The finalists for the 2017 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction were announced today by Wilfrid Laurier University. They are (in order of the authors’ surnames:): Sonja Larsen’s Red Star Tattoo Duncan McCue’s The Shoe Boy and Rajiv Surendra’s The Elephants in My Backyard. I had the pleasure of being…
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Media whining or democratic crisis?
In 2012, I began a small research project that examined how journalists at national newspapers wrote about the challenges they faced in getting information out of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. By that point, it was clear that Harper and his cabinet had little time for reporters — they granted few…
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Author Ann Walmsley in Brantford
Please note: this event has been cancelled. We welcome you to join us for the official award ceremonies in Waterloo on Nov. 3 instead. One of the highlights of my year is hosting an event in Brantford with the winner of the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. This year,…
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Ann Walmsley wins 2016 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Ann Walmsley is winner of the 2016 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for her book, The Prison Book Club. As I am quoted saying in the news release, “Walmsley’s book provides a unique glimpse into the lives of incarcerated men and the transformative power of literature and fellowship. [She]…
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Finalists revealed for 2016 Edna Staebler Award
Congratulations to the finalists for the 2016 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, which were revealed yesterday. They are: Lorimer Shenher for That Lonely Section of Hell, Ann Walmsley for The Prison Book Club and Sheila Watt-Cloutier for The Right to Be Cold. The winner will be revealed later this…