Last night I attended the Lane Anderson Award dinner where this year's winners were announced. A huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees and sincere thanks to the organizers for inviting me to such a wonderful event.
Here is the press release from last night:
$10,000 Lane Anderson Award Winners
Celebrating the Best Science Writing in Canada
Toronto. 26th September, 2013: The Fitzhenry Family Foundation announced the winners of the 2012 Lane Anderson Award. Finalists and winners were feted at an intimate dinner in Toronto.
The annual Lane Anderson Award, now in its fourth year, honours excellence in Canadian science writing, by highlighting two jury-selected books – one addressed to adult readers, the other written for children and/or middle grade readers. Authors of the winning books each receive $10,000.
There were a total of 20 submissions for this year’s award.
“We established this award because we believe passionately that science writing, and science reporting is vitally important for every Canadian today. Science writing, research, and knowledge impacts the ways in which we live now, the ways our children will live in future, and the ways in which our children’s children will live their lives. As Canadians, we do not pay enough attention to science. We take it for granted. The Lane Anderson Award is dedicated towards removing that indifference, two books at a time. We thank all of the authors and publishers and judges who are helping us pass along this message. It needs to be heard and heeded.”
- Hollister Doll & Sharon Fitzhenry Directors, Fitzhenry Family Foundation
The annual Lane Anderson Award honours two jury-selected books, in the categories of adult and young reader, published in the field of science, and written by a Canadian. The winner in each category receives $10,000.
The 2012 Lane Anderson Prize Winners are:
The Universe Within
by Neil Turok (Anansi)
The most anticipated nonfiction book of the season, this year's Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future. Neil Turok is one of the world’s top physicists and founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS). He is currently the Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea
by Helaine Becker (Kids Can Press)
Based on the idea that knowledge is power, The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea shows how the ocean works and why this immense ecosystem needs our protection. Experiments using everyday materials help explain the scientific concepts. Helaine Becker is a bestselling writer of children’s fiction, nonfiction and verse.
The two juries meet annually to consider all the submissions to the Lane Anderson Award and comprise editors, librarians, and previous Lane Anderson winners.
The Lane Anderson designation honours the maiden names of Robert Fitzhenry’s mother, Margaret Lane, and his wife, Hilda Anderson Fitzhenry. The Fitzhenry Family Foundation is a privately directed Canadian foundation established in 1987 by Canadian publisher Robert I. Fitzhenry (1918-2008). The Lane Anderson Award is administered by Christopher Alam, a partner at the law firm of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP.
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The complete list of nominees is at my initial post.
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We would welcome your attendance at this year's Lane Anderson Award Ceremony. It is September 15, 6:30-8:30 at the George Brown House here in Toronto.
Would like very much to meet you again
Good wishes,
Sharon Fitzhenry
Hi Sharon. Thanks for the invitation. I'll definitely be there.