Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2001) Winner
Taras Grescoe
タラス・グレスコー
Taras Grescoe
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966 （Toronto, Canada）
- Nationality
- カナダ, カナダ人
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Toronto, Canada (birth) → Vancouver, Canada (grew up) → Paris, France (1990-1994) → Montreal, Canada → Outremont, Quebec
Career
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, travel journalist, professor of Creative Writing
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- Concordia University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of British Columbia | — | English literature | — | — | Canada |
University of British Columbia
English literature
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction | Sacré Blues | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | Winner |
| 2000 | McAuslan First Book Prize | Sacré Blues | — | — | Winner |
| 2001 | Edna Staebler Award | Sacré Blues | Creative Non-Fiction | — | Winner |
| 2008 | Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction | Bottomfeeder | — | — | Winner |
| 2009 | IACP Award for Literary Food Writing | Bottomfeeder | — | International Association of Culinary Professionals | Winner |
Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction
2000
Work:
Sacré Blues
Organization:
Quebec Writers' Federation
Result:
Winner
McAuslan First Book Prize
2000
Work:
Sacré Blues
Result:
Winner
Edna Staebler Award
2001
Work:
Sacré Blues
Category:
Creative Non-Fiction
Result:
Winner
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
2008
Work:
Bottomfeeder
Result:
Winner
IACP Award for Literary Food Writing
2009
Work:
Bottomfeeder
Organization:
International Association of Culinary Professionals
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Sacré Blues
2000 Non-fictionAn Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec
Quebec culture
Translations
- German, French, Chinese, Japanese
Bibliography
- Sacré Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec (2000)
- The End of Elsewhere: Travels Among the Tourists (2003)
- The Devil's Picnic: Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden Fruit (2005)
- Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood (2008)
- Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile (2012)
- Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue in a Doomed World (2016)
- Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini's Rome (2019)
- The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past (2023)
Translations of Works
- Translated into German, French, Chinese, and Japanese
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Travel writingJournalistic
- Recurring Motifs
- FoodUrbanismSustainability
Legacy
Canadian non-fiction writer acclaimed for works on travel, food, and urbanism, winner of multiple literary prizes including Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize. Professor at Concordia University.
Archives
- Concordia University