Margaret McWilliams Award
2009 Winners

The following are the 2009 winners for Margaret McWilliams Awards, one of the oldest literary awards in Canada, named in honour of writer Margaret McWilliams. Books nominated for this award have been published during the 2009 calendar year. The Manitoba Historical Society congratulates the authors and publishers of all books short-listed in this year’s program.

Awards were presented on Saturday, 29 May 2010 at a ceremony at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site.

Categories:
Scholarly History | Local History | Popular History


Scholarly
History

Negotiating the Numbered Treaties: An Intellectual and Political Biography of Alexander Morris

by Robert J. Talbot
Purich Publishing Ltd.

More information on this book here


Local
History

Between Earth and Sky: Steinbach, the First 50 Years

by Ralph Friesen
The Steinbach Heritage Committee

More information on this book here


Popular
History

Coming of Age: A History of the Jewish People in Manitoba

by Allan Levine
Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada and Heartland Publications

More information on this book here


The Manitoba Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of its
Margaret McWilliams Awards by Friesens Corporation of Altona, Manitoba.

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Posted: 12 May 2010, updated 5 June 2010