The Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction is a Canadian
literary award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author.
Organizations
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, presented annually by the
Writers' Trust of Canada to the best work of
non-fiction by a
Canadian writer
This is a list of Canadian literary figures, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars.
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Canada's most lucrative non-fiction prize, the winner receives a prize of and all finalists receive .
["Writers' Trust non-fiction prize bumped up to $60,000"]
''The Globe and Mail
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'', May 11, 2011.
Sponsorship history
First established in 1997, the award's original corporate sponsor was
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* Viacom (1952–2006), a former American media conglomerate
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Pearson Canada, an educational book publishing company, took over the award in 1999, and
Nereus Financial
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, a stock brokerage, became the sponsor from 2006 to 2008. After Nereus dropped its sponsorship, the award had no corporate sponsor until 2011,
["Nominees for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction announced"]
. ''National Post
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'', September 20, 2011. when philanthropist and former
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Hilary Weston
Hilary Mary Weston ( Frayne; born January 12, 1942) is an Irish–Canadian businesswoman and writer who served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002. During her five-year tenure, Weston focused on issues related to wom ...
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
A list of past winners and finalists is published at the official website of the
Writers' Trust of Canada.
References
External links
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
{{Writers' Trust of Canada awards
Writers' Trust of Canada awards
Canadian non-fiction literary awards
Awards established in 1997
1997 establishments in Canada