto Star, April 3, 1990.

The cash prize began in 1970, as a $2,500 award co-sponsored by Manulife Insurance and the Hudson's Bay Company. The following decades saw gradual increases in the amount of the prize under a number of sponsors, reaching its current value of $15,000 in 2009, sponsored by the TD Bank Financial Group. As of 2018, both remaining shortlist authors each receive cash prizes of $3,000.

In 1969 the Associates established a quarterly newsletter called The Newspacket to commemorate the centenary of the author’s birth. The publication prints excerpts from nominated books, and is itself a showcase for Canadian humour writing. The Newspacket has been published irregularly in recent years.

In 1977 the group established an annual Student Award for Humour, which honours and encourages young Canadian writers from secondary and post-secondary levels with recognition and cash prizes for the top three.

Organization

The Leacock Award is ceremonially led by a past winner or nominee, who holds the honorary title "Mayor of Mariposa".[https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/8481973-barwin-takes-home-humour-award/ "Barwin takes home humour award"]. Orillia Packet and Times, June 10, 2017. The duties of this position include giving a speech at the awards ceremony, and representing the Leacock Foundation in other public appearances including McGill University's annual Leacock Lecture. Held by Dan Needles until 2018, the position was taken over by Drew Hayden Taylor in 2019 and renamed "Grand Chief of Mariposa" to reflect Taylor's First Nations heritage. Subsequently, the 2011 Leacock Medal winner Trevor Cole served as the Honorary Mayor for two years with the 1993 medalist John Levesque selected to assume the post in 2025.{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2024 |title=John Levesque named next mayor of fictitious town of Mariposa |url=https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/john-levesque-named-next-mayor-of-fictitious-town-of-mariposa-9564385 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=Orillia Matters}}

The Medal

The medal, cast in silver and designed by Canadian sculptor Emanuel Hahn, is two inches (5.08 cm) in diameter and approximately 0.125 inches (.32 cm) thick. It weighs 3.125 ounces (88.59 g).

On the obverse is a profile of Stephen Leacock’s head and the dates of his lifespan (1869–1944). The words "Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal Founded 1946" are worked around the perimeter.

The reverse side features the words "Orillia “The Sunshine Town” Award for Canadian Humour". A jolly face represents the sun resting on waves, and the latitude and longitude of Orillia, Ontario, Canada, appear in small figures at the top. Two small fish swim beneath the waves, and two large mosquitoes are depicted — one on the sun, the other in the water. Below the design, there is room for the winner’s name and date to be inscribed, and below that a small maple leaf emblem.{{Cite web|url=https://leacock.ca/aboutus.php#medal|title=Stephen Leacock Associates|website=leacock.ca|access-date=2018-01-06}}

Winners and nominees

=1940s=

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1947 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Harry L. Symons \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Ojibway Melody* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1948 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Paul Hiebert \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Sarah Binks* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [http://litawards.library.mun.ca/index.php?award=897 "Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. Memorial University of Newfoundland Literary Awards in Canada 1923–2000.
1949 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Angeline Hango \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Truthfully Yours* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|

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1947

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Harry L. Symons

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Ojibway Melody

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1948

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Paul Hiebert

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Sarah Binks

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [http://litawards.library.mun.ca/index.php?award=897 "Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. Memorial University of Newfoundland Literary Awards in Canada 1923–2000.

1949

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Angeline Hango

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Truthfully Yours

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

=1950s=

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1950 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Earle Birney \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Turvey* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1951 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Eric Nicol \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Roving I* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1952 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Jan Hilliard \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Salt Box* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1953 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Lawrence Earl \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Battle of Baltinglass* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1954 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Joan Walker \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Pardon My Parka* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1955 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Robertson Davies \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Leaven of Malice* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1956 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Eric Nicol \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Shall We Join the Ladies?* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1957 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Robert Thomas Allen \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Grass Is Never Greener* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1958 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Eric Nicol \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Girdle Me a Globe* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1959 \| colspan="2" \| No award given \|

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1950

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Earle Birney

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Turvey

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1951

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Eric Nicol

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Roving I

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1952

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Jan Hilliard

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Salt Box

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1953

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Lawrence Earl

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Battle of Baltinglass

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1954

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Joan Walker

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Pardon My Parka

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1955

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Robertson Davies

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Leaven of Malice

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1956

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Eric Nicol

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Shall We Join the Ladies?

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1957

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Robert Thomas Allen

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Grass Is Never Greener

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1958

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Eric Nicol

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Girdle Me a Globe

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1959

| colspan="2" | No award given

=1960s=

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1960 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Pierre Berton \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Just Add Water and Stir* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1961 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Norman Ward \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Mice in the Beer* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1962 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| W. O. Mitchell \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Jake and the Kid* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
\| 1963 \| style="background:lightyellow;"" \| Donald Jack \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| *Three Cheers for Me* \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| "Backstage". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 1980.
1964 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Harry J. Boyle \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Homebrew and Patches* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
\| 1965 \| style="background:lightyellow;"" \| Gregory Clark \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| *War Stories* \| style=background:lightyellow;"\|
\| 1966 \| style="background:lightyellow;"" \| George Bain \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| *Nursery Rhymes to be Read Aloud by Young Parents with Old Children* \| style=background:lightyellow;"\|
1967 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Richard J. Needham \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Needham's Inferno* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1968 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Max Ferguson \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *And Now...Here's Max* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1969 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Stuart Trueman \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *You're Only as Old as You Act* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|

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1960

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Pierre Berton

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Just Add Water and Stir

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1961

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Norman Ward

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Mice in the Beer

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1962

| style="background:lightyellow;" | W. O. Mitchell

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Jake and the Kid

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

| 1963

| style="background:lightyellow;"" | Donald Jack

| style=background:lightyellow;"| Three Cheers for Me

| style=background:lightyellow;"| "Backstage". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 1980.

