The Gordon Montador Award was a Canadian literary award, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to honour non-fiction writing on social issues."First Montador Award". Financial Post, September 28, 1992. Created in 1991 in memory of book editor and publisher Gordon Montador,"Award announced". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 1991. the award was presented until 1999, when it was superseded by a reorganization of the Writers' Trust Awards. The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, presented for the first time in 2000, encompassed much of the same subject area;Kate Jaimet, "Spirit of Shaughnessy Cohen lives on at literary dinner on Hill". Ottawa Citizen, May 4, 2000. although the Cohen award was never formally stated by the organization to be an official replacement for the Montador award, no new winner was ever announced for the Montador award after the Cohen award was introduced.
Winners and nominees YearAuthorTitleResultRef. 1993 Ronald Wright Stolen Continents Winner "Stolen Continents honored with Gordon Montador Award". Ottawa Citizen, April 23, 1993. Doris Anderson The Unfinished Revolution Shortlist "Book awards finalists announced". The Globe and Mail, April 14, 1993. Pat Capponi Upstairs at the Crazy House Mordecai Richler Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! Rupert Ross Dancing with a Ghost Marlene Webber Food for Thought 1994 Michael Ignatieff Blood and Belonging, Journeys into the New Nationalism Winner "Ignatieff named non-fiction winner for work examining nationalist issues". Montreal Gazette, May 19, 1994. Brian Maracle Crazywater: Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery Shortlist "Books nominated". Toronto Star, May 3, 1994. Andrew Nikiforuk School's Out: The Catastrophe in Public Education and What We Can Do About It Boyce Richardson People of Terra Nullius, Betrayal and Rebirth in Aboriginal Canada Lindalee Tracey On the Edge: A Journey into the Heart of Canada 1995 Neil Bissoondath Selling Illusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism in Canada Winner "Debated book wins Montador". Halifax Daily News, May 5, 1995. Maude Barlow, Heather-jane Robertson Class Warfare: The Assault on Canada's Schools Shortlist Christopher Harris, "Montador nominees". The Globe and Mail, April 10, 1995. James Cote, Anton L. Allahar Generation on Hold: Coming of Age in the Late Twentieth Century John MacLachlan Gray Lost in North America: The Imaginary Canadian in the American Dream Judy Steed Our Little Secret: Confronting Child Sexual Abuse in Canada 1996 John Ralston Saul The Unconscious Civilization Winner "Writer Saul wins". Montreal Gazette, May 9, 1996. Richard Gwyn Nationalism Without Walls Shortlist "Ottawa author's book among six finalists for prestigious award". Ottawa Citizen, April 18, 1996. Linda McQuaig Shooting the Hippo Patricia Monture-Angus Thunder in My Soul: A Mohawk Woman Speaks Vic Parsons Bad Blood: The Tragedy of the Canadian Tainted Blood Scandal 1997 Cecil Foster A Place Called Heaven: The Meaning of Being Black in Canada Winner "A Place Called Heaven earns social-issues book prize". Halifax Daily News, May 30, 1997. Mark Kingwell Dreams of Millennium Shortlist "Globe writer on shortlist for Montador award". The Globe and Mail, May 17, 1997. Brian Maracle Back on the Rez Rupert Ross Returning to the Teachings Jan Wong Red China Blues 1998 John Ralston Saul Reflections of a Siamese Twin: Canada at the End of the Twentieth Century Winner "Montador award winners named". North Bay Nugget, May 27, 1999. No shortlists were released in these years; both winners were announced concurrently in 1999. 1999 Jean Vanier Becoming Human Winner
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