Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction explained

The Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to the best work of non-fiction by a Canadian writer.

Canada's most lucrative non-fiction prize, the winner receives a prize of and all finalists receive .[1] [2]

Sponsorship history

First established in 1997, the award's original corporate sponsor was Viacom. Pearson Canada, an educational book publishing company, took over the award in 1999, and Nereus Financial, a stock brokerage, became the sponsor from 2006 to 2008. After Nereus dropped its sponsorship, the award had no corporate sponsor until 2011,[3] when philanthropist and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Hilary Weston was announced as the award's new sponsor.

Prior to Weston's patronage of the award, the prize was for the winner and for the finalists.

Nominees and winners

Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction winners!Year!Author!Title!Result!Ref.
1997Small Mercies: A Boy After WarWinner[4]
Mrs. King: The Life and Times of Isabel Mackenzie KingShortlist[5]
Power in the Blood: Land, Memory, and a Southern FamilyShortlist
Flowers on My GraveShortlist
Shortlist
1998 and Yvonne JohnsonStolen Life: The Journey of a Cree WomanWinner[6]
Isaiah Berlin: A LifeShortlist[7]
Progeny of Ghosts: Travels in Russia and the Old EmpireShortlist
Shortlist
Shortlist
1999Walking Since Daybreak: A Story of Eastern Europe, World War II and the Heart of our CenturyWinner[8]
Shortlist[9]
History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short IntroductionShortlist
After Daniel: A Suicide Survivor's TaleShortlist
Baltimore's Mansion: A MemoirShortlist
2000Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and HistoryWinner[10]
Saint Saul: A Skeleton Key to the Historical JesusShortlist[11]
Shortlist
Sacré Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through QuebecShortlist
Out of Poverty: And into Something More ComfortableShortlist
2001Time LordWinner[12]
As Near to Heaven by SeaShortlist[13]
Shortlist
Jane AustenShortlist
Shortlist
2002Houseboat Chronicles: Notes from a Life in Shield CountryWinner[14]
Shortlist[15]
Shortlist
Pain: The Fifth Vital SignShortlist
Shortlist
2003Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My HometownWinner[16]
Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened LanguagesShortlist[17]
If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? Finding Common GroundShortlist
and Sheila HirtleSahara: A Natural HistoryShortlist
Shortlist
2004Winner[18]
Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City ShantytownShortlist[19]
Jacob's Wound: A Search for the Spirit of WildnessShortlist
There is a Season: A Memoir in a GardenShortlist
Shortlist
2005Winner[20]
Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena VirkShortlist[21]
Shortlist
Dead Man in ParadiseShortlist
2006Winner[22]
Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham BellShortlist[23]
Ride the Rising Wind: One Woman's Journey Across CanadaShortlist
This is My Country, What's Yours? A Literary Atlas of CanadaShortlist
Of This Earth: A Mennonite Boyhood in the Boreal ForestShortlist
2007Kasztner's Train: The True Story of Rezso Kasztner, Unknown Hero of the HolocaustWinner[24]
Shortlist[25]
Shortlist
Fortune's a River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest AmericaShortlist
God's Mercies: Rivalry, Betrayal and the Dream of DiscoveryShortlist
2008Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing SeafoodWinner[26]
Under Pressure: Rescuing Childhood from the Culture of Hyper-ParentingShortlist[27]
Concrete Reveries: Consciousness and the CityShortlist
Shortlist
Shortlist
2009Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural LifeWinner[28]
Shortlist[29]
Grass, Sky, Song: Promise and Peril in the World of Grassland BirdsShortlist
Shortlist
Shortlist
2010What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son's Quest to Redeem the PastWinner[30]
Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of SevenShortlist[31]
Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and MeShortlist
and Mary ThebergeShortlist
Shortlist
2011Mordecai: The Life & TimesWinner[32]
Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting TribeShortlist[33]
Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Volume Two: 1867-1891Shortlist
Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nudist Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation SoundShortlist
Why Not? Fifteen Reasons to LiveShortlist
2012Winner[34]
Intolerable: A Memoir of ExtremesShortlist
Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery, and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern AgeShortlist
Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the AutomobileShortlist
Shortlist
2013Winner[35]
Shortlist[36]
Shortlist
This Great Escape: The Case of Michael ParylaShortlist
Projection: Encounters with My Runaway MotherShortlist
2014This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the ClimateWinner[37]
Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose ThemShortlist
Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban DesignShortlist
Extreme Mean: Trolls, Bullies, and Predators OnlineShortlist
Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest PassageShortlist
2015Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana AlliluyevaWinner[38]
Tell it to the World: International Justice and the Secret Campaign to Hide Mass Murder in KosovoShortlist[39]
Kitten Clone: Inside Alcatel-LucentShortlist
Empire of Deception: From Chicago to Nova Scotia – The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the NationShortlist
Cease: A Memoir of Love, Loss and DesireShortlist
2016Winner[40]
Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?Shortlist[41]
Pumpkinflowers: An Israeli Soldier's StoryShortlist
Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water LiliesShortlist
Red Star Tattoo: My Life as a Girl RevolutionaryShortlist
2017Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency MedicineWinner[42]
Tomboy Survival GuideShortlist[43]
Birds Art Life: A Field Guide to the Small and SignificantShortlist
All We Leave Behind: A Reporter's Journey into the Lives of OthersShortlist
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern CityShortlist
2018All Things Consoled: A Daughter's MemoirWinner[44]
Antigone Undone: Juliette Binoche, Anne Carson, Ivo Van Hove, and the Art of ResistanceShortlist[45]
Heart BerriesShortlist
In Praise of Blood: The Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic FrontShortlist
Shortlist
2019Older Sister. Not Necessarily RelatedWinner[46]
Shortlist[47]
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First PersonShortlist
Shortlist
Shortlist
2020Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains and Coasts in Search of My Family's PastWinner[48]
Through the Garden: A Love Story (with Cats)Shortlist
Reaching Mithymna: Among the Volunteers and Refugees on LesvosShortlist
Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and BelongingShortlist
Shortlist
2021Permanent AstonishmentWinner[49]
NishgaShortlist[50]
On Foot to CanterburyShortlist
PeyakowShortlist
DisorientationShortlist
2022Winner[51]
Shortlist[52]
Nothing Will Be Different: A MemoirShortlist
Shortlist
Making Love with the LandShortlist
2023Ordinary NotesWinner[53]
My Road from DamascusShortlist[54]
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and GirlsShortlist
Ordinary Wonder TalesShortlist
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter WorldShortlist

