| Year | Winner | Book | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cathal Kelly | Boy Wonders | Doubleday Canada |
| 2018 | Jennifer Craig | Gone to Pot | Second Story Press |
| 2017 | Gary Barwin | Yiddish for Pirates | Vintage Canada |
| 2016 | Susan Juby | Republic of Dirt | Harper Collins |
| 2015 | Terry Fallis | No Relation | McClelland & Stewart |
| 2014 | Bill Conall | The Promised Land: A Novel of Cape Breton | Boularderie Island Press |
| 2013 | Cassie Stocks | Dance, Gladys, Dance | NeWest Press |
| 2012 | Patrick deWitt | The Sisters Brothers | Ecco Press |
| 2011 | Trevor Cole | Practical Jean | McClelland & Stewart Canada |
| 2010 | Will Ferguson | Beyond Belfast | Penguin Books |