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2021 Book Prize: Four outstanding books are shortlisted for $10,000 John W. Dafoe Book Prize

Four books drawn from a field of thirty, from across Canada, are shortlisted for the 2021 John W. Dafoe Book Prize:

 

Larry Audlaluk.  What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile.  Inhabit Media, Inc.  https://inhabitmedia.com/2020/09/23/what-i-remember-what-i-know-the-life-of-a-high-arctic-exile/  

 

Heidi Bohaker.  Doodem and Council Fire: Anishinaabe Governance through Alliance.  University of Toronto Press (UTP).  https://utorontopress.com/ca/doodem-and-council-fire-2

 

Stephen R. Bown.  The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire.  Doubleday Canada. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/610847/the-company-by-stephen-r-bown/9780385694070

 

Benjamin Perrin.  Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis. Viking.  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/605163/overdose-by-benjamin-perrin/9780735237865

 

The winner will be named later in May. The winner will be invited to give a talk accessible to the community, with details to follow.

The John W. Dafoe Book Prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe, one of the most significant Canadian editors of the 20th century. It is one of the richest book awards in Canada for non-fiction excellence. Selection criteria includes subjects involving Canada, Canadians and the Canadian nation in international affairs. In his tenure at the Manitoba Free Press, later renamed the Winnipeg Free Press, from 1901-1944, Dafoe was known for his advocacy of western development, free trade, and national independence. His case for Britain’s adoption of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 helped to create the eight dominions which became the nucleus of the present 54-nation Commonwealth.

The J.W. Dafoe Foundation’s activities also support $10,000 in fellowships for MA students pursuing studies in international relations, politics, economics or history at the University of Manitoba; an essay prize for qualifying students; a prize for student and community newspaper writers; the J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference; and a number of colloquia on Canada in international affairs.

For questions or further information contact:  Dr. Andrea Rounce, Honorary Secretary

 

Full details on press release, here.

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2020 Book Prize

Join us as we celebrate the 2020 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize winning book, The Good Fight: Marcel Cadieux and Canadian Diplomacy (UBC Press), written by Dr. Brendan Kelly. Presented by the J.W. Dafoe Foundation, and hosted by McNally Robinson Booksellers.

McNally Robinson event: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18036/Brendan-Kelly-JW-Dafoe-Book-Prize-Online-Event/

Zoom registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ksSKcJT9TnyuHDzL6CfskA

YouTube stream: https://youtu.be/jyME9tdyncg

https://www.facebook.com/events/806478343519738

Printable poster available here.

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Book prize submissions now being accepted

DEADLINE has been extended this year to January 13, 2021

The John Wesley Dafoe Foundation is once again pleased to solicit submissions for its annual Book Prize. The 2021 Dafoe Book Prize, valued at $10,000.00, will be awarded to a publication with a 2020 imprint “. . . for distinguished writing by Canadians, or authors resident in Canada, that contributes to the understanding of Canada, Canadians, and/or Canada’s place in the world.” Co- or multiple authored books are eligible, but not edited books consisting of chapters from many different authors.

A nominal submission fee of $50 per entry is required. Publishers and individuals are encouraged to submit their entries (four copies for each nominee), with the appropriate submission fee in cheque form payable to the J.W. Dafoe Foundation and forwarded to Dr. Andrea Rounce, Honorary Secretary, The Dafoe Foundation, c/o 635 Oakenwald Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 1M3 by Wednesday January 13th, 2021. Please note that late entries for books published in later November and December will be accepted into the new year, as long as we are advised that they are coming.

Formal announcement of the short list happens in early March 2021, followed by the announcement of the winner in late March. We hope that the Prize will be formally awarded to the author(s) at the Annual J.W. Dafoe Book Prize dinner in late spring.

Full document available here.

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Publicity for The Good Fight, 2020 Book Prize Winner

The Good Fight: Marcel Cadieux & Canadian Diplomacy by Brendan Kelly, winner of the 2020 J. W. Dafoe Book Prize has made the news:

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The Good Fight: Marcel Cadieux and Canadian Diplomacy by Brendan Kelly wins $10,000 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize for 2020.

