The Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, colloquially called the Vicky, is given annually at the Writers' Trust Awards to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth".
The award is sponsored by the Metcalf Foundation,[3] whose objective "is to enhance the effectiveness of people and organizations working together to help Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy and creative society.
"[2] In 2002, the award was taken over by the Writers' Trust of Canada from the Canadian Authors Association.
[2][3] To be eligible for the award, recipients must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, have published a minimum of four English-language children's book, and have published at least one first-edition book in the previous three years.
[2][3] Winners are selected by a three-person jury[3] and receive $25,000 CAD.