2013 Literary Prize Season Begins on January 9 in Toronto

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Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

2013 Shortlist Announcement In Toronto

  Wednesday, January 9th    ●     10:00 a.m. sharp!

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Consort Bar, Main Floor, 37 King St. East, Toronto

The 2013 Literary Prize Season in Canada begins when The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction (CTP) presented by RBC Wealth Management announces its Shortlist for 2013 on January 9th.  This prestigious book award recognizes excellence in Canadian non-fiction writing and emphasizes the development of the careers of the authors it celebrates. Now in its 12^th year, the CTP has been instrumental in fostering the growth of non-fiction in Canada.

Who will be there:   

Host: Noreen Taylor, Founder and Chair, The Charles Taylor Prize Foundation

2013 Jurors: Suzanne Boyce, Richard Gwyn, and Joseph Kertes

Vijay Parmar, Vice President, RBC Wealth Management

Dr. David Staines, Prize Trustee

Canadian publishers & book editors available for comment

What's happening:              

Announcing the authors and titles that have been shortlisted for the 12th awarding of The Charles Taylor Prize -- Canada's most prestigious non-fiction award.

Where:           

King Edward Hotel, Consort Bar, Main Floor, 37 King St. East, Toronto

(Parking: East of King Edward Hotel on Leader Lane)

Why attend?

Be the first to know which books have been selected for this important Shortlist. The $25,000 Prize is awarded annually to the author whose book best demonstrates a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style and a subtlety of thought and perception. An award of $2,000 is provided for each finalist with promotional support for each shortlisted title.

The winner of the 2013 Prize will be announced on Monday, March 4th.

This year, 129 submissions competed for the Charles Taylor Prize's Longlist. Fifteen titles were announced in December.  To review the 2013-longlisted authors and their books visit: thecharlestaylorprize.ca

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Media are requested to confirm their attendance with Stephen Weir & Associates:

Stephen Weir:    416-489-5868    cell: 416-801-3101   stephen@stephenweir.com

Linda Crane:       905-257-6033    cell: 416-727-0112   cranepr@cogeco.ca

Media Advisory - The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

Media Advisory - The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

2011 AWARD CEREMONY & LUNCHEON


Monday, February 14
Le Meridien King Edward Hotel, Toronto
Reception 11:30 a.m. • Luncheon 12:00 p.m. • Winner Announcement 1:45 pm
What: A luncheon to honour this year's CTP author finalists. Meet the jurors and Prize Trustees. Cover the winner after the announcement of this prestigious $25,000 national book prize.
Where: Le Meridien King Edward Hotel, Sovereign Ballroom, 37 King St. E., Toronto

2011 Charles Taylor Prize Finalists

Stevie Cameron
On the Farm:
Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women

Charles Foran
Mordecai: The Life & Times

Ross King
Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven

George Sipos
The Geography of Arrival: A Memoir

Merrily Weisbord
The Love Queen of Malabar: Memoir of a friendship with Kamala Das

Prize spokespersons:
Noreen Taylor, Chair, The Charles Taylor Foundation
CTP Inaugural Year Jurors: Neil Bissoondath, Eva-Marie Kroller & David McFarlane
Prize co-founder and Trustee Dr. David Staines

The Charles Taylor Prize celebrates Canada's literary voice, recognizing the exceptional authors who captivate us with superb command of the English language, an elegance of style and a subtlety of thought and perception.

2011 is the 10th awarding of The Charles Taylor Prize. The prize was originally awarded every two years, but due to an ever increasing number of submissions, since 2004 the Prize has been presented annually.

The Prize commemorates the late Charles Taylor, one of Canada's foremost essayists, a foreign correspondent and a prominent member of the Canadian literary community whose dream was to raise the public profile of non-fiction.

The Prize consists of $25,000 for the winning author and an award of $2,000 for each finalist with promotional support for each shortlisted title.

The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction is presented by the Charles Taylor Foundation with the support of its partners: Ben McNally Books, Bravo! and Book Television, CNW Group, Event Source, Indigo Books and Music, Le Meridien King Edward Hotel, Quill & Quire, The Globe and Mail, and Windfields Farm.

For more information: www.thecharlestaylorprize.ca

Contacts

Media covering the event are requested to RSVP* through Stephen Weir & Associates:
Stephen Weir:
Linda Crane: 416-489-5868
905-257-6033 cell: 416-801-3101
cell: 416-727-0112 stephen@stephenweir.com
cranepr@cogeco.ca

*Working media are welcome for lunch. Due to limited seating capacity
please indicate if seating required by noon on Friday
Feb. 11th. Greenroom lunch available for camera crews.