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WRITERS TRUST CANADA [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Honorary Distinctions
  • Literature
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

Established in honour of the late, outspoken, and popular MP, the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize is administered by The Writers’ Trust of Canada and generously sponsored by CTV. This award is presented for a non-fiction book of outstanding literary merit that enlarges our understanding of contemporary Canadian political and social issues. The prize is presented at Politics and the Pen in Ottawa in the spring.

OBS

The Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers’ Trust of Canada to the best non-fiction book on Canadian political and social issues. It was presented for the first time in 2000. It is named in honour of Shaughnessy Cohen, a Liberal Member of Parliament who died in 1998. The award is sponsored by CTV.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres honorifiques et décorations du secteur privé
  • Littérature
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
OBS

De la Société d'encouragement aux écrivains du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • prix Shaughnessy Cohen en rédaction politique

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Literature
OBS

The Writers’ Trust of Canada is a non-profit organization which provides financial support to Canadian writers. Founded by Margaret Atwood, Pierre Burton, Graeme Gibson, David Young and Margaret Laurence, the Writers’ Trust of Canada was registered as a non-profit organization in 1976. Through its various initiatives, the Writers’ Trust celebrates and rewards the talents and achievements of Canada's novelists, short story writers, poets, biographers, and non fiction writers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Littérature
OBS

Appellation confirmée par l'organisme.

Spanish

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