Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize

Deadline: July 31 and November 1 annually. Please visit Writers' Trust site for details.

Eligibility: Eligible work must be a biography, autobiography, or personal memoir. Submissions must be first-edition trade books written in English by Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Translations are only accepted in the year the translation was published, and the award is divided 75% to the author and 25% to the translator.

Value: $10,000 Prize finalists will be announced in mid-February and the winner announced at the Great Literary Awards event in early March.

Sponsor: Claire Drainie Taylor & Nathan A. Taylor

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Description: The Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize was created in 1998 in the name of two men who made significant contributions to culture and entertainment in Canada. Taylor is the founder of Cineplex, and Drainie was one of Canada's first generation of actors. These two outstanding citizens are linked through writer and actor Claire Drainie Taylor, who was married to John from 1942 until his death in 1966, and subsequently married Nat Taylor.

Further Details: All Canadian-based publishers may submit two books. Six copies of each title are required, as well as two copies each of a press-kit with the author's bio and an entry form. Please visit Writers' Trust site for details.

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