1964

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Harry J. Boyle

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Homebrew and Patches

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

| 1965

| style="background:lightyellow;"" | Gregory Clark

| style=background:lightyellow;"| War Stories

| style=background:lightyellow;"|

| 1966

| style="background:lightyellow;"" | George Bain

| style=background:lightyellow;"| Nursery Rhymes to be Read Aloud by Young Parents with Old Children

| style=background:lightyellow;"|

1967

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Richard J. Needham

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Needham's Inferno

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1968

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Max Ferguson

| style="background:lightyellow;"| And Now...Here's Max

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1969

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Stuart Trueman

| style="background:lightyellow;"| You're Only as Old as You Act

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

=1970s=

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1970 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Farley Mowat \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Boat Who Wouldn't Float* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1971 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Robert Thomas Allen \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Children, Wives and Other Wild Life* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1972 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Max Braithwaite \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Night We Stole the Mountie's Car* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1973 \| style="background:lightyellow;"" \| Donald Bell \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| *Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory* \| style=background:lightyellow;"\|
1974 \| style="background:lightyellow;"" \| Donald Jack \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| *That's Me in the Middle* \| style=background:lightyellow;"\|
1975 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Morley Torgov \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *A Good Place to Come From* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
1976 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Harry J. Boyle \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Luck of the Irish* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\|
\| 1977 \| style="background:lightyellow;"" \| Ray Guy \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| *That Far Greater Bay* \| style=background:lightyellow;"\|
1978 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Ernest Buckler \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Whirligig* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Buckler win Leacock Award". The Globe and Mail, May 12, 1978.
1979 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Sondra Gotlieb \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *True Confections* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Gotlieb wins humor award". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1979.

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1970

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Farley Mowat

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1971

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Robert Thomas Allen

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Children, Wives and Other Wild Life

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1972

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Max Braithwaite

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Night We Stole the Mountie's Car

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1973

| style="background:lightyellow;"" | Donald Bell

| style=background:lightyellow;"| Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory

| style=background:lightyellow;"|

1974

| style="background:lightyellow;"" | Donald Jack

| style=background:lightyellow;"| That's Me in the Middle

| style=background:lightyellow;"|

1975

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Morley Torgov

| style="background:lightyellow;"| A Good Place to Come From

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

1976

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Harry J. Boyle

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Luck of the Irish

| style="background:lightyellow;"|

| 1977

| style="background:lightyellow;"" | Ray Guy

| style=background:lightyellow;"| That Far Greater Bay

| style=background:lightyellow;"|

1978

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Ernest Buckler

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Whirligig

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Buckler win Leacock Award". The Globe and Mail, May 12, 1978.

1979

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Sondra Gotlieb

| style="background:lightyellow;"| True Confections

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Gotlieb wins humor award". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1979.

=1980s=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" \|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
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1980 \| style="background:lightyellow;"" \| Donald Jack \| style=background:lightyellow;"\| *Me Bandy, You Cissie* \| style=background:lightyellow;"\|
1981 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Gary Lautens \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Take My Family...Please!* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Physicians hold annual council". The Globe and Mail, May 8, 1981.
1982 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Mervyn Huston \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Gophers Don't Pay Taxes* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Leacock winner plays a shopworn theme". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1982.
rowspan="5" \| 1983 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Morley Torgov \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Torgov wins 1983 Leacock Medal". The Globe and Mail, April 29, 1983.
Aislin \| Stretch Marks \| rowspan=4\|
John Duffie \| Duffie's Unimportance of Being Earnest
Allan Fotheringham \| Malice in Blunderland
Stuart Trueman \| Don't Let Them Smell the Lobsters Cooking
rowspan="6" \| 1984 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Gary Lautens \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *No Sex Please...We're Married* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Lautens wins award". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1984.
Donald Jack \| Me Too \| rowspan=5\| "Six finalists for Leacock Medal". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 1984.
Eric Nicol \| Canadide
Paul Quarrington \| Home Game
Leon Rooke \| Shakespeare's Dog
Paul St. Pierre \| Smith and Other Events
rowspan="6" \| 1985 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Ted Allan \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Love Is a Long Shot* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Montrealer Ted Allan wins Leacock award for 'Long Shot' novel". The Gazette, April 18, 1985.
Joan Finnigan \| Laughing All the Way Home \| rowspan=5\|
John MacLachlan Gray \| Dazzled!
Don Lemna \| A Visit from Mr. Lucifer
Ted Stone \| Hailstorms and Hoop Snakes
Armin Wiebe \| The Salvation of Yasch Siemens
rowspan="6" \| 1986 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Joey Slinger \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *No Axe Too Small to Grind* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "The Star's Slinger wins humor award". Toronto Star, April 18, 1986.
Charles Gordon \| The Governor General's Bunny Hop \| rowspan=5\| "Star's Slinger up for humor prize". Toronto Star, April 11, 1986.
Sondra Gotlieb \| Wife Of...
Ray Guy \| This Dear and Fine Country
T. P. Millar \| Who's Afraid of Sigmund Freud
Paul Quarrington \| The Life of Hope
rowspan="6" \| 1987 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| W. P. Kinsella \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Fencepost Chronicles* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "B.C.'s Kinsella wins Leacock humor award". Toronto Star, April 24, 1987.
Christie Blatchford \| Spectator Sports \| rowspan=5\|
Allan Edmonds \| Living It Up and Down
Allan Fotheringham \| Capitol Offenses
Murray Malcolm \| Armchair Will: The Musings of a Man of Leisure
Eric Nicol \| The U.S. or US?
rowspan="5" \| 1988 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Paul Quarrington \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *King Leary* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Third time lucky for Leacock winner". Ottawa Citizen, April 29, 1988.
Arthur Black \| Back to Black \| rowspan=4\|
Lesley Choyce \| An Avalanche of Ocean
Jack Hodgins \| The Honorary Patron
Robin Skelton \| The Parrot Who Could
rowspan="6" \| 1989 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Joseph Kertes \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Winter Tulips* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Leacock award 'stuns' winner". Toronto Star, May 30, 1989.
Christie Blatchford \| Close Encounters \| rowspan=5\|
Alison Gordon \| The Dead Pull Hitter
David McFadden \| A Trip Around Lake Ontario
Edward O. Phillips \| Hope Springs Eternal
Kent Thompson \| Married Love

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|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

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1980

| style="background:lightyellow;"" | Donald Jack

| style=background:lightyellow;"| Me Bandy, You Cissie

| style=background:lightyellow;"|

1981

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Gary Lautens

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Take My Family...Please!

