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  • Photos! Authors Descend on Ottawa for Politics & the Pen
    Photos! Authors Descend on Ottawa for Politics & the Pen
    May 24, 2017

    Photos! Authors Descend on Ottawa for Politics & the Pen

    Every spring, the Writers' Trust of Canada hosts their annual Ottawa-based fundraiser, Politics & the Pen. The event brings together politicians, diplomats, donors, and authors at the iconic Fairmont ...

  • May 11, 2017

    Kamal Al-Solaylee wins Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing for Brown

    Yesterday at the iconic Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, a crowded room full of politicians, authors, journalists, donors, and book lovers waited to see who would be the 2017 winner of the $25,000 ...

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