The Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction is a Canadian

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, presented annually by the

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to the best work of

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by a

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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"
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Sponsorship history

First established in 1997, the award's original corporate sponsor was

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, 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,"Nominees for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction announced"
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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 women ...

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

References

External links

Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
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