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NEWS UPDATE — June 22, 2010
CHARLES TAYLOR PRIZE TO CELEBRATE ITS 10TH AWARDING WITH A RETURN TO ITS FIRST JURY NOREEN TAYLOR chair of the board of trustees of the Charles Taylor Foundation, has announced that the jurors for the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction are Neil Bissoondath, Eva-Marie Kröller, and David Macfarlane. These three prominent Canadian authors comprised the first prize awarding in 2000. Read more about the 2011 jury in the National Post NEWS UPDATE — February 8, 2010 IAN BROWN WINS THE 2010 CHARLES TAYLOR PRIZE FOR LITERARY NON-FICTION THE WINNER OF the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction is Ian Brown for The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search For His Disabled Son, published by Random House Canada. Noreen Taylor, founder of the prize, announced the winner during a gala luncheon held at Downtown Toronto’s Le Meridien King Edward Hotel. The jury, composed of authors Andrew Cohen and Tim Cook and translator Sheila Fischman, read 125 books and chose the winner from a shortlist of four, previously announced on January 5, 2010. The remaining prize finalists are John English, author of Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968 – 2000, published by Knopf Canada; Daniel Poliquin, author of René Lévesque, published by Penguin Canada; and Kenneth Whyte, author of The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst, published by Random House Canada. The year 2010 marks the ninth awarding of the prestigious prize, which recognizes excellence in Canadian literary non-fiction. The national book award was established in 1998 to commemorate the life and work of one of Canada’s foremost literary non-fiction writers, the late Charles Taylor. First presented as a biennial award in 2000, and made annual in 2004, the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction is presented to a Canadian author whose book best demonstrates a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style and a subtlety of thought and perception. NEWS UPDATE — February 4, 2010 WHO WILL WIN? WILL IT BE Ian Brown, John English, Daniel Poliquin or Kenneth Whyte? Jurors Andrew Cohen, Tim Cook, and Sheila Fischman will reveal all when the winner of The 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction is announced this Monday, February 8 at 1:30 p.m. Watch this space for all the details! Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/taylorprize. NEWS UPDATE — January 29, 2010 ALL FOUR 2010 PRIZE FINALISTS JOIN SEAMUS O’REGAN FOR TELEVISED LITERARY DISCUSSION CTP FINALISTS Ian Brown, John English, Daniel Poliquin, and Kenneth Whyte all joined CTV Canada AM’s host Seamus O’Regan to talk about their nominated books and the literary non-fiction genre, as the cameras rolled before a live studio audience. More than 150 people crowded into downtown Toronto’s Masonic Temple to participate in the television taping. The authors conversed with Mr. O’Regan about their books and their writing style, and also took questions from the audience, town-hall style. The Charles Taylor Prize Writers’ Circle television program, a Bravo! Arts&Minds special, will be broadcast on Saturday, January 30 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern and again on Sunday, January 31 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Visit www.bravo.ca for the complete listings. NEWS UPDATE — January 17, 2010 Prize Finalists to Speak at Writers’ Circle taping this Friday, January 22 at Toronto’s Masonic Temple – Media and Public Welcome to Attend The Charles Taylor Foundation is pleased to announce that The Charles Taylor Prize Writers’ Circle, a Bravo! Arts&Minds special, will be taped before a live studio audience this Friday. All four CTP finalists – Ian Brown, John English, Daniel Poliquin, and Kenneth Whyte – will be onstage, in conversation with CTV’s Seamus O’Regan, host of Canada AM and The O’Regan Files, followed by questions from the audience. WHEN: Friday, January 22, 2010 Doors Open: 7:00 pm. Taping Begins: 7:30 pm WHERE: MASONIC TEMPLE, 888 Yonge St (at Davenport) in downtown Toronto Seating is limited. RSVP now to: audience@bravo.ca View invite NEWS UPDATE — JANUARY 5, 2010 THE CHARLES TAYLOR PRIZE FOR LITERARY NON-FICTION ANNOUNCES ITS 2010 SHORTLIST THE FINALISTS FOR the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction were announced today at a morning news conference in downtown Toronto. Author Andrew Cohen spoke on behalf of the jury and read the names of the finalists, along with their jury citations. The 2010 prize finalists are Ian Brown for his book The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search For His Disabled Son, published by Random House Canada; John English for his book Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968 – 2000, published by Knopf Canada; Daniel Poliquin for his book René Lévesque, published by Penguin Canada; and Kenneth Whyte for his book The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst, published by Random House Canada. The jury selected their four-book shortlist from 125 submissions, published between November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009, and submitted by 34 publishers from across North America. 2010 marks the ninth awarding of the prestigious prize, which recognizes excellence in literary non-fiction. This national book award was established in 1998 to commemorate the life and work of one of Canada’s foremost literary non-fiction writers, the late Charles Taylor. First presented as a biennial award in 2000, and made annual in 2004, the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction is presented to a Canadian author whose book best demonstrates a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style and a subtlety of thought and perception. The winner of the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction will be announced at a gala awards ceremony and luncheon, to be held at Le Meridien King Edward Hotel in downtown Toronto on Monday, February 8, 2010. |
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