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Physicians hold annual council". The Globe and Mail, May 8, 1981.

1982

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Mervyn Huston

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Gophers Don't Pay Taxes

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Leacock winner plays a shopworn theme". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1982.

rowspan="5" | 1983

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Morley Torgov

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Torgov wins 1983 Leacock Medal". The Globe and Mail, April 29, 1983.

Aislin

| Stretch Marks

| rowspan=4|

John Duffie

| Duffie's Unimportance of Being Earnest

Allan Fotheringham

| Malice in Blunderland

Stuart Trueman

| Don't Let Them Smell the Lobsters Cooking

rowspan="6" | 1984

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Gary Lautens

| style="background:lightyellow;"| No Sex Please...We're Married

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Lautens wins award". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1984.

Donald Jack

| Me Too

| rowspan=5| "Six finalists for Leacock Medal". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 1984.

Eric Nicol

| Canadide

Paul Quarrington

| Home Game

Leon Rooke

| Shakespeare's Dog

Paul St. Pierre

| Smith and Other Events

rowspan="6" | 1985

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Ted Allan

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Love Is a Long Shot

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Montrealer Ted Allan wins Leacock award for 'Long Shot' novel". The Gazette, April 18, 1985.

Joan Finnigan

| Laughing All the Way Home

| rowspan=5|

John MacLachlan Gray

| Dazzled!

Don Lemna

| A Visit from Mr. Lucifer

Ted Stone

| Hailstorms and Hoop Snakes

Armin Wiebe

| The Salvation of Yasch Siemens

rowspan="6" | 1986

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Joey Slinger

| style="background:lightyellow;"| No Axe Too Small to Grind

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "The Star's Slinger wins humor award". Toronto Star, April 18, 1986.

Charles Gordon

| The Governor General's Bunny Hop

| rowspan=5| "Star's Slinger up for humor prize". Toronto Star, April 11, 1986.

Sondra Gotlieb

| Wife Of...

Ray Guy

| This Dear and Fine Country

T. P. Millar

| Who's Afraid of Sigmund Freud

Paul Quarrington

| The Life of Hope

rowspan="6" | 1987

| style="background:lightyellow;" | W. P. Kinsella

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Fencepost Chronicles

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "B.C.'s Kinsella wins Leacock humor award". Toronto Star, April 24, 1987.

Christie Blatchford

| Spectator Sports

| rowspan=5|

Allan Edmonds

| Living It Up and Down

Allan Fotheringham

| Capitol Offenses

Murray Malcolm

| Armchair Will: The Musings of a Man of Leisure

Eric Nicol

| The U.S. or US?

rowspan="5" | 1988

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Paul Quarrington

| style="background:lightyellow;"| King Leary

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Third time lucky for Leacock winner". Ottawa Citizen, April 29, 1988.

Arthur Black

| Back to Black

| rowspan=4|

Lesley Choyce

| An Avalanche of Ocean

Jack Hodgins

| The Honorary Patron

Robin Skelton

| The Parrot Who Could

rowspan="6" | 1989

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Joseph Kertes

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Winter Tulips

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Leacock award 'stuns' winner". Toronto Star, May 30, 1989.

Christie Blatchford

| Close Encounters

| rowspan=5|

Alison Gordon

| The Dead Pull Hitter

David McFadden

| A Trip Around Lake Ontario

Edward O. Phillips

| Hope Springs Eternal

Kent Thompson

| Married Love

=1990s=

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rowspan="10" \| 1990 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| W. O. Mitchell \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *According to Jake and the Kid* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Mitchell wins Leacock Award". Toronto Star, April 19, 1990.
Arthur Black \| That Old Black Magic \| rowspan= 9\|
Don Hunter \| Spinner's Inlet
W. P. Kinsella \| The Miss Hobbema Pageant
Susan Musgrave \| Great Musgrave
Dan Needles \| Letters from Wingfield Farm
Eric Nicol \| Dickens of the Mounted
Paul Quarrington \| Whale Music
Paul St. Pierre \| Chilcotin and Beyond
Larry Zolf \| Scorpions for Sale
rowspan="5" \| 1991 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Howard White \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Writing in the Rain* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Howard White wins Leacock". The Gazette, May 7, 1991.
Maurice Henrie \| The Mandarin Syndrome \| rowspan=4\|
Roy MacGregor \| Quantity Time
W. O. Mitchell \| Roses Are Difficult Here
Morley Torgov \| St. Fab's Day
rowspan="3" \| 1992 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Roch Carrier \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Prayers of a Very Wise Child* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Carrier's Prayers are answered with Leacock prize"]. The Gazette, April 29, 1992.
Eliza Clark \| Miss You Like Crazy \| rowspan=2\|
W. P. Kinsella \| Box Socials
rowspan="4" \| 1993 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| John Levesque \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Waiting for Aquarius* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Hamilton writer wins Leacock humor award". Toronto Star, May 4, 1993.
Margaret Atwood \| Good Bones \| rowspan=3\|
Marni Jackson \| The Mother Zone
Joey Slinger \| If It's a Jungle Out There, Why Do I Have to Mow the Lawn?
rowspan="5" \| 1994 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Bill Richardson \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Richardson wins Leacock prize". Ottawa Citizen, April 26, 1994.
Arthur Black \| Black by Popular Demand \| rowspan=4\|
Charles Gordon \| How Not to Be Too Bad
Peter Gzowski \| Canadian Living
W. O. Mitchell \| The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon
rowspan="5" \| 1995 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Josh Freed \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Fear of Frying and Other Fax of Life* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Montreal writer wins humor award". Toronto Star, May 4, 1995.
Aislin and Hubie Bauch \| Put Up or Shut Up \| rowspan=4\|
Gail Anderson-Dargatz \| The Miss Hereford Stories
Des Kennedy \| Wild About Gardening
Susan Musgrave \| Musgrave Landing
rowspan="5" \| 1996 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Marsha Boulton \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Letters from the Country* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Broadcaster Boulton wins Leacock prize". Toronto Star, April 25, 1996.
Allan Abel \| Flatbush Odyssey \| rowspan=4\|
W. P. Kinsella \| The Winter Helen Dropped By
Eve McBride \| Dandelions Help
Bill Richardson \| Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast Pillow Book
rowspan="5" \| 1997 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Arthur Black \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Black in the Saddle Again* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Arthur Black wins award for humour: Radio host, author honoured for book". Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 1997.
David Eddie \| Chump Change \| rowspan=4\|
Des Kennedy \| The Garden Club
Bill Richardson \| Bachelor Brothers' Bedside Companion
Miriam Toews \| Summer of My Amazing Luck
rowspan="5" \| 1998 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Mordecai Richler \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Barney's Version* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Mordecai Richler wins Leacock humour award". The Globe and Mail, April 16, 1998.
Paul Quarrington \| The Boy on the Back of the Turtle \| rowspan=4\|
Sandra Shamas \| A Trilogy of Performances
Carol Shields \| Larry's Party
Antanas Sileika \| Buying on Time
rowspan="5" \| 1999 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Stuart McLean \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Home from the Vinyl Cafe* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "McLean wins Leacock award". Calgary Herald, April 22, 1999.
Wayne Johnston \| The Colony of Unrequited Dreams \| rowspan=4\|
Sean Kane \| Virtual Freedom
Robert Kroetsch \| The Man from the Creeks
Pete McCormack \| Understanding Ken

