TORONTO — Writers from Toronto, Montreal and the UK will compete for the 2015 RBC Taylor Prize.
Finalists for this year’s prize, which honours the best in Canadian non-fiction, are They Left Us Everything from Toronto’s Plum Johnson; And Home Was Kariakoo: A Memoir of East Africa by M.G. Vassanji of Toronto; One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada’s Tragedy at Dieppe by Montreal’s David O’Keefe; Boundless by Kathleen Winter of Montreal; and The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in our Times by Barbara Taylor for London, England.
“These five books represent not only the finest non-fiction written in Canada today but also represent the topics that Canadians find interesting,” said Prize founder Noreen Taylor, in a release.
“Taken collectively, they present a fascinating glimpse of the lens we look through when we view ourselves, our history, and the world beyond our borders.”
The five authors will take part in a round table discussion at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 26 and the winner will be announced March 2 at a gala at the King Edward Hotel.
The winner receives $25,000 and a crystal trophy. Runners-up each receive $2,000.
Last year’s winner was Thomas King for The Inconvenient Indian.
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