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Photos: Writers’ Trust Awards 2016

The Writers' Trust of Canada honoured the country's top authors and the year's best books at a ceremony for its annual literary awards‚ held at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio on Nov. 2. Seven prizes were ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Politics and the Pen Gala 2016

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada hosted its annual Politics and the Pen Gala at Ottawa's Fairmont Château Laurier on April 20, raising more than $350,000 for the organization's future awards and endeavours. The highlight of ... Read More »

April 26, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Events

John Ibbitson wins 2016 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

By Becky Robertson

Globe and Mail Ottawa political affairs correspondent John Ibbitson has been named winner of the 2016 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Stephen Harper (Signal/McClelland & Stewart), his biography of the former prime minister. The $25,000 prize, administered by ... Read More »

April 21, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust announces latest Berton House residents

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has named its Berton House Writers' Retreat residents for the coming year. Toronto-based poet Claire Caldwell will begin her residency in July, followed by P.E.I. author Debra Komar, Vancouver children's ... Read More »

January 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Photos: 2015 Writers’ Trust Gala

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada hosted its 30th annual fundraising gala at Toronto's Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Nov. 25. This year's event included more than 50 guest authors and the announcement of Michael Crummey as the ... Read More »

December 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Michael Crummey awarded inaugural Writers’ Trust fellowship

By Becky Robertson

Newfoundland-based novelist and poet Michael Crummey has been named the first of three recipients of the Writers' Trust of Canada’s new writing fellowship, launched to celebrate the nation’s 150th anniversary. Crummey was honoured with the ... Read More »

November 26, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Writers’ Trust launches writing fellowship for Canada’s sesquicentennial

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced a new fellowship that will award $150,000 to a trio of authors over three years in honour of the country's 150th anniversary. Each writer – one per year ... Read More »

November 17, 2015 | Filed under: Industry news, Writing life

Photos: 2015 Writers’ Trust Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada honoured the winners of its annual literary awards – including Andre Alexis, recipient of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize – at a ceremony at CBC's Glenn Gould Studio in ... Read More »

November 5, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-fiction

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada presented its $60,000 Hilary Weston Prize for Non-fiction to Toronto author Rosemary Sullivan for Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva (HarperCollins Canada) at the Art Gallery of ... Read More »

October 13, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Andre Alexis, John Vaillant among Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

The shortlists for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Writers' Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize were announced this morning at Toronto's Ben McNally Books. The former recognizes the year's best English-language novel or ... Read More »

September 29, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

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