Shortlist for the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize is Announced

TORONTO, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, LONDON, KYIV, Ukraine, Aug. 27, 2024 /CNW/ - The Peterson Literary Fund at BCU Foundation has announced six books shortlisted for the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize for nonfiction. The biennial international prize recognizes the best nonfiction books, written in English or Ukrainian, that promote a better understanding of Ukraine-related topics relevant to a global audience.

Six books that promote a better understanding of Ukraine are vying for the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize for nonfiction

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Authors shortlisted as finalists for the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize for nonfiction. (CNW Group/Peterson Literary Fund)

The Peterson Literary Prize is valued at $30,000 CAD. The winning author will receive a prize of $25,000 and an additional $5,000 will be awarded to the book's publisher. Shortlisted finalists will each receive $5,000 CAD.

The winner will be announced at the Peterson Literary Fund's annual awards ceremony and dinner on November 30, 2024, in Toronto.

According to Lisa Shymko, Jury Chair, "As a result of Russia's brutal and unprovoked war on Ukraine, we have seen an unprecedented number of outstanding books published on topics related to Ukraine, its resistance, and its place on the global stage. Consistent with our founding benefactor's vision, the Jury has chosen books that dismantle Russian colonial narratives and also meet the diverse tastes of an international audience of readers."

The shortlist was selected by the 2024 Peterson Literary Fund Jury: Lisa Shymko (Jury Chair), Nadia Gereliouk (Toronto), Askold Krushelnycky (London-Washington-Kyiv), Alexander Motyl (New York), and Marko R. Stech (Toronto).

2024 Peterson Literary Prize Shortlist of Finalists:

• Invasion: Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival
  Author: Luke Harding
  Publisher: Faber & Faber (UK) & Penguin Random House (USA) Language: English
• Bakhmut [Бахмут]
  Author: Myroslav Laiuk
  Publisher: Ukraīner Publishing House (Ukraine) Language: Ukrainian
• De-occupation. Stories of Ukrainian resistance. 2022 [Деокупація. Історії опору українців. 2022]
  Author: Bohdan Logvynenko
  Publisher: Ukraīner Publishing House (Ukraine) Language: Ukrainian
• Killer in the Kremlin
  Author: John Sweeney
  Publisher: Penguin Random House (UK) Language: English
• Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence
  Author: Yaroslav Trofimov
  Publisher: Penguin Random House (USA) Language: English
• War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
  Author: Mikhail Zygar
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster (USA) Language: English

About the Peterson Literary Fund:

The Peterson Literary Fund was established by Canadian philanthropist Stanley Peterson, whose generosity and far-sighted vision created a literary fund with Ukrainian roots and a global reach. The Peterson Literary Fund operates under the auspices of the Toronto-based BCU Foundation.

Launched in 2021, the fund oversees an international literary prize, several translated book awards, as well as grants for writers, translators, and publishers. In accordance with the wishes of the Peterson Literary Fund's late benefactor, the fund is managed by Canadian political scientist Lisa Shymko, who also serves as Jury Chair.

Prize winners are announced at the fund's year-end awards ceremony held annually in Toronto.

Click to watch last year's awards gala keynote speaker, author and journalist Anne Applebaum.    

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For more information about the fund, visit PetersonLiteraryFund.com  

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