Writing instructor Madeline Sonik nominated for $25,000 Charles Taylor non-fiction prize
Department of Writing instructor Madeline Sonik has been shortlisted for the $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for her 2011 book Afflictions & Departures. This nomination comes on the heels of her inclusion on the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction longlist for the same book. One of only five (coincidentally all-.BC) authors on the Taylor Prize list—alongside Wade Davis, Charlotte Gill, J.J. Lee and Andrew Westoll—Sonik received praise for her “startlingly original” book that “defies all our expectations of memoir . . . droll, tragic and absolutely compelling . . . a visceral portrayal of a family imploding.” The winner will be announced on March 4.
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