Foran and Gwynn Shortlisted for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction

By Westwood Creative ArtistsSeptember 26, 2011News

On Tuesday, the finalists for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction were announced at a ceremony held in Toronto. Included on the shortlist are Charles Foran and Richard Gwynn; Charles Foran for Mordecai: The Life & Times (Knopf Canada) and Richard Gwynn for National Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Volume Two: 1867-1891 (Random House Canada).

The winner of the inaugural Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced October 25.

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Foran and Gwynn Shortlisted for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction

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