The Laurence Coward Award
In 2004 the Club established a new award to recognize the best presentation by a member during the season. 'Best' is determined by the collective opinions of those members who were present for the presentation. The decision to create this award followed soon after the passing of a leading member of the Club for over 50 years, Laurence Coward; it was named in his honour.
The Harry Fairhead Award of Merit
(formerly The Critic's Award of Merit)
'The Camshaft Award'
During the seventy-first season of the Club, the Executive decided to make an award at the Annual Dinner to the member deemed by the Critic to have made the most significant contribution to the Club during the year. A trophy was devised and donated to the Club by John Wilkins. The full name of the award, The Critic's Award of Merit, was reduced to CAM and, according to its first presenter, Watson Evans, Critic for the 1979-1980 season, the actual presentation was to be known as the "CAMSHAFT".
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On February 18, 2014, the following motion to change the name of this award was adopted by the members: "Be it moved that the Critic's Award of Merit be renamed, in honour of the contributions made by Harry Fairhead in the history of the Tuesday Literary Club, the Harry Fairhead Award of Merit for the 2013-2014 season and all seasons thereafter with no change to the history, continuity or processes associated with this award."
Past Award Recipients
The Laurence Coward Award
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
John Wilkins
Richard Bruton
Irshaad Ahmad
John Wilkins
Michael Attwood
Robyn Graham
Michael Attwood
Michael Attwood
Michael Cole
John Wilkins
Michael Coward
Michael Cole
Anita White
Michael Coward
Anita White
John Wilkins
Gerald Graham
Peter Chauvin
Peter Chauvin
Michael Attwood
The Harry Fairhead Award
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2021-23
2023-24
Allan Ireland
Frank Johnson
Watson Evans
Frank Magee
Cliff Robins
Peter Vincent
Robert Brewerton
Peter Vincent
Jean Evans
Michael Attwood
Robert Green
Jim Jackson
Larry Kinar
Eric Burs
Ted Higgins
Tom Marquette
Eric Burs
Robert Topolnytsky
Laurence Coward
Michael Attwood / Lynn McKnight
Peter Vincent / Andrea Vincent
Gerry Graham / Cathy Graham
Robyn Graham
Muneef Ahmad
Allan Ireland
David Kister
David Kister
Eric Burs
David Kister
Ted Higgins
Eric Burs
Temi Grafstein / David Kister
Gerry Graham
Brian Rideout
Allan Ireland
Dave Heppenstall
Michael Coward
Peter Vincent
David Kister / Anita White
Margaret French
Kevin Moriarty
Chizuru Mitani
Jude Fernandes / Kevin Moriarty
Anita White