The Awards honour the best Jewish Canadian writing in four categories, each with an annual prize of $10,000: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult and Children's literature, and History.
[1] A professional jury of three individuals working in the arts and media oversee the award selection process.
The shortlist for the inaugural Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature was announced on September 15, 2016.
In 2015, the Koffler Centre of the Arts put the Awards on hiatus for one year to reframe the program.
"[2] The Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature are supported by a donation by the Lillian and Norman Glowinsky Family Foundation.