On November 2nd at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto, the Writers' Trust of Canada announced the winners of the Writers' Trust Awards. This year marked the tenth anniversary of the awards. The evening was hosted by CBC's Shelagh Rogers.
THE 2010 WRITERS' TRUST AWARD WINNERS:
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize ($25,000)
Emma Donoghue for Room (HarperCollins Publishers)
Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize ($25,000)
James FitzGerald for What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son’s Quest to Redeem the Past (Random House Canada)
Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize ($10,000)
Devon Code for "Uncle Oscar," The Malahat Review
Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Prize ($25,000)
Miriam Toews
Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature ($20,000)
Polly Horvath
Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life ($20,000)
Myrna Kostash
Writers' Trust Distinguished Contribution Award
John Macfarlane
For jurors' comments and more information about the Writers' Trust Awards, please visit the Writers' Trust website.
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