It was during a special broadcast ofThere will always be culturerecorded live during the Montreal Book Fair, that the name of the winner of the - Caroline-Dawson Prize was revealed.
Thus, it is Magalie Lefebvre Jean who wins the prize for her essay Neither Like My Mother, Nor Like My Father: Chronicle of a Fierce Biracial Womanpublished by Hurlantes éditrices. The author presents racial ambiguities through four women’s testimonies, while offering possible solutions. Magalie Lefebvre Jean will receive a $2,000 scholarship and will have the pleasure of participating in the jury for the - Story Prize as well as the second edition of the Caroline-Dawson Prize. His book will also be recorded on the OHdio platform.
The jury, composed of Kev Lambert, Gabriella Kinté Garbeau and Jennifer Bélanger, unanimously chose the book by Magalie Lefebvre Jean. The other finalists were Léa Murat-Ingles for The rhythms of dustAnya Nousri for They looked at meMichael Gouveia pour The heir and Cyndy Wylde for Rebellious emergence.
The - Caroline-Dawson Prize is an initiative of journalist, host and author Émilie Perreault, at the helm of the show There will always be cultureto pay tribute to Caroline Dawson, who died last spring from cancer. It aims to reward a novel or essay written by an emerging French-speaking Canadian from a diverse background.
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