▁Award ed ▁to ▁an ▁out standing ▁single ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁an ▁Al berta ▁author ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Past ▁recip ients ▁are ▁Cec elia ▁Fre y , ▁M erna ▁Sum mers , ▁D iane ▁Sch oem per len , ▁W . O . ▁Mitchell , ▁J . ▁J ill ▁Robinson , ▁Greg ▁H oll ings head , ▁Martin ▁Sh erman , ▁Ros em ary ▁N ixon , ▁Fred ▁W ah , ▁S ally ▁I to , ▁Barbara ▁Scott , ▁C ater ina ▁Edwards , ▁Gl oria ▁S aw ai , ▁Sarah ▁Mur phy , ▁Jac qu eline ▁Baker , ▁Thomas ▁Wh art on , ▁Laura ▁J . ▁C ut ler , ▁Les lie ▁Gre ent ree , ▁Ro berta ▁Re es , ▁Barb ▁Howard , ▁Ben ▁L of , ▁Rud y ▁Wie be , ▁Amy ▁Bright , ▁Lee ▁K vern , ▁J asm ina ▁Od or , ▁K atie ▁B ick ell , ▁Laur ie ▁Mac F ay den ▁and ▁Norm a ▁Dun ning . ▁ ▁Jon ▁Why te ▁Memorial ▁Ess ay ▁Award ▁Award ed ▁to ▁an ▁out standing ▁un pub lished ▁ess ay ▁by ▁an ▁Al berta ▁author . ▁ ▁Book ▁P riz es ▁ ▁Robert ▁K ro et sch ▁City ▁of ▁Ed mont on ▁Book ▁Prize ▁The ▁Robert ▁K ro et sch ▁City ▁of ▁Ed mont on ▁Book ▁Prize ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Writ ers ' ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Al berta . ▁The ▁prize