▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁the ▁late ▁Robert ▁K ro et sch , ▁who ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award - win ning ▁novel , ▁The ▁Stud hor se ▁Man . ▁ ▁City ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁W . ▁O . ▁Mitchell ▁Book ▁Prize ▁Given ▁out ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁Awards , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁W . ▁O . ▁Mitchell ▁Book ▁Prize ▁is ▁awarded ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁acc laimed ▁Cal g ary ▁writer ▁W . ▁O . ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁recogn izes ▁literary ▁achiev ement ▁by ▁Cal g ary ▁authors . ▁The ▁prize ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁is ▁coordin ated ▁through ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁and ▁the ▁Writ ers ' ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Al berta . ▁Past ▁recip ients ▁include : ▁Lisa ▁Ch ist ensen , ▁El sp eth ▁Camer on , ▁Richard ▁Harrison , ▁Barbara ▁Scott , ▁Jo An n ▁McC a ig , ▁Andrew ▁Nik if or uk , ▁Pa ula ▁da ▁Costa , ▁W . ▁Mark ▁G iles , ▁Jan ▁Lars ▁J ensen , ▁Christopher ▁Wis eman , ▁R ona ▁Alt rows , ▁D iane ▁Gu ich on , ▁Gordon ▁P eng illy , ▁C lem ▁Mart ini ▁and ▁Oliv ier ▁Mart ini , ▁Su z ette ▁May r , ▁Marcel lo ▁Di ▁C int io , ▁Ty ler ▁Tra ff ord , ▁Chris ▁Turner , ▁Eug ene ▁St ick land , ▁Joan ▁Cr ate ,