Shortlist for the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize is Announced
August 27, 2024
TORONTO, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, LONDON, KYIV. The Peterson Literary Fund at BCU Foundation has announced six books shortlisted for the 2024 Peterson Literary Prize for nonfiction. The biennial international prize recognizes the best nonfiction books, written in English or Ukrainian, that promote a better understanding of Ukraine-related topics relevant to a global audience. The Peterson Literary Prize is valued at $30,000 CAD. The winning author will receive a prize of $25,000 and an additional $5,000 will be awarded to the book’s publisher. Shortlisted finalists will each receive $5,000 CAD. The winner will be announced at the Peterson Literary Fund’s annual awards ceremony and dinner on November 30, 2024, in Toronto.According to Lisa Shymko, Jury Chair, “As a result of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war on Ukraine, we have seen an unprecedented number of outstanding books published on topics related to Ukraine, its resistance, and its place on the global stage. Consistent with our founding benefactor’s vision, the Jury has chosen books that dismantle Russian imperialist narratives and also meet the diverse tastes of an international audience of readers.” The shortlist was selected by the 2024 Peterson Literary Fund Jury: Lisa Shymko (Jury Chair), Nadia Gereliouk (Toronto), Askold Krushelnycky (London-Washington-Kyiv), Alexander Motyl (New York), and Marko R. Stech (Toronto). 2024 Peterson Literary Prize Shortlist of Finalists:
Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival
Author: Luke Harding
Publisher: Faber & Faber (UK) Language: English
Bakhmut [Бахмут]
Author: Myroslav Laiuk
Publisher: Ukraīner Publishing House (Ukraine) Language: Ukrainian
De-occupation. Stories of Ukrainian resistance. 2022
[Деокупація. Історії опору українців. 2022]
Author: Bohdan Logvynenko
Publisher: Ukraīner Publishing House (Ukraine) Language: Ukrainian
Killer in the Kremlin
Author: John Sweeney
Publisher: Bantam Press (UK)
Language: English
Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence
Author: Yaroslav Trofimov
Publisher: Penguin Press (USA)
Language: English
War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Author: Mikhail Zygar
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (USA)
Language: English
About the Peterson Literary Fund:
The Peterson Literary Fund was established by Canadian philanthropist Stanley Peterson, whose generosity and far-sighted vision created a literary fund with Ukrainian roots and a global reach. The Peterson Literary Fund operates under the auspices of the Toronto-based BCU Foundation. Launched in 2021, the fund oversees an international literary prize, several translated book awards, as well as grants for writers, translators, and publishers. In accordance with the wishes of the Peterson Literary Fund’s late benefactor, the fund is managed by Canadian political scientist Lisa Shymko, who also serves as Jury Chair.Prize winners are announced at the fund’s year-end awards ceremony held annually in Toronto.Click to watch last year’s awards gala keynote speaker, author and journalist Anne Applebaum. Subscribe to the Peterson Literary Fund’s new YouTube channel.For more information about the fund, visit PetersonLiteraryFund.com For media inquiries, contact the Peterson Literary Fund office: Tel. (416) 763-7005, office@petersonliteraryfund.com