Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2017) Winner
James Maskalyk
ジェームズ・マスカライク
Jēmusu Masukaraiku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Alberta, Canada
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Near Edmonton, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- Emergency medicine physician, Author, Editor, DJ, Meditation teacher
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto-Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine, Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Nominations
- Nominated for John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Six Months in Sudan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta | — | Physiology | BSc | — | Canada |
| University of Calgary | — | Medicine | MD | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | Emergency Medicine | — | — | Canada |
University of Alberta
Physiology
Degree:
BSc
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
Canada
Heritage Medical Research Award winner
University of Calgary
Medicine
Degree:
MD
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
Canada
Medical elective in Santiago
University of Toronto
Emergency Medicine
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
Canada
Qualified as emergency specialist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction | Life on the Ground Floor | Nonfiction | Writers' Trust of Canada | Winner |
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
2017
Work:
Life on the Ground Floor
Category:
Nonfiction
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Six Months in Sudan
2009 MemoirAutobiographical memoir of six months working with Médecins Sans Frontières in Abyei, Sudan.
Emergency medicineWar zoneHumanitarian aidEmotional struggles
Life on the Ground Floor
2017 MemoirStories from emergency departments in Canada, Ethiopia, Cambodia, and Bolivia, structured in 26 chapters from A to Z.
Emergency medicineHealthcare worker perspectiveGlobal health
Translations
- Translated into many languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Epistolary styleVivid frontline descriptionsEssayistic
- Recurring Motifs
- Limits of medicineHumanityGlobal inequities
Health
-
Stage 4 cancer2020-Diagnosed during the pandemic while leading meditation sessions.
Legacy
Renowned emergency physician and award-winning nonfiction author who won Canada's largest nonfiction prize. Influential in global health and meditation teaching.
In Popular Culture
- Named one of 2023's 50 Most Influential Torontonians
Trivia
- Highlighted risks of drug interactions with grapefruit
- Previously worked in sawmill, as courier, cleaner, security, and DJ
- Collaborated on addressing healthcare inequities for Indigenous Canadians