I’m pleased to share the news that Brett Popplewell is the winner of the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. The $10,000 prize recognizes Canadian writers for a first or second book that is written in the genre of creative non-fiction and includes a Canadian locale or significance.
As I’m quoted saying in the news release, “This is a fascinating story of endurance, both physical and mental. Popplewell shows us how Dag pushes his body to its limits from a young age while also trying to understand how and why the mystery of his parentage pushes him to such extremes and the effects of living with such doubt over the course of a lifetime. It’s a book that’s hard to put down once you start to read it and delivers a deeply satisfying conclusion.”
An award ceremony will be held to honour Popplewell on April 3, 2025, on Laurier’s Waterloo campus. The event is free and open to the public. Reserve your free ticket today!