Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize

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The Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by Nereus Financial and the Writers' Trust of Canada, for the best work of non-fiction by a Canadian writer. The award's original corporate sponsor was Viacom. Pearson Canada took over the award in 1999, and Nereus became the sponsor in 2006.

The winner receives a prize of $15,000, and all finalists receive $2,000.

[edit] Winners

  • 1997 - Ernest Hillen, Small Mercies: A Boy After War
  • 1998 - Rudy Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson, Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman
  • 1999 - Modris Eksteins, Walking Since Daybreak: A Story of Eastern Europe, World War II and the Heart of our Century
  • 2000 - Erna Paris, Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History
  • 2001 - Clark Blaise, Time Lord
  • 2002 - Jake MacDonald, Houseboat Chronicles: Notes from a Life in Shield Country
  • 2003 - Brian Fawcett, Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown
  • 2004 - Elaine Dewar, The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras, and Quests for Immortality
  • 2005 - John Vaillant, The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed
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