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|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

width=5%| Year

!width=45%| Writer

!width=45%| Title

!width=5%| Ref.

rowspan="10" | 1990

| style="background:lightyellow;" | W. O. Mitchell

| style="background:lightyellow;"| According to Jake and the Kid

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Mitchell wins Leacock Award". Toronto Star, April 19, 1990.

Arthur Black

| That Old Black Magic

| rowspan= 9|

Don Hunter

| Spinner's Inlet

W. P. Kinsella

| The Miss Hobbema Pageant

Susan Musgrave

| Great Musgrave

Dan Needles

| Letters from Wingfield Farm

Eric Nicol

| Dickens of the Mounted

Paul Quarrington

| Whale Music

Paul St. Pierre

| Chilcotin and Beyond

Larry Zolf

| Scorpions for Sale

rowspan="5" | 1991

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Howard White

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Writing in the Rain

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Howard White wins Leacock". The Gazette, May 7, 1991.

Maurice Henrie

| The Mandarin Syndrome

| rowspan=4|

Roy MacGregor

| Quantity Time

W. O. Mitchell

| Roses Are Difficult Here

Morley Torgov

| St. Fab's Day

rowspan="3" | 1992

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Roch Carrier

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Prayers of a Very Wise Child

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Carrier's Prayers are answered with Leacock prize"]. The Gazette, April 29, 1992.

Eliza Clark

| Miss You Like Crazy

| rowspan=2|

W. P. Kinsella

| Box Socials

rowspan="4" | 1993

| style="background:lightyellow;" | John Levesque

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Waiting for Aquarius

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Hamilton writer wins Leacock humor award". Toronto Star, May 4, 1993.

Margaret Atwood

| Good Bones

| rowspan=3|

Marni Jackson

| The Mother Zone

Joey Slinger

| If It's a Jungle Out There, Why Do I Have to Mow the Lawn?

rowspan="5" | 1994

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Bill Richardson

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Richardson wins Leacock prize". Ottawa Citizen, April 26, 1994.

Arthur Black

| Black by Popular Demand

| rowspan=4|

Charles Gordon

| How Not to Be Too Bad

Peter Gzowski

| Canadian Living

W. O. Mitchell

| The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon

rowspan="5" | 1995

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Josh Freed

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Fear of Frying and Other Fax of Life

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Montreal writer wins humor award". Toronto Star, May 4, 1995.

Aislin and Hubie Bauch

| Put Up or Shut Up

| rowspan=4|

Gail Anderson-Dargatz

| The Miss Hereford Stories

Des Kennedy

| Wild About Gardening

Susan Musgrave

| Musgrave Landing

rowspan="5" | 1996

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Marsha Boulton

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Letters from the Country

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Broadcaster Boulton wins Leacock prize". Toronto Star, April 25, 1996.

Allan Abel

| Flatbush Odyssey

| rowspan=4|

W. P. Kinsella

| The Winter Helen Dropped By

Eve McBride

| Dandelions Help

Bill Richardson

| Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast Pillow Book

rowspan="5" | 1997

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Arthur Black

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Black in the Saddle Again

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Arthur Black wins award for humour: Radio host, author honoured for book". Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 1997.

David Eddie

| Chump Change

| rowspan=4|

Des Kennedy

| The Garden Club

Bill Richardson

| Bachelor Brothers' Bedside Companion

Miriam Toews

| Summer of My Amazing Luck

rowspan="5" | 1998

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Mordecai Richler

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Barney's Version

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Mordecai Richler wins Leacock humour award". The Globe and Mail, April 16, 1998.

Paul Quarrington

| The Boy on the Back of the Turtle

| rowspan=4|

Sandra Shamas

| A Trilogy of Performances

Carol Shields

| Larry's Party

Antanas Sileika

| Buying on Time

rowspan="5" | 1999

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Stuart McLean

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Home from the Vinyl Cafe

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "McLean wins Leacock award". Calgary Herald, April 22, 1999.

