Tuesday 15 November 2016

Winner of 2016 Cundill Prize In Historical Literature announced November 17

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.



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Amirah El-Safty, Partnerships & Marketing Manager
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Cynthia Lee
McGill University

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