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/writers-trust-non-fiction-prize-bumped-up-to-60000/article2018614/ "Writers' Trust non-fiction prize bumped up to $60,000"
  2. M.A. Orthofer, "Writers' Trust of Canada Prize for Non-Fiction ", complete review, 26 October 2011.
  3. http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/09/20/charles-foran-richard-gwyn-among-nominees-for-hilary-weston-writers%E2%80%99-trust-prize-for-non-fiction/ "Nominees for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction announced"
  4. "Literary Prizes Awarded". Ottawa Citizen, January 20, 1998.
  5. "Govier takes Engel prize". The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1997.
  6. Val Ross, "Writers awarded $10,000 prizes". The Globe and Mail, January 19, 1999.
  7. "Butala wins Engel prize". The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1998.
  8. Aida Edamariam, "Toronto historian, Calgary novelist honoured by their peers: Writers' trust awards". National Post, March 30, 2000.
  9. "Nominations announced". The Globe and Mail, February 9, 2000.
  10. "Writers' Trust awards named: Prizes mark Canadian achievements". Sudbury Star, March 6, 2001.
  11. "Finalists named for Writer's Trust prizes". Niagara Falls Review, February 3, 2001.
  12. Judy Stoffman, "Seven authors win big prizes ; Levine, Blaise, Hay among those honoured in T.O.". Toronto Star, March 6, 2002.
  13. "Double nominations in Writers' Trust awards". The Telegram, February 17, 2002.
  14. "Manitoulin author among award winners". Sault Star, March 8, 2003.
  15. "Finalists named for Writers' Trust Awards". The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2003.
  16. Anne-Marie Tobin, "Writers from across Canada receive literary awards". The Western Star, March 6, 2004.
  17. Judy Stoffman, "Overlooked books make shortlist". Toronto Star, February 4, 2004.
  18. Judy Stoffman, "Engel 'knocked out' by honour; Sleuth writer cops Matt Cohen prize Seven, in all, feted by Writers Trust". Toronto Star, March 10, 2005.
  19. "Munro, Newman among finals for literary awards". Peterborough Examiner, February 5, 2005.
  20. "Joseph Boyden, John Vaillant glean Writers' Trust Awards". Sault Star, March 2, 2006.
  21. "Crummey in running for national prize". The Telegram, February 3, 2006.
  22. "N.L. writer's 'Inside' wins fiction prize". Telegraph-Journal, March 8, 2007.
  23. Pat Donnelly, "Hage, Behrens face off again". Montreal Gazette, February 8, 2007.
  24. James Adams, "Lawrence Hill, Anna Porter win Writers' Trust Awards". The Globe and Mail, April 2, 2008.
  25. "Writer's Trust contenders named". Harbour City Star, March 1, 2008.
  26. Mark Medley, "Winnipeg novelist wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize; Miriam Toews takes $25,000 award for her road-trip story The Flying Troutmans". Winnipeg Free Press, November 18, 2008.
  27. "Who's in the running for some of this year's big awards". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2008.
  28. Mark Medley, "Ontario-born B.C. writer Annabel Lyon wins fiction prize for The Golden Mean". CanWest News Service, November 24, 2009.
  29. "Munro, Coupland on fiction shortlist for Writer's Trust prizes". Edmonton Journal, October 1, 2009.
  30. Mark Medley, "Emma Donoghue wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Vancouver Sun, November 3, 2010.
  31. John Barber, "Emma Donoghue, Kathleen and Michael Winter among finalists for Writers' Trust". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2010.
  32. Mark Medley, "Patrick deWitt wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Postmedia News, November 2, 2011.
  33. Mark Medley, "Non-fiction award has words from a new sponsor; Finalists revealed; $80,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize". National Post, September 21, 2011.
  34. Web site: Quill . Greg . November 12, 2012 . Candace Savage’s prairie meditation takes Writers’ Trust Nonfiction Prize . . en . December 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211222838/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2012/11/12/candace_savages_prairie_meditation_takes_writers_trust_nonfiction_prize.html . live .
  35. Mark Medley, "Afghan war memoir honoured; Smith wins Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-Fiction". Vancouver Sun, October 22, 2013.
  36. Paul Irish, "Writers' Trust releases nonfiction short list: Thomas King's The Inconvenient Indian makes list of five". Toronto Star, September 19, 2013.
  37. Deborah Dundas, "Naomi Klein wins Hilary Weston prize". Toronto Star, October 15, 2014.