Wayne Johnston

| The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

| rowspan=4|

Sean Kane

| Virtual Freedom

Robert Kroetsch

| The Man from the Creeks

Pete McCormack

| Understanding Ken

=2000s=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" \|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
width=5%\| Year !width=45%\| Writer !width=45%\| Title !width=5%\| Ref.
rowspan="5" \| 2000 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Arthur Black \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Black Tie and Tales* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Arthur Black nabs last laugh – again". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 20, 2000.
Herb Curtis \| Luther Corhern's Salmon Camp Chronicles \| rowspan=4\|
David Eddie \| Housebroken: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad
Gordon Kirkland \| Justice Is Blind, and Her Dog Just Peed in my Cornflakes
Alan R. Wilson \| Before the Flood
rowspan="5" \| 2001 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Stuart McLean \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Vinyl Cafe Unplugged* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Literature: Stuart McLean wins Leacock award, again". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 20, 2001.
Linwood Barclay \| Last Resort \| rowspan=4\|
Lynn Coady \| Play the Monster Blind
Bob Collins \| Out Standing in their Field: The Rural Adventures of Hap & Edna
Allan Stratton \| The Phoenix Lottery
rowspan="5" \| 2002 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Will Ferguson \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Generica* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Calgary writer wins Leacock award". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2002.
David Arnason \| King Jerry \| rowspan=4\| "Charles Gordon nominated for Leacock". Ottawa Citizen, March 20, 2002.
Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson \| How to Be a Canadian (Even If You Already Are One)
Charles Gordon \| The Grim Pig
Bill Richardson \| Waiting for Gertrude
rowspan="5" \| 2003 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Dan Needles \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *With Axe and Flask: A History of Persephone Township From Pre-Cambrian Times to the Present* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Wingfield creator wins Leacock medal". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2003.
Sondra Gotlieb \| Dogs, Houses, Gardens, Food and Other Addictions \| rowspan=4\| "And the nominees are ...". Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2003.
Ian McGillis \| A Tourist's Guide to Glengarry
Robert G. Nielsen \| Athlete's Foot, or How I Failed at Sports
Morley Torgov \| Stickler and Me
rowspan="5" \| 2004 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Ian Ferguson \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Village of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Ian Ferguson wins Leacock humour award". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 2004.
Michel Basilières \| Black Bird \| rowspan=4\|
George Bowering \| Stone Country
Stuart McLean \| Vinyl Cafe Diaries
Patricia Pearson \| Playing House
rowspan="5" \| 2005 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Will Ferguson \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Will Ferguson wins second Leacock humour medal". The Telegram, April 24, 2005.
Arthur Black \| Black and White and Read All Over \| rowspan=4\| "Black shortlisted for Leacock award". Victoria Times-Colonist, April 6, 2005.
Bob Collins \| Summer of Wonder
Susan Juby \| Miss Smithers
Gordon Kirkland \| Never Stand Behind a Loaded Horse
rowspan="5" \| 2006 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Arthur Black \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Pitch Black* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Arthur Black wins third Leacock humour prize". The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2006.
Joe Campbell \| Take Me Out to the Ball Game \| rowspan=4\| "Five Canadian finalists named for Leacock Medal of Humour". Sudbury Star, March 31, 2006.
Gordon Kirkland \| When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs
Dan Needles \| Wingfield's Hope: More Letters from Wingfield Farm
William Weintraub \| Crazy About Lili
rowspan="5" \| 2007 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Stuart McLean \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "He's funny. Seriously." The Telegram, April 20, 2007.
Douglas Coupland \| jPod \| rowspan=4\| "Five finalists named for Stephen Leacock medal". Winnipeg Free Press, March 31, 2007.
Des Kennedy \| The Passionate Gardener
Ryan Knighton \| Cockeyed
Neil McKinnon \| Tuckahoe Slidebottle
rowspan="5" \| 2008 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Terry Fallis \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Best Laid Plans* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/self-published-novel-by-terry-fallis-wins-leacock-award-1.710236 "Self-published novel by Terry Fallis wins Leacock award"]. CBC News, April 30, 2008.
Douglas Coupland \| The Gum Thief \| rowspan=4\|
Will Ferguson \| Spanish Fly
Scott Gardiner \| King John of Canada
Ron Wood \| And God Created Manyberries
rowspan="5" \| 2009 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Mark Leiren-Young \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo Country* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/leiren-young-wins-leacock-medal/article1196987/ "Mark Leiren-Young wins Leacock Medal for humour"]. The Globe and Mail, April 30, 2009.
William Deverell \| Kill All the Judges \| rowspan=4\|
Sheree Fitch \| Kiss the Joy as It Flies
Jack MacLeod \| Uproar
Charles Wilkins \| In the Land of Long Fingernails

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|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

width=5%| Year

!width=45%| Writer

!width=45%| Title

!width=5%| Ref.

rowspan="5" | 2000

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Arthur Black

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Black Tie and Tales

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Arthur Black nabs last laugh – again". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 20, 2000.

Herb Curtis

| Luther Corhern's Salmon Camp Chronicles

| rowspan=4|

David Eddie

| Housebroken: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad

Gordon Kirkland

| Justice Is Blind, and Her Dog Just Peed in my Cornflakes

Alan R. Wilson

| Before the Flood

rowspan="5" | 2001

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Stuart McLean

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Vinyl Cafe Unplugged

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Literature: Stuart McLean wins Leacock award, again". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 20, 2001.

Linwood Barclay

| Last Resort

| rowspan=4|

Lynn Coady

| Play the Monster Blind

Bob Collins

| Out Standing in their Field: The Rural Adventures of Hap & Edna

Allan Stratton

| The Phoenix Lottery

rowspan="5" | 2002

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Will Ferguson

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Generica

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Calgary writer wins Leacock award". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2002.

David Arnason

| King Jerry

| rowspan=4| "Charles Gordon nominated for Leacock". Ottawa Citizen, March 20, 2002.

Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson

| How to Be a Canadian (Even If You Already Are One)

Charles Gordon

| The Grim Pig

Bill Richardson

| Waiting for Gertrude

rowspan="5" | 2003

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Dan Needles

| style="background:lightyellow;"| With Axe and Flask: A History of Persephone Township From Pre-Cambrian Times to the Present

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Wingfield creator wins Leacock medal". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2003.

Sondra Gotlieb

| Dogs, Houses, Gardens, Food and Other Addictions

| rowspan=4| "And the nominees are ...". Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2003.

Ian McGillis

| A Tourist's Guide to Glengarry

Robert G. Nielsen

| Athlete's Foot, or How I Failed at Sports

Morley Torgov

| Stickler and Me

rowspan="5" | 2004

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Ian Ferguson

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Village of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Ian Ferguson wins Leacock humour award". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 2004.

