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Ian Brown Wins the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize

Submitted by clelia on February 9, 2010 - 12:34pm
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Ian Brown Wins the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize

At a ceremony in Toronto yesterday, Ian Brown was named the winner of the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for his book The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Search For His Disabled Son (Random House Canada). He received $25,000 and an award designed by graphic designer Peter Enneson and Created by Cascade Crystal. Each of the remaining prize finalists received a $2,000 honorarium. For details, go to http://www.thecharlestaylorprize.ca/2010/winner_10.asp

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