  38. News: Medley . Mark . October 6, 2015 . Biography of Stalin’s daughter wins Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize . en-CA . . August 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816164140/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/biography-of-stalins-daughter-wins-hilary-weston-writers-trust-prize/article26686237/ . live .
  39. Web site: Robertson . Becky . September 16, 2015 . Douglas Coupland, Rosemary Sullivan among Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-fiction finalists . . en . August 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810120505/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/09/16/douglas-coupland-rosemary-sullivan-among-hilary-weston-writers-trust-prize-for-non-fiction-finalists/ . live .
  40. Web site: Bethune . Brian . November 3, 2016 . Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners . . October 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022120745/https://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/rogers-writers-trust-celebrating-the-2016-winners/ . live .
  41. "Ian Brown, Ross King among finalists for Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction". Canadian Press, September 28, 2016.
  42. Web site: Beattie . Steven W. . November 15, 2017 . David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers’ Trust awards . . en . April 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422135831/https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-billie-livingston-and-diane-schoemperlen-among-the-winners-at-the-2017-writers-trust-awards/ . live .
  43. News: Medley . Mark . September 20, 2017 . Hilary Weston Prize shortlist announced . en-CA . . March 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319211422/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/hilary-weston-prize-shortlist-announced/article36320087/ . live .
  44. "Kathy Page, Elizabeth Hay among Writers' Trust winners". Toronto Sun, November 8, 2018.
  45. "Writers' Trust to hand out total $260,000 in prizes for literary excellence". National Post, November 7, 2018.
  46. Web site: Dundas . Deborah . November 5, 2019 . Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers’ Trust Awards . . en . November 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191106132510/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/11/05/andre-alexis-jenny-heijun-wills-are-big-winners-at-writers-trust-awards.html . live .
  47. Web site: van Koeverden . Jane . September 17, 2019 . Tanya Talaga, Alicia Elliott shortlisted for $60K Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction . . December 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205121605/https://www.cbc.ca/books/tanya-talaga-alicia-elliott-shortlisted-for-60k-hilary-weston-writers-trust-prize-for-nonfiction-1.5285018 . live .
  48. Web site: Takeuchi . Craig . September 19, 2020 . Gil Adamson, Jessica J. Lee win Writers’ Trust literary prizes . . en-US . January 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116234151/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/gil-adamson-jessica-j-lee-win-writers-trust-2020-literary-prizes . live .
  49. Web site: van Koeverden . Jane . November 3, 2021 . Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards . . November 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105163434/https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-tomson-highway-and-cherie-dimaline-among-winners-at-2021-writers-trust-awards-1.6234384 . live .
  50. Web site: Qiao . Vicky . September 15, 2021 . Jordan Abel & Ian Williams among five finalists for $60K Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction . . October 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010015347/https://www.cbc.ca/books/jordan-abel-ian-williams-among-five-finalists-for-60k-hilary-weston-writers-trust-prize-for-nonfiction-1.6176321 . live .
  51. Web site: Dundas . Deborah . November 2, 2022 . Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes . . en . November 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103004444/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/11/02/writers-trust-2022-book-award-winners-collect-270000-in-prizes.html . live .
  52. Web site: September 21, 2022 . Joshua Whitehead among finalists for $60K Writers’ Trust non-fiction prize . . en . November 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108222144/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/09/21/joshua-whitehead-among-finalists-for-60k-writers-trust-non-fiction-prize.html . live .
  53. Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.
  54. Brad Wheeler, "Shortlist for $75,000 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction includes past winner John Vaillant, scholar Christina Sharpe". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 2023.

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