Michel Basilières

| Black Bird

| rowspan=4|

George Bowering

| Stone Country

Stuart McLean

| Vinyl Cafe Diaries

Patricia Pearson

| Playing House

rowspan="5" | 2005

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Will Ferguson

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Will Ferguson wins second Leacock humour medal". The Telegram, April 24, 2005.

Arthur Black

| Black and White and Read All Over

| rowspan=4| "Black shortlisted for Leacock award". Victoria Times-Colonist, April 6, 2005.

Bob Collins

| Summer of Wonder

Susan Juby

| Miss Smithers

Gordon Kirkland

| Never Stand Behind a Loaded Horse

rowspan="5" | 2006

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Arthur Black

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Pitch Black

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Arthur Black wins third Leacock humour prize". The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2006.

Joe Campbell

| Take Me Out to the Ball Game

| rowspan=4| "Five Canadian finalists named for Leacock Medal of Humour". Sudbury Star, March 31, 2006.

Gordon Kirkland

| When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs

Dan Needles

| Wingfield's Hope: More Letters from Wingfield Farm

William Weintraub

| Crazy About Lili

rowspan="5" | 2007

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Stuart McLean

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "He's funny. Seriously." The Telegram, April 20, 2007.

Douglas Coupland

| jPod

| rowspan=4| "Five finalists named for Stephen Leacock medal". Winnipeg Free Press, March 31, 2007.

Des Kennedy

| The Passionate Gardener

Ryan Knighton

| Cockeyed

Neil McKinnon

| Tuckahoe Slidebottle

rowspan="5" | 2008

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Terry Fallis

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Best Laid Plans

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/self-published-novel-by-terry-fallis-wins-leacock-award-1.710236 "Self-published novel by Terry Fallis wins Leacock award"]. CBC News, April 30, 2008.

Douglas Coupland

| The Gum Thief

| rowspan=4|

Will Ferguson

| Spanish Fly

Scott Gardiner

| King John of Canada

Ron Wood

| And God Created Manyberries

rowspan="5" | 2009

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Mark Leiren-Young

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo Country

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/leiren-young-wins-leacock-medal/article1196987/ "Mark Leiren-Young wins Leacock Medal for humour"]. The Globe and Mail, April 30, 2009.

William Deverell

| Kill All the Judges

| rowspan=4|

Sheree Fitch

| Kiss the Joy as It Flies

Jack MacLeod

| Uproar

Charles Wilkins

| In the Land of Long Fingernails

=2010s=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" \|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
width=5%\| Year !width=45%\| Writer !width=45%\| Title !width=5%\| Ref.
rowspan="5" \| 2010 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Will Ferguson \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Beyond Belfast: A 560-Mile Walk Across Northern Ireland on Sore Feet* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Will Ferguson wins Leacock". Ottawa Citizen, May 2, 2010.
Kathryn Borel \| Corked \| rowspan=4\| "Five in running for Leacock". Vancouver Sun, April 2, 2010.
Glen Chilton \| The Curse of the Labrador Duck
Bill Conall \| The Rock in the Water
William Deverell \| Snow Job
rowspan="5" \| 2011 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Trevor Cole \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Practical Jean* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| "Leacock award goes to Ontario writer". Victoria Times-Colonist, April 29, 2011.
Todd Babiak \| Toby: A Man \| rowspan=4\|
Terry Fallis \| The High Road
David Rakoff \| Half Empty
Steve Smith \| Red Green's How to Do Everything
rowspan="5" \| 2012 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Patrick deWitt \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Sisters Brothers* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/patrick-dewitt-wins-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour/article4102970/ "Patrick deWitt wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. The Globe and Mail, April 27, 2012.
Rupinder Gill \| On the Outside Looking Indian \| rowspan=4\| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/4-women-on-short-list-for-stephen-leacock-medal-1.1199521 "4 women on short list for Stephen Leacock Medal"]. CBC News, April 2, 2012.
Susan Juby \| The Woefield Poultry Collective
Shari Lapena \| Happiness Economics
Robyn Michele Levy \| Most of Me
rowspan="5" \| 2013 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Cassie Stocks \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Dance, Gladys, Dance* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/2013/04/cassie-stocks-wins-stephen-leacock-award.html "Cassie Stocks wins Stephen Leacock Award"]. CBC Arts, April 25, 2013.
Terry Fallis \| Up and Down \| rowspan=4\| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/2013/04/the-authors-on-the-shortlist-for-the-stephen-leacock-medal-are-no-april-fools.html "The authors on the shortlist for the Stephen Leacock Medal are no April Fools"]. CBC Books, April 2, 2013.
Jonathan Goldstein \| I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow
Andrew Kaufman \| Born Weird
William Whitehead \| Words to Live By
rowspan="5" \| 2014 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Bill Conall \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *The Promised Land* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/04/bill-conall-wins-2014-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour.html "Bill Conall wins 2014 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. CBC News, April 24, 2014.
Arthur Black \| Fifty Shades of Black \| rowspan=4\|
Jane Christmas \| And Then There Were Nuns
Wayne Johnston \| The Son of a Certain Woman
Steve Smith \| Red Green's Beginner's Guide to Women
rowspan="5" \| 2015 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Terry Fallis \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *No Relation* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [http://www.quillandquire.com/book-news/2015/04/30/terry-fallis-wins-second-leacock-medal-for-no-relation/ "Terry Fallis wins second Leacock Medal for No Relation"]. Quill & Quire, April 30, 2015.
Aaron Bushkowsky \| Curtains for Roy \| rowspan=4\|
Alan Doyle \| Where I Belong: Small Town to Great Big Sea
Zarqa Nawaz \| Laughing All the Way to the Mosque
Robert Wringham \| A Loose Egg
rowspan="3" \| 2016 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Susan Juby \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Republic of Dirt* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/nanaimo-author-wins-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour-1.2942350 "Nanaimo author wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. CTV Vancouver Island, June 12, 2016.
Terry Fallis \| Poles Apart \| rowspan=2\| [http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/two-time-leacock-medal-winner-terry-fallis-shortlisted-for-2016-prize-1.2891361 "Two-time Leacock Medal winner Terry Fallis shortlisted for 2016 prize"]. CTV News, May 6, 2016.
Sarah Mian \| When the Saints
rowspan="3" \| 2017 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Gary Barwin \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Yiddish for Pirates* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-author-gary-barwin-wins-leacock-medal-for-humour-for-yiddish-for-pirates-1.4156240 "Hamilton author Gary Barwin wins Leacock Medal for Humour for Yiddish for Pirates"]. CBC Hamilton, June 12, 2017.
Amy Jones \| We're All in This Together \| rowspan=2\|
Drew Hayden Taylor \| Take Us to Your Chief and Other Stories
rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Jennifer Craig \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| *Gone to Pot* \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-bc-based-author-jennifer-craig-wins-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour/ "B.C.-based author Jennifer Craig wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. The Globe and Mail, June 10, 2018.
Laurie Gelman \| Class Mom \| rowspan=2\| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/scaachi-koul-laurie-gelman-and-jennifer-craig-shortlisted-for-2018-stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour-1.4645066 "Scaachi Koul, Laurie Gelman and Jennifer Craig shortlisted for 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"]. CBC Books, May 2, 2018.
Scaachi Koul \| One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
rowspan="3" \| 2019 \| style="background:lightyellow;" \| Cathal Kelly \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| *Boy Wonders* \| style="background:lightyellow;"\| [https://quillandquire.com/omni/cathal-kelly-wins-leacock-medal/ "Cathal Kelly wins Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019.
Ali Bryan \| The Figgs \| rowspan=2\|
Mark Critch \| Son of a Critch: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir

