Lionel Gelber Prize
Awarded for"the world’s best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues."
Presented byLionel Gelber Prize Board
Reward(s)CA$50,000
First awarded1990

The Lionel Gelber Prize is a literary award for English non-fiction books on foreign policy. Founded in 1989 by Canadian diplomat Lionel Gelber, the prize awards "the world’s best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues."[1] A prize of CA$50,000 is awarded to the winner. The award is presented annually by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

Recipients are judged by an international jury panel of experts. The award has been described by The Economist as "the world's most important award for non-fiction". Past winners have included Lawrence Wright, Jonathan Spence, David McCullough, Kanan Makiya, Michael Ignatieff, Eric Hobsbawm, Robert Kinloch Massie, Adam Hochschild (two time winner), Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, Walter Russell Mead, Chrystia Freeland, and Steve Coll.

Lionel Gelber

Lionel Gelber was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University when he wrote the book The Rise of Anglo-American Friendship: a Study of World Politics 1898 to 1906 in 1938. [2] This book was an example of the type of scholarship he excelled in as It examined the “rise of American global power, with all the risk, hope and complexity such a geopolitical shift entailed at the beginning of the 20th Century.”[3] He followed this work with Peace by Power: The Plain Man’s Guide to the Key Issues of the War and the Post-War World.in 1942 and America in Britain’s Place in 1961.[4]

50 years later, the Lionel Gelber prize was created, celebