The Danuta Gleed Literary Award recognizes a first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author writing in English. The award is presented annually by the Writers' Union of Canada and was endowed by John Gleed in honour of his late wife.
In 2004, the prize purse was raised from $5,000 to $10,000. Two runners-up each receive $500.
The royalties from the sale of Danuta Gleed's short story collection, One of the Chosen, go to the award.
1998 - Curtis Gillespie, The Progress of an Object in Motion
1999 - Dennis Bock, Olympia
2000 - Mike Barnes, Aquarium
2001 - Barbara Lambert, A Message for Mr. Lazarus
2002 - Gloria Sawai, A Song for Nettie Johnson
2003 - Lee Henderson, The Broken Record Technique
2004 - Jacqueline Baker, A Hard Witching & Other Stories
2005 - David Bezmozgis, Natasha and Other Stories
2006 - Charlotte Gill, Ladykiller
2007 - Nathan Sellyn, Indigenous Beasts
2008 - Andrew Hood, Pardon Our Monsters
2009 - Pasha Malla, The Withdrawal Method
2010 - Sarah Roberts, Wax Boats
2011 - Billie Livingston, Greedy Little Eyes