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Lionel Gelber Prize
| Lionel Gelber Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "the world’s best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues." |
| Presented by | Lionel Gelber Prize Board |
| Reward(s) | CA$50,000 |
| First awarded | 1990 |
The Lionel Gelber Prize[1] is a literary award for English non-fiction books on foreign policy. Founded in 1989 by Canadian diplomat Lionel Gelber, the prize honors "the world’s best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues."[2] A prize of CA$50,000 is awarded to the winner. The award is presented annually by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.
Recipients are judged by an international jury of experts. In 1999, The Economist called the award "the world's most important award for non-fiction".[3] Past winners have included Lawrence Wright, Jonathan Spence, David McCullough, Kanan Makiya, Michael Ignatieff, Eric Hobsbawm, Robert Kinloch Massie, Adam Hochschild (a two-time winner), Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, Walter Russell Mead, Chrystia Freeland, and Steve Coll.
- ^ "The Lionel Gelber Prize | The Munk School". munkschool.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "About the Prize". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "The devil inside". The Economist. September 9, 1999. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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