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Longlist #1: Michelle Good’s Truth Telling

April 19, 2024 / Ariel Gordon / Book Prize

There are ten books on the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize longlist and today we’re going to highlight Michelle Good’s Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada (HarperCollins Canada). A bold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. With authority and insight, Truth Telling examines a wide […]

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Dafoe Book Prize Longlist 2024

April 17, 2024 / Ariel Gordon / Book Prize

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize, we are pleased to announce that this year, there will be a longlist and a shortlist before the winner is announced. Our thanks to jurors Dale Barbour, Catherine Cook, and Gregory Mason. 2024 Longlist Gabriel Allahdua with Edward Dunsworth. Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant […]

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New social media accounts!

April 12, 2024 / Ariel Gordon / Uncategorized

The J.W. Book Prize is on social media! Give us a follow, would you? Instagram: @jwdafoebookprize X: @dafoebookprize Facebook: J.W. Dafoe Book Prize Thanks!  

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Meet the 2024 Jurors!

April 10, 2024 / Ariel Gordon / Book Prize

The John Wesley Dafoe Foundation is pleased to introduce the jurors for 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize! This year, Dale Barbour, Catherine Cook, and Gregory Mason will be selecting a longlist, shortlist, and winner, to celebrate forty years of the prize. A ten-book longlist and five-book shortlist will be announced in the coming weeks, with […]

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