FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Montreal, October
15, 2016
Media Advisory:
Grand Prize Winner of 2016 Cundill Prize In
Historical Literature announced November 17
On Thursday, November 17, the Cundill Prize In Historical Literature, the
world’s most lucrative international award for a non-fiction book, will
announce its grand prize winner at a gala awards ceremony at the Shangri-La
Hotel in Toronto. Now in its ninth year,
the Prize will also announce two Recognition of Excellence prizes of $10,000
(US) each.
WHAT: The 2016 Grand Prize Winner of 2016 Cundill Prize In
Historical Literature announcement
WHO: Finalists
- Thomas W.
Laqueur- The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal
Remains (Princeton University Press)
- David Wootton- The
Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution (HarperCollins)
- Andrea Wulf- The
Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World (Alfred A. Knopf, John Murray Publishers)
WHEN: Thursday,
November 17, 2016, event begins at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Shangri-La Hotel, 188 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5H 0A3
MEDIA:
A formal media announcement at the gala, opportunity for interviews with the finalists and winner, prize administrators and jury members. Opportunities for cameras/photographers. Grand prize winner announced at approximately 9 p.m.
A formal media announcement at the gala, opportunity for interviews with the finalists and winner, prize administrators and jury members. Opportunities for cameras/photographers. Grand prize winner announced at approximately 9 p.m.
Media Contacts:
Stephen
Weir
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Weir & Associates
stephen@stephenweir.com
Tel:
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Amirah El-Safty, Partnerships & Marketing
Manager
416.971.5004
ext. 253
Cynthia Lee
McGill University
514-398-6754
