Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
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Edition 4 (2002) Winner
Jack Batten
ジャック・バテン
Jakku Batten
Aliases:
Jack Hubert Batten
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-01-23 （Montreal）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Montreal → Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- writer, broadcaster, lawyer, editor
- Active Years
- 1954-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto Schools | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| Victoria College, University of Toronto | — | Philosophy and History | BA | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto Faculty of Law | Law | Law | 法学学位 | — | Canada |
University of Toronto Schools
Country:
Canada
Attended high school
Victoria College, University of Toronto
Philosophy and History
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Canada
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Law
/ Law
Degree:
法学学位
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Canada
Called to the bar in 1959
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Arbor Award | — | — | University of Toronto | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Silver National Magazine Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Gold National Magazine Award, Arts and Entertainment Category | — | 芸術・エンターテイメント | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Norma Fleck Award | The Man Who Ran Faster than Everyone | 最優秀児童ノンフィクション | Canadian Children's Book Centre | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Distinguished Alumnus Award | — | — | Victoria College, University of Toronto | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Derrick Murdoch Award | — | — | Crime Writers of Canada | 受賞 |
Arbor Award
1993
Organization:
University of Toronto
Result:
受賞
Silver National Magazine Award
1997
Result:
受賞
Gold National Magazine Award, Arts and Entertainment Category
1999
Category:
芸術・エンターテイメント
Result:
受賞
Norma Fleck Award
2002
Work:
The Man Who Ran Faster than Everyone
Category:
最優秀児童ノンフィクション
Organization:
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Result:
受賞
Distinguished Alumnus Award
2003
Organization:
Victoria College, University of Toronto
Result:
受賞
Derrick Murdoch Award
2023
Organization:
Crime Writers of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Man Who Ran Faster than Everyone: The Biography of Tom Longboat
2002 biographyBiography of Tom Longboat, legendary Canadian long-distance runner of Onondaga heritage.
sportsIndigenous cultureCanadian history
Crang Plays the Ace
1987 crime fictionFirst novel in the Crang mystery series featuring criminal lawyer Crang.
lawcrime investigationToronto
Oscar Peterson
2012 biographyBiography of jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
jazzmusicCanadian culture
Honest Ed's Story: The Crazy Rags to Riches Story of Ed Mirvish
1972 biographyBiography of Toronto businessman Ed Mirvish's rags-to-riches story.
businesstheaterCanada
Bibliography
- The Inside Story of Conn Smythe's Hockey Dynasty (1969)
- Honest Ed's Story: The Crazy Rags to Riches Story of Ed Mirvish (1972)
- The Leafs in Autumn (1975)
- Lawyers (1980)
- In Court (1982)
- Robinette: The Dean of Canadian Lawyers (1984)
- On Trial (1986)
- Judges (1987)
- Mind over Murder, DNA and other Forensic Adventures (1995)
- Hoopla: Inside the Toronto Raptors' First Season (1996)
- The Man Who Ran Faster than Everyone: The Biography of Tom Longboat (2002)
- The Annex: The Story of a Toronto Neighbourhood (2004)
- Silent in an Evil Time: The Brave War of Edith Cavell (2007)
- Oscar Peterson (2012)
- Ross Mackay, The Saga of a Brilliant Criminal Lawyer (2020)
- Tie-Breaker (1984)
- Crang Plays the Ace (1987)
- Straight No Chaser (1988)
- Riviera Blues (1990)
- Blood Count (1991)
- Take Five (2013)
- Keeper of the Flame (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- journalistic styleaccessible and engaging proseresearch-based detail
- Recurring Motifs
- Canadian legal systemcrime and justicesports and cultural heroes
Legacy
Prolific Canadian writer and broadcaster with over 40 fiction and non-fiction books. Winner of book and magazine awards, known for the Crang crime novel series and biographies. Long-time Toronto resident and contributor to Canadian literature.
Archives
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
Trivia
- Married to gardening writer and consultant Marjorie Harris.
- Previously married to Jane Bradshaw; has two children, Brad and Sarah.
- Reviewed jazz for The Globe and Mail in the 1970s and crime novels for Toronto Star from 1998 to 2017.