Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2007) Winner
Anna Porter
アンナ・ポーター
Anna Pōtā
Aliases:
Anna Maria Porter / Anna Szigethy
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Budapest, Hungary
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Zealand → Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Publisher, Writer
- Active Years
- 1969-
- Affiliations
- McClelland & Stewart, Key Porter Books, Doubleday Canada, York University
- Nominations
- Charles Taylor Prize shortlist (2008, Kasztner's Train)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Canterbury | — | Arts | Master of Arts | — | New Zealand |
University of Canterbury
Arts
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
New Zealand
BA and MA degrees
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Order of Canada | — | Officer | Government of Canada | 受章 |
| 2003 | Order of Ontario | — | — | Government of Ontario | 受章 |
| 2007 | Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize | Kasztner's Train | — | Writers' Trust | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing | The Ghosts of Europe | — | — | 受賞 |
Order of Canada
1991
Category:
Officer
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受章
Order of Ontario
2003
Organization:
Government of Ontario
Result:
受章
Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize
2007
Work:
Kasztner's Train
Organization:
Writers' Trust
Result:
受賞
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
2010
Work:
The Ghosts of Europe
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 20 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Kasztner's Train: the true story of an unknown hero of the Holocaust
2007 Non-fictionThe true story of an unknown hero of the Holocaust.
HolocaustHeroism
The Ghosts of Europe: journeys through central Europe's troubled past and uncertain future
2010 Non-fictionJourneys through Central Europe's past and future.
Central European historyPolitics
Bibliography
- Farewell to the 70's: a Canadian salute to a confusing decade (1979)
- Hidden Agenda (1985)
- Mortal Sins (1987)
- The Bookfair Murders (1997)
- The Storyteller: memory, secrets, magic and lies (2000)
- Kasztner's Train: the true story of an unknown hero of the Holocaust (2007)
- The Ghosts of Europe: journeys through central Europe's troubled past and uncertain future (2010)
- Buying a Better World: George Soros and billionaire philanthropy (2015)
- The Appraisal (2017)
- In Other Words: How I Fell in Love with Canada One Book at a Time (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed investigative non-fiction style
- Recurring Motifs
- Central European historyPolitical intrigue
Legacy
Prominent Canadian publisher and author known for non-fiction on Central European history.
Archives
- McMaster University Library, William Ready Division of Archives
Trivia
- Born in Hungary, emigrated to New Zealand in 1956.
- Married to lawyer Julian Porter.