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Writers & Books

Each of these authors has benefitted from Writers' Trust awards or programs.

Awards

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

2010

Winner

The Ghosts of Europe: Journeys Through Central Europe's Troubled Past and Uncertain Future

The Ghosts of Europe: Journeys Through Central Europe's Troubled Past and Uncertain Future

Anna Porter

Anna Porter

Finalists

The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars of Sam Hughes and General Arthur Currie

The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars of Sam Hughes and General Arthur Currie

Tim Cook

Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America

Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America

Shelagh D. Grant

Harperland: The Politics of Control

Harperland: The Politics of Control

Lawrence Martin

Arrival City: The Final Migration and our Next World

Arrival City: The Final Migration and our Next World

Doug Saunders