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Cundill Prize announces jury, receives record number of submissions

The Cundill History Prize, the annual international English-langauge literary award administered by Montreal's McGill University, has announced the judges for its 10th edition – a year that also sees the prize relaunching and rebranding. British-American historian and ... Read More »

July 10, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Thomas W. Laqueur wins lucrative Cundill Prize

By Sue Carter

American historian Thomas W. Laqueur won the Cundill Prize in historical literature for his book The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains (Princeton University Press) on Nov. 17. The $75,000 (U.S.) award, ... Read More »

November 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: McGill names Cundill Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

McGill University's faculty of arts has announced the shortlist for this year's Cundill Prize in Historical Literature‚ the world's more lucrative international literary prize for the genre. UBC Republic of China chair Timothy Brook‚ Oxford ... Read More »

October 11, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Cundill Prize longlist

By Becky Robertson

The six authors longlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature‚ the world's richest international award for a non-fiction title‚ have been revealed. A panel of judges including UBC Republic of China chair Timothy Brook‚ ... Read More »

September 20, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Susan Pedersen wins 2015 Cundill Prize

By Becky Robertson

Historian and Columbia University history professor Susan Pedersen was named winner of the 2015 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature at McGill on Nov. 3 for her fifth book, The Guardians: The League of Nations and ... Read More »

November 3, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

2015 Cundill Prize in historical literature shortlist announced

By Becky Robertson

Professor Hudson Meadwell, interim dean of McGill University’s faculty of arts, has announced the shortlist for the 2015 Cundill Prize in historical literature. The prize recognizes excellent titles of the genre published the year prior ... Read More »

September 23, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Cundill Prize in Historical Literature finalists revealed

By Becky Robertson

Christopher Manfredi, dean of McGill University's Faculty of Arts, announced the finalists for the seventh annual Cundill Prize in Historical Literature yesterday. The prize is administered with the help of the McGill Institute for the ... Read More »

October 21, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

$75,000 Cundill Prize for Historical Literature shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

McGill University's Faculty of Arts has announced the six shortlisted books for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, the world's richest prize for historical non-fiction writing. The shortlist was elected from 116 international books in ... Read More »

September 26, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Stephen Platt wins 2012 Cundill Prize in History at McGill

By Safa Jinje

Stephen Platt has won the Cundill Prize in History at McGill University for Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, The West, And the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War (Knopf). The $75,000 award, which is ... Read More »

December 3, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Cundill Prize

Cundill Prize announces jury, receives record number of submissions

Thomas W. Laqueur wins lucrative Cundill Prize

Awards: McGill names Cundill Prize finalists

Awards: Cundill Prize longlist

Susan Pedersen wins 2015 Cundill Prize

2015 Cundill Prize in historical literature shortlist announced

Cundill Prize in Historical Literature finalists revealed

$75,000 Cundill Prize for Historical Literature shortlist announced

Stephen Platt wins 2012 Cundill Prize in History at McGill

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