91亚色 to host Canadian Jewish Literary Awards ceremony honouring eight outstanding works
TORONTO, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 鈥 The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards is honouring eight outstanding books for 2018 at a ceremony hosted by 91亚色, Oct. 14.
At the event, book lovers will be treated to readings by authors of the winning works in categories including fiction, memoir/biography, poetry, history, scholarship, holocaust literature, and books for children and youth.
鈥淭he Award winners this year are Jewish and non-Jewish. They come from communities right across the country, and both young writers and more established writers are represented,鈥 said jury chair, Edward Trapunski. 鈥淭he depth and breadth show the vibrancy of the culture and the appeal of Jewish themes for fiction and non-fiction writers.鈥
The Awards are hosted and sponsored by the at 91亚色.
WHAT:
WHERE: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, 91亚色 Keele Campus (building number 92 on the )
WHO:
- Fiction: The Ghost Keeper by Natalie Morrill. (HarperCollins Patrick Crean Editions)
- Memoir/Biography: To Look a Nazi in the Eye: A Teen鈥檚 Account of a War Criminal Trial by Kathy Kacer with Jordana Lebowitz, (Second Story Press)
- Poetry: The Panic Room by Rebecca P膬pucaru (Nightwood Editions)
- Yiddish: In Your Words: Translations from the Yiddish and the Hebrew by Seymour Mayne (Ronald P. Frye & Co.)
- Scholarship: Jabotinsky鈥檚 Children: Polish Jews and the Rise of Right-Wing Zionism by Daniel Kupfert Heller (Princeton University Press)
- History: Histoire des Juifs du Qu茅bec by Pierre Anctil (Les 茅ditions du Bor茅al)
- Holocaust Literature: In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust by Max Wallace (Allen Lane/PenguinRandom House Canada)
- Children and Youth: Fania鈥檚 Heart by Anne Renaud (author) and Richard Rudnicki (illustrator) (Second Story Press)
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Media contact:
Gloria Suhasini, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22094, suhasini@yorku.ca