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|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

width=5%| Year

!width=45%| Writer

!width=45%| Title

!width=5%| Ref.

rowspan="5" | 2010

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Will Ferguson

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Beyond Belfast: A 560-Mile Walk Across Northern Ireland on Sore Feet

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Will Ferguson wins Leacock". Ottawa Citizen, May 2, 2010.

Kathryn Borel

| Corked

| rowspan=4| "Five in running for Leacock". Vancouver Sun, April 2, 2010.

Glen Chilton

| The Curse of the Labrador Duck

Bill Conall

| The Rock in the Water

William Deverell

| Snow Job

rowspan="5" | 2011

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Trevor Cole

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Practical Jean

| style="background:lightyellow;"| "Leacock award goes to Ontario writer". Victoria Times-Colonist, April 29, 2011.

Todd Babiak

| Toby: A Man

| rowspan=4|

Terry Fallis

| The High Road

David Rakoff

| Half Empty

Steve Smith

| Red Green's How to Do Everything

rowspan="5" | 2012

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Patrick deWitt

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Sisters Brothers

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/patrick-dewitt-wins-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour/article4102970/ "Patrick deWitt wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. The Globe and Mail, April 27, 2012.

Rupinder Gill

| On the Outside Looking Indian

| rowspan=4| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/4-women-on-short-list-for-stephen-leacock-medal-1.1199521 "4 women on short list for Stephen Leacock Medal"]. CBC News, April 2, 2012.

Susan Juby

| The Woefield Poultry Collective

Shari Lapena

| Happiness Economics

Robyn Michele Levy

| Most of Me

rowspan="5" | 2013

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Cassie Stocks

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Dance, Gladys, Dance

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/2013/04/cassie-stocks-wins-stephen-leacock-award.html "Cassie Stocks wins Stephen Leacock Award"]. CBC Arts, April 25, 2013.

Terry Fallis

| Up and Down

| rowspan=4| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/2013/04/the-authors-on-the-shortlist-for-the-stephen-leacock-medal-are-no-april-fools.html "The authors on the shortlist for the Stephen Leacock Medal are no April Fools"]. CBC Books, April 2, 2013.

Jonathan Goldstein

| I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow

Andrew Kaufman

| Born Weird

William Whitehead

| Words to Live By

rowspan="5" | 2014

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Bill Conall

| style="background:lightyellow;"| The Promised Land

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/04/bill-conall-wins-2014-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour.html "Bill Conall wins 2014 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. CBC News, April 24, 2014.

Arthur Black

| Fifty Shades of Black

| rowspan=4|

Jane Christmas

| And Then There Were Nuns

Wayne Johnston

| The Son of a Certain Woman

Steve Smith

| Red Green's Beginner's Guide to Women

rowspan="5" | 2015

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Terry Fallis

| style="background:lightyellow;"| No Relation

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [http://www.quillandquire.com/book-news/2015/04/30/terry-fallis-wins-second-leacock-medal-for-no-relation/ "Terry Fallis wins second Leacock Medal for No Relation"]. Quill & Quire, April 30, 2015.

Aaron Bushkowsky

| Curtains for Roy

| rowspan=4|

Alan Doyle

| Where I Belong: Small Town to Great Big Sea

Zarqa Nawaz

| Laughing All the Way to the Mosque

Robert Wringham

| A Loose Egg

rowspan="3" | 2016

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Susan Juby

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Republic of Dirt

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/nanaimo-author-wins-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour-1.2942350 "Nanaimo author wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. CTV Vancouver Island, June 12, 2016.

Terry Fallis

| Poles Apart

| rowspan=2| [http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/two-time-leacock-medal-winner-terry-fallis-shortlisted-for-2016-prize-1.2891361 "Two-time Leacock Medal winner Terry Fallis shortlisted for 2016 prize"]. CTV News, May 6, 2016.

Sarah Mian

| When the Saints

rowspan="3" | 2017

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Gary Barwin

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Yiddish for Pirates

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-author-gary-barwin-wins-leacock-medal-for-humour-for-yiddish-for-pirates-1.4156240 "Hamilton author Gary Barwin wins Leacock Medal for Humour for Yiddish for Pirates"]. CBC Hamilton, June 12, 2017.

