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Edition 44 (2008) Winner
John Ibbitson
ジョン・イビトソン
Jon Ibbitson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955 （Gravenhurst, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Gravenhurst, Ontario → Toronto, Ontario → Ottawa → Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, novelist, playwright
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- The Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen
- Nominations
- Trillium Book Award (The Night Hazel Came to Town), City of Toronto Book Award (The Night Hazel Came to Town), Governor General's Award (1812), National Newspaper Award
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | Faculty of Arts | English | B.A. | 1970年代 | Canada |
| University of Western Ontario | — | Journalism | M.A. | 1987-1988 | Canada |
University of Toronto
Faculty of Arts
/ English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1970年代
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Canada
University of Western Ontario
Journalism
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1987-1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature | The Landing | young people's literature — text | Government of Canada | winner |
| 2016 | Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing | Stephen Harper | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | winner |
Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
2008
Work:
The Landing
Category:
young people's literature — text
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
winner
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
2016
Work:
Stephen Harper
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 20 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Landing
2008 Children's literatureA story of a boy in a small Ontario town on the eve of World War I.
warfriendshipcoming of age
1812: Jeremy's War
1991 Historical fictionStephen Harper
2015 Non-fictionBiography of Canada's 22nd Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
politicsCanadian politics
The Big Shift
2013 Non-fictionThe seismic change in Canadian politics, business, and culture.
political shiftdemographics
Bibliography
- Promised Land: Inside the Mike Harris Revolution (1997)
- Loyal No More: Ontario's Struggle for a Separate Destiny (2001)
- The Polite Revolution: Perfecting the Canadian Dream (2005)
- Open & Shut: Why America Has Barack Obama and Canada Has Stephen Harper (2009)
- The Big Shift (2013)
- Stephen Harper (2015)
- Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline (2019)
- The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada (2023)
- Jeremy's War: 1812 (1991)
- The Night Hazel Came to Town (1993)
- The Landing (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear political analysisnarrative non-fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Canadian politicshistorical change
Legacy
Renowned Canadian political journalist and author of children's literature. Chief political writer for The Globe and Mail.
Trivia
- Married to Grant Burke
- Gay writer