The RBC Taylor Prize (2000–2020), formerly known as the Charles Taylor Prize, is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Charles Taylor Foundation to the best Canadian work of literary non-fiction. It is named for

Charles P. B. Taylor Charles Plunket Bourchier Taylor (1935–1997) was a Canadian journalist, author, essayist, and thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. Life and career Taylor was born in 1935 in Ottawa, Ontario. While studying at Queen's University in Kin ...

, a noted Canadian historian and writer. The 2020 prize will be the final year after which the prize will be concluded. The prize was inaugurated in 2000, and was presented biennially until 2004. At the 2004 awards ceremony, it was announced that the Charles Taylor Prize would become an annual award. The award has a monetary value of $30,000. The award adopted its present name in December 2013, when

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was announced as the new corporate sponsor."Charles Taylor Prize now known as RBC Taylor Prize; adds secondary award"
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'', December 9, 2013. In addition, under RBC's sponsorship the award added a second $10,000 award for an emerging Canadian literary non-fiction writer between the ages of 18 and 35, to be chosen by the winner of the main award. This award was presented for the first time at the 2014 ceremony. In 2018 the new RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Writers Mentorship Program was unveiled. This is a professional development program designed to support the next generation of Canadian writers and is part of the RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Writers Award, a distinction that is given annually to a Canadian author whose work embodies the pursuit of excellence in literary non-fiction. The mentorship program is being made available to five Canadian non-fiction writers, who are selected in partnership with a national network of university and college writing programs. These students have been paired with the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize shortlisted authors, who will help support their career development and growth. The organizers have announced that the 2020 announcement will be the final presentation of the award.

Winners and nominees

RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

The RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award was instituted for the first time in 2014. The award is presented to an emerging writer selected by the winner of that year's primary award, and consists of $10,000 and a

mentorship Mentorship is the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and p ...

from the writer who made the selection. In 2018, the RBC Taylor Foundation also announced the creation of a mentorship program for writers who have not yet published their first non-fiction manuscript. Five writers will be selected for the mentorship each year, each receiving mentorship from one of the shortlisted main prize authors. *2014 -

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Mississauga Nishnaabeg writer, musician, and academic from Canada. She is the author of several books centering on Indigenous thought and practices in Canada and is known for her work with the 2012 Idle No Mor ...

*2015 -

Iain Reid Iain Reid (born 1981) is a Canadian writer. Winner of the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award in 2015, Reid is the author of '' I'm Thinking of Ending Things'' (2016) and '' Foe'' (2018). Writing career Reid established his writing career by publi ...

*2016 -

Adnan Khan Adnan Khan (born 24 December 1988) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as Mawlawi Kabeer Ahmed in Zee TV's drama series ''Ishq Subhan Allah''. Early life Khan hails from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was born on the 24 Decem ...

*2017 -

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*2018 -

Alicia Elliott Alicia Elliott (born 1987 or 1988) is a Tuscarora writer and editor. Early life and education Elliott was born in the United States and moved with her family to the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in Ontario when she was 13. Although l ...

*2019 -

Jessica J. Lee Jessica J. Lee is a British and Canadian author, environmental historian. Biography Lee was born in Canada, to a Welsh father and a Taiwanese mother. She was brought up in Canada, lived in London and Berlin. She received her BA from Universi ...

"Jessica J. Lee wins $10K RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Writer Award"

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, April 16, 2019. *2020 -

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References

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External links

RBC Taylor Prize
Canadian non-fiction literary awards Awards established in 2000 Awards disestablished in 2020 2000 establishments in Canada 2020 disestablishments in Canada English-language literary awards