Gary Barwin was named this year’s winner of the $15,000 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour on June 10. Barwin won the prize for his Scotiabank Giller–shortlisted novel, Yiddish For Pirates (Random House Canada), about a young Jewish boy’s pirate-ship adventure, as narrated by an African grey parrot. Barwin received his award at a gala ceremony in Orillia, Ontario.
Gary Barwin wins 2017 Leacock medal
June 12th, 2017
5:02 pm
Category: Awards
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