Established in 1997, the Janice E. Handford Award is given each year in recognition of an individual who has advanced the cause of small and literary Canadian publishing. The winner of the award is celebrated at a reception following the annual fall meeting.
Past winners include:
- Catherine Mitchell
- Hamish Cameron
- Kristine Murphy
- Alana Wilcox
- Krystyna Ross
- Carolyn Wood
- Kirk Howard
- Janet Hawkins
- Jim Polk
- Sheila Koffman
- Jack David
- Roy Macskimming
- Angela Rebeiro
- Judy Mappin
- Simon Dardick
- Tim Inkster
- David Caron
- Karl Siegler
- Stan Bevington