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McGill-Queen’s University Press wins Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History

McGill-Queen’s University Press is the recipient of the 2013 Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History. Sponsored by the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University, the $10,000 prize recognizes publishers that have “excelled at publishing and promoting innovative writing in Canadian history,” according to a press release.

The prize money is awarded on the condition that funds are used to support the publication of books on Canadian history. As such, MQUP has committed to applying the prize money toward the publication of Law and Life at Red River by University of Manitoba distinguished professor emeritus Dale Gibson. The scholarly title, due out in 2015, will examine the establishment, development, and legal history of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s headquarters.

In the announcement, the Wilson Institute notes the “astonishing range” of Canadian history books published by MQUP, including titles focusing on “military, social, intellectual, political, gender studies, geography, art, exploration, indigenous studies, religion, and colonial history.”

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Wilfrid Laurier, Toronto, McGill-Queen’s university presses recognized at Canada Awards

Authors published with Wilfrid Laurier University Press, University of Toronto Press, and McGill-Queen’s University Press are among the recipients of the 2012 Canada Awards.

The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences presented the annual prizes, which recognize the best English- and French-language scholarly works published through the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program, at a ceremony in Montreal last week. Each winning author was awarded $2,500.

The winners, described by CFHSS president Graham Carr as “valuable contributions to the body of knowledge about Canada,” are:

Social Sciences
Veronica Strong-Boag, Fostering Nation? Canada Confronts Its History of Childhood Disadvantage (WLUP)
Michel Ducharme, Le concept de liberté au Canada à l’époque des Révolutions atlantiques, 1776–1838 (MQUP)

Humanities
Susan R. Fisher, Boys and Girls in No Man’s Land: English-Canadian Children and the First World War (UPT)
Louise Vigneault, Espace artistique et modèle pionnier: Tom Thomson et Jean-Paul Riopelle (Hurtubise)

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Priscila Uppal talks with fans about her memoir, Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother

Guests wait in line to have their copies of Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother signed

Priscila Uppal signs a copy of Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother for a fan

Priscila Uppal talks about how her play, 6 Essential Questions, deals with her experience in Brazil differently than her memoir.

Priscila Uppal laughs with avid reader and Literary Events Committee member Patti Thorlakson

Priscila Uppal holds up a copy of her memoir, Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother, which was nominated for the 2013 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Priscila Uppal's Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother, nominated for the 2013 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Priscila Uppal poses with some fans

Priscila Uppal signs a copy of Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother for a fan

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