Brendan Kelly has won the 2020 John Wesley Dafoe Book Prize for The Good Fight: Marcel Cadieux and Canadian Diplomacy published by UBC Press. 

The Prize will be formally awarded at the J.W. Dafoe Foundation’s Book Prize Dinner this fall in Winnipeg.

The J.W. Dafoe Book Prize is awarded to the best book on Canada, Canadians, and/or Canada’s place in the world published in the previous calendar year.

The Prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe, one of the most significant Canadian editors of the 20th century. In his tenure at the Manitoba Free Press, later renamed the Winnipeg Free Press, from 1901-1944, Dafoe was known for his advocacy of western development, free trade, national independence, and the Commonwealth.

The Foundation’s activities also support $10,000 fellowships for MA students pursuing international studies in conflict resolution, economics, history, international relations, law or politics at the University of Manitoba and a number of colloquia on Canada in international affairs.

For questions or further information contact:  Dr. Andrea Rounce, Honorary Secretary by email at andrea.rounce@umanitoba.ca.

Full release available here.

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Five outstanding books are shortlisted for $10,000 John W. Dafoe Book Prize

Five books made the shortlist for the 2020 John W. Dafoe Book Prize from a field of forty excellent entries:

  • Adam Chapnick. Canada on the United Nations Security Council: A Small Power on a Large Stage. UBC Press.
  • Brendan Kelly. The Good Fight: Marcel Cadieux and Canadian Diplomacy. UBC Press.
  • Tina Loo. Moved by the State: Forced Relocation and Making a Good Life in Postwar Canada. UBC Press.
  • Dave Meslin. Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up. Penguin Canada.
  • Aaron Wherry. Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power. Harper Collins Canada.

The winner will be named later this month and will collect the award at the J.W. Dafoe Foundation’s Annual Book Prize Dinner, anticipated to be held in the Fall. The winner will also be invited to give a talk in the Winnipeg community. Details will follow.

The book prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe, one of the most significant Canadian editors of the 20th century. It is one of the richest book awards for exceptional non-fiction about Canada, Canadians, and the Canadian nation in international affairs. In his tenure at the Manitoba Free Press, later renamed the Winnipeg Free Press, from 1901-1944, Dafoe was known for his advocacy of western development, free trade, and national independence. His case for adoption of the Statute of Westminster by Britain in 1931 advanced the severance of formal ties with Empire and created the eight dominions, which became the nucleus of the present 54-nation Commonwealth.

The Foundation’s activities also support $10,000 in fellowships for MA students pursuing studies in international relations, politics, economics or history at the University of Manitoba; the J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference; and a number of colloquia on Canada in international affairs.

For questions or further information contact: Dr. Andrea Rounce, Honorary Secretary at andrea.rounce@umanitoba.ca.

Full media release available here.

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2020 Book Prize Competition Open Now

The John Wesley Dafoe Foundation is once again pleased to solicit submissions for its annual Book Prize. The 2020 Dafoe Book Prize, valued at $10,000.00, will be awarded to a publication with a 2019 imprint “. . . for distinguished writing by Canadians, or authors resident in Canada, that contributes to the understanding of Canada, Canadians, and/or Canada’s place in the world.” Co- or multiple authored books are eligible, but not edited books consisting of chapters from many different authors.

A nominal submission fee of $50 per entry is required. Publishers and individuals are encouraged to submit their entries (in four copies), with the appropriate submission fee in cheque form payable to the J.W. Dafoe Foundation and forwarded to Dr. Andrea Rounce, Honorary Secretary, The Dafoe Foundation, 529 Fletcher Argue Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 5V5, by Friday December 13th, 2019. Please note that late entries for books published in later November and December will be accepted into the new year.

Formal announcement of the short list happens in early March 2020, followed by the announcement of the winner in late March. The Prize will be formally awarded to the author(s) at the Annual J.W. Dafoe Book Prize dinner in late spring.

Full information available on submission invitation, here.

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