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  • Blue banner image with Writers' Trust of Canada logo and text reading Balsille Prize for Public Policy 2023 finalists
    Blue banner image with Writers' Trust of Canada logo and text reading Balsille Prize for Public Policy 2023 finalists
    October 04, 2023

    Michelle Good Amongst Finalists for the $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

    Today the Writers' Trust of Canada revealed the five-book shortlist for the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy, one of their newest awards, which recognizes comprehensive and thoroughly researched nonfiction ...

  • Writers' Trust Announces Major New Prize for Public Policy Books Sponsored by Former Blackberry CEO
    Writers' Trust Announces Major New Prize for Public Policy Books Sponsored by Former Blackberry CEO
    February 17, 2021

    Writers' Trust Announces Major New Prize for Public Policy Books Sponsored by Former Blackberry CEO

    Today the Writers' Trust of Canada, the premiere organization for literary awards in the country, announced a major new award in the form of The Balsillie Prize for Public Policy. The $60,000 award ...

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