The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets . It goes to the best volume of poetry published by a first time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter Gerald Lampert . Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.

Winners

• 1981 - Elizabeth Allan, The Shored Up House
• 1982 - Abraham Boyarsky , Schielber and Edna Alford , A Sleep Full of Dreams
• 1983 - Diana Hartog , Matinee Light
• 1984 - Sandra Birdsell, Night Travellers and Jean McKay , Gone to Grass
• 1985 - Paulette Jiles, Celestial Navigation
• 1986 - Joan Fern Shaw , Raspberry Vinegar
• 1987 - Rosemary Sullivan , The Space a Name Makes
• 1988 - Di Brandt, Questions I Asked My Mother
• 1989 - Sarah Klassen , Journey to Yalta
• 1990 - Steven Heighton, Stalin's Carnival
• 1991 - Diana Brebner , Radiant Life Forms
• 1992 - Joanne Arnott, Wiles of Girlhood
• 1993 - Elisabeth Harvor, Fortress of Chairs and Roberta Rees , Eyes Like Pigeons
• 1994 - Barbara Klar , The Night You Called Me a Shadow and Illya Tourtidis , Mad Magellan's Tale
• 1995 - Keith Maillard , Dementia Americana
• 1996 - Maureen Hynes , Rough Skin
• 1997 - Marilyn Dumont , A Really Good Brown Girl
• 1998 - Mark Sinnett , The Landing
• 1999 - Stephanie Bolster, White Stone: The Alice Poems
• 2000 - Shawna Lemay , All the God-Sized Fruit
• 2001 - Anne Simpson , Light Falls Through You
• 2002 - Aislinn Hunter , Into the Early Hours
• 2003 - Kathy Mac , Nail Hunters Plan for Strength and Growth
• 2004 - Adam Getty , RECONCILIaTION

See also: Pat Lowther Award.