M.G. Vassanji wins $50,000 prize from Canada Council for the Arts
OTTAWA – Renowned Toronto writer M.G. Vassanji has won a $50,000 Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize.
The two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner is one of two recipients of this year’s prize, which is awarded annually to one person in the arts and one in the social sciences and humanities.
The other winner was Ottawa University’s Prof. Constance Backhouse.
They were among several winners of summer prizes from the Council announced on Thursday.
The $15,000 Victor Martyn Lynch Staunton Award went to seven mid-career artists, including writer Herve Desbois, dance artist Ame Henderson and musician John Korsrud.
The other winners of that award were multidisciplinary artist Mathieu Latulippe, Old Trout Puppet Workshop co-founder Judd Palmer, writer M. NourbeSe Philip, and videographer Myriam Yates.
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Full list of winners: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/council/blog/2015/06/summer-prizes
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