2010 Book Awards Begin This Tuesday in Toronto - Charles Taylor Prize to
announce Shortlist

Media Conference: 10:00 am sharp Tuesday, January 5th

TORONTO , Jan. 3 /CNW/ -

    
    WHAT:     Announcement of the finalists for 9th annual Charles Taylor
              Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

    WHEN:     Tuesday, January 5, 2010
              Announcement: 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

    WHERE:    LE MERIDIEN KING EDWARD HOTEL
              Consort Bar, Main Floor, 37 King St. East, Toronto
              (Parking: East of King Edward Hotel on Leader Lane)

    WHO:      Noreen Taylor, Chair, The Charles Taylor Foundation
              Prize Juror Andrew Cohen
              Prize Trustee & author Dr. David Staines
              Canadian book publishers and editors

    WHY:      The Charles Taylor Prize is the country's most prestigious
              non-fiction award. Since 2000, the Prize has been a major
              driving force behind the recognition and growth of Canadian
              non-fiction.
    

Now in its 9th year, the privately-funded prize celebrates Canada's literary voices, recognizing the exceptional authors and journalists who captivate us with their stories, insights, and writing style.

More than 125 submissions are competing for a place on the 2010 Shortlist. Originally awarded every two years, since 2005 the Prize has been awarded annually to a Canadian author whose book best demonstrates a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style, and a subtlety of thought and perception.

The Prize commemorates the late Charles Taylor , one of Canada's foremost essayists, a foreign correspondent and a prominent member of the Canadian literary community whose dream was to raise the public profile of literary non-fiction.

The Prize consists of $25,000 for the winning author and $2,000 for each runner-up with promotional support for each shortlisted title.

The winner of the 2010 Prize will be announced at a Gala Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Monday, February 8th . The Prize is presented by the Charles Taylor Foundation with generous support from Bravo!, Ben McNally Books, CTV, CNW Group, Event Source, Windfield Farms Limited, Le Meridien King Edward Hotel , The Globe and Mail, and Quill & Quire. For more information: www.thecharlestaylorprize.ca.

For further information: Media are requested to confirm their attendance with Stephen Weir & Associates: Stephen Weir: [phone], cell: [phone], [email protected]; Linda Crane: [phone], cell: [phone], [email protected]