Prof. Norman Hillmer has been shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for his book O.D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition.
The book, released in late-2015, delves into the legacy of O.D. Skelton, the widely regarded architect of the Canadian foreign service and longtime Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs.
Now in its sixteenth year, the prize is awarded annually for a book of literary nonfiction that captures a political subject of relevance to Canadian readers and has the potential to shape or influence thinking on Canadian political life. The winning work combines compelling new insights with depth of research and is of significant literary merit. The prize particularly values books which provide the general reader with an informed, unique perspective on the practice of Canadian politics, its players or its principles. The winner of the prize, awarded by the Writers Trust of Canada, will be announced on April 20, 2016 at Politics and the Pen, a celebration of Canadian political and literary culture held at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
More details can be found on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences announcement.
