Shaughnessy_Cohen_Award

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

Annual Canadian literary prize

The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to the best nonfiction book on Canadian political and social issues. It has been presented annually in Ottawa at the Writers’ Trust Politics and the Pen gala since 2000,[1] superseding the organization's defunct Gordon Montador Award.

The award had a dollar value in 2015 of CAD25,000.

The prize was established in honour of Shaughnessy Cohen (February 11, 1948 - December 9, 1998), an outspoken and popular Liberal Member of Parliament from Windsor, Ontario who died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in the House of Commons of Canada just seconds after standing to address her peers.[1] The award is sponsored by CN.

Submissions

All Canadian-based publishers of original manuscripts may enter two books; companies publishing more than ten eligible nonfiction titles during the 2012 calendar year may add one book for every additional ten eligible books (or fraction thereof) on their nonfiction list, up to a maximum of five. For example, a publisher with a list of 18 qualifying nonfiction books would be entitled to submit three — two for the first ten and one for the next ten.[2]

Jury

A three-person jury selects the winner and finalists of the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The jury acts independently of the Writers’ Trust and is charged with interpreting the mandate and eligibility criteria of the prize, as well as determining which of the submissions best reflect the prize mandate. In evaluating the writing, literary merit is the sole criteria. Each juror may request an unlimited number of additional titles from the publisher's lists. Such titles are on equal footing with all other submissions, provided that their publishers agree to abide by the conditions laid out in this document. The judgment of the jury in selecting the winners, determining eligibility, and interpreting these rules is final.

Winners and nominees

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References

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    Kate Jaimet, "Spirit of Shaughnessy Cohen lives on at literary dinner on Hill". Ottawa Citizen, May 4, 2000.
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    "The Writers' Trust of Canada: Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing" 2012.
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    "Richard Gwyn’s biography of John A. Macdonald wins Cohen prize". The Globe and Mail, April 25, 2012.
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    "Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing: shortlist announced". Toronto Star, February 4, 3014.
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    "Shaughnessy Cohen Prize finalists announced". The Globe and Mail, January 27, 2015.
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    "Awards: Andrew Nikiforuk, Sheila Watt-Cloutier among finalists for 2016 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing". Quill & Quire, March 2, 2016.
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    "John Ibbitson’s biography of Stephen Harper wins the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing". National Post, April 21, 2016.
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    "Shaughnessy Cohen book prize shortlist announced". Toronto Star, March 21, 2017.
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    "Kamal Al-Solaylee wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (to Everyone)". CBC Books, May 11, 2017.
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    "Breaking down the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize shortlist". The Globe and Mail, May 3, 2018.
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    "Tanya Talaga wins $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen prize for Seven Fallen Feathers". The Globe and Mail. May 9, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
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    "Books about masculinity, energy projects among Shaughnessy Cohen Prize finalists". The Globe and Mail, April 3, 2019.
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    "Journalist Rachel Giese wins $25,000 Writers’ Trust of Canada award for book on masculinity". National Post, May 16, 2019.
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    "Beverley McLachlin wins $25K Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for memoir Truth Be Told". CBC Books, September 24, 2020.
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    "Desmond Cole, Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for political writing prize". The Daily Courier. Kelowna. Canadian Press. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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    "Citizen Lab's Ronald Deibert wins $25K Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing". Pique Newsmagazine, September 22, 2021.
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    "The Writers' Trust Releases 2022 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Shortlist". open-book.ca. Apr 6, 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "Joanna Chiu winner of the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing". Toronto Star, May 17, 2022.
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    "Globe reporter Josh O’Kane among Shaughnessy Cohen book prize nominees". The Globe and Mail, March 29, 2023.
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    Ian Bailey, "Chris Turner wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for climate change book". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 2023.
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