A Canadian literary prize is ending for a wonderfully Canadian reason.

The Charles Taylor Foundation, a charity organization that supports Canadian writers, gave a cheery explanation for why a literary prize it’s been co-sponsoring for two decades is coming to an end next year: they accomplished exactly what they’d set out to do. For almost 20 years, the Foundation has been awarding the RBC Taylor Prize for […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-21 18:55:31 UTC ]
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