Amy Jones

| We're All in This Together

| rowspan=2|

Drew Hayden Taylor

| Take Us to Your Chief and Other Stories

rowspan="3" | 2018

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Jennifer Craig

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Gone to Pot

| style="background:lightyellow;" | [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-bc-based-author-jennifer-craig-wins-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour/ "B.C.-based author Jennifer Craig wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. The Globe and Mail, June 10, 2018.

Laurie Gelman

| Class Mom

| rowspan=2| [http://www.cbc.ca/books/scaachi-koul-laurie-gelman-and-jennifer-craig-shortlisted-for-2018-stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour-1.4645066 "Scaachi Koul, Laurie Gelman and Jennifer Craig shortlisted for 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"]. CBC Books, May 2, 2018.

Scaachi Koul

| One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

rowspan="3" | 2019

| style="background:lightyellow;" | Cathal Kelly

| style="background:lightyellow;"| Boy Wonders

| style="background:lightyellow;"| [https://quillandquire.com/omni/cathal-kelly-wins-leacock-medal/ "Cathal Kelly wins Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019.

Ali Bryan

| The Figgs

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Mark Critch

| Son of a Critch: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir

=2020s=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" \|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
width=5%\| Year !width=45%\| Writer !width=45%\| Title !width=5%\| Ref.
style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="3" \|2020 \| Heidi L. M. Jacobs \| *Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass and Purveyor of Fine Footwear* \| Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/shortlist-announced-for-stephen-leacock-medal/ "Shortlist announced for Stephen Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, May 4, 2020.
Amy Spurway \| Crow \| rowspan=2\|
Drew Hayden Taylor \| Cottagers and Indians
style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="3" \|2021 \| Thomas King \| *Indians on Vacation* \| [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-thomas-king-wins-15000-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour-writing/ "Thomas King wins $15,000 Stephen Leacock Medal for humour writing"]. The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2021.
Joseph Kertes \| Last Impressions \| rowspan=2\| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/shortlist-announced-for-stephen-leacock-medal-2/ "Shortlist announced for Stephen Leacock medal"]. Quill & Quire, May 3, 2021.
Morgan Murray \| Dirty Birds
style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="3" \|2022 \| Rick Mercer \| *Talking to Canadians* \| [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/09/17/rick-mercer-wins-the-leacock-medal-for-humour-for-memoir-talking-to-canadians.html "Rick Mercer wins the Leacock Medal for Humour for memoir ‘Talking to Canadians’"]. Toronto Star, September 17, 2022.
Mark Critch \| An Embarrassment of Critches \|rowspan=2\| [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/08/03/missing-woman-among-nominees-for-stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour.html "Missing woman among nominees for Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"]. Toronto Star, August 3, 2022.
Dawn Dumont \| The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour
style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="3" \|2023 \| Wayne Johnston \| *Jennie's Boy* \| [https://quillandquire.com/omni/wayne-johnston-wins-stephen-leacock-medal/ "Wayne Johnston wins 2023 Stephen Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, September 18, 2023.
Susan Juby \| Mindful of Everything \|rowspan=2\| [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/little-mosque-on-the-prairie-creator-among-finalists-for-leacock-medal-for-humour/article_dc0aff05-1315-5358-b501-feeb4a4f8470.html "‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’ creator among finalists for Leacock Medal for Humour"]. Toronto Star, August 1, 2023.
Zarqa Nawaz \| Jameela Green Ruins Everything
style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="3" \| 2024 \| Patrick deWitt \| *The Librarianist* \| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/patrick-dewitt-wins-2024-leacock-medal/ "Patrick deWitt wins 2024 Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, June 24, 2024.
Ali Bryan \| Coq \| rowspan=2\|
Deborah Willis \| Girlfriend on Mars

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|+ Winners and shortlisted candidates of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

width=5%| Year

!width=45%| Writer

!width=45%| Title

!width=5%| Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="3" |2020

| Heidi L. M. Jacobs

| Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass and Purveyor of Fine Footwear

| Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/shortlist-announced-for-stephen-leacock-medal/ "Shortlist announced for Stephen Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, May 4, 2020.

Amy Spurway

| Crow

| rowspan=2|

Drew Hayden Taylor

| Cottagers and Indians

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="3" |2021

| Thomas King

| Indians on Vacation

| [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-thomas-king-wins-15000-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour-writing/ "Thomas King wins $15,000 Stephen Leacock Medal for humour writing"]. The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2021.

Joseph Kertes

| Last Impressions

| rowspan=2| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/shortlist-announced-for-stephen-leacock-medal-2/ "Shortlist announced for Stephen Leacock medal"]. Quill & Quire, May 3, 2021.

Morgan Murray

| Dirty Birds

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="3" |2022

| Rick Mercer

| Talking to Canadians

| [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/09/17/rick-mercer-wins-the-leacock-medal-for-humour-for-memoir-talking-to-canadians.html "Rick Mercer wins the Leacock Medal for Humour for memoir ‘Talking to Canadians’"]. Toronto Star, September 17, 2022.

Mark Critch

| An Embarrassment of Critches

|rowspan=2| [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/08/03/missing-woman-among-nominees-for-stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour.html "Missing woman among nominees for Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"]. Toronto Star, August 3, 2022.

Dawn Dumont

| The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="3" |2023

| Wayne Johnston

| Jennie's Boy

| [https://quillandquire.com/omni/wayne-johnston-wins-stephen-leacock-medal/ "Wayne Johnston wins 2023 Stephen Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, September 18, 2023.

Susan Juby

| Mindful of Everything

|rowspan=2| [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/little-mosque-on-the-prairie-creator-among-finalists-for-leacock-medal-for-humour/article_dc0aff05-1315-5358-b501-feeb4a4f8470.html "‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’ creator among finalists for Leacock Medal for Humour"]. Toronto Star, August 1, 2023.

Zarqa Nawaz

| Jameela Green Ruins Everything

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="3" | 2024

| Patrick deWitt

| The Librarianist

| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/patrick-dewitt-wins-2024-leacock-medal/ "Patrick deWitt wins 2024 Leacock Medal"]. Quill & Quire, June 24, 2024.

Ali Bryan

| Coq

| rowspan=2|

Deborah Willis

| Girlfriend on Mars