Naomi Klein, Kathleen Winter on short list for Hilary Weston non-fiction prize

TORONTO – Social activist Naomi Klein and novelist Kathleen Winter are among the finalists for this year’s Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

The two were among five shortlisted authors for the $60,000 prize announced by the Writers’ Trust of Canada on Wednesday.

Klein, a Montreal native who has gained international acclaim for her books “No Logo” and “The Shock Doctrine,” is a finalist for “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate” (Knopf Canada).

And Newfoundland-raised Winter, a former Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist, is nominated for “Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage” (House of Anansi Press).

Other finalists include broadcast journalist Paula Todd for “Extreme Mean: Trolls, Bullies, and Predators Online” (Signal).

The short list is rounded out by Charles Taylor Prize winner Charles Montgomery for “Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design” (Doubleday Canada) and journalist Susan Delacourt for “Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them” (Douglas & McIntyre).

Jury members Charles Foran, Priscila Uppal and Merrily Weisbord chose the finalists from 92 titles submitted by 42 publishers.

CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge and filmmaker Deepa Mehta will now join the existing jury to help select the winner, who will be announced on Oct. 14 in Toronto.

Each finalist will receive $5,000.