Writers' Trust
Phone: 416 504-8222
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Writers' Trust
Category: Document Services
- Phone
- 416 504-8222
- Email business
- Website
- www.writerstrust.com/Awards/Hilary-Weston-Writers-Trust-Prize.aspx
- Address
- 460 Richmond Street West, Toronto ON, M5V 1Y1
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Writing
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Write a reviewThe Writers' Trust of Canada presents ten annual prizes to authors at various stages of their careers: The prize is awarded for literary excellence in the category of nonfiction, which includes, among other forms, personal or journalistic essays, history, biography, memoirs, commentary, and criticism, both social and political. Finalist works will, in the opinion of the jury, demonstrate a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. This award succeeds the Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize, which was established in 1997. A prize of $60,000 will be awarded to a literary nonfiction book that, in the opinion of the jurors, is the year's best book of nonfiction. Literary nonfiction includes, among other forms, works of personal or journalistic essays, memoirs, commentary, criticism both social and political, history, and biography. Finalist works will demonstrate a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. The overall effect of such writing should provide the general reader with an informed, unique perspective on the issue at hand. The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles. Prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to each of the finalists
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The Writers' Trust of Canada presents ten annual prizes to authors at various stages of their careers: The prize is awarded for literary excellence in the category of nonfiction, which includes, among other forms, personal or journalistic essays, history, biography, memoirs, commentary, and criticism, both social and political. Finalist works will, in the opinion of the jury, demonstrate a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. This award succeeds the Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize, which was established in 1997. A prize of $60,000 will be awarded to a literary nonfiction book that, in the opinion of the jurors, is the year's best book of nonfiction. Literary nonfiction includes, among other forms, works of personal or journalistic essays, memoirs, commentary, criticism both social and political, history, and biography. Finalist works will demonstrate a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. The overall effect of such writing should provide the general reader with an informed, unique perspective on the issue at hand. The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles. Prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to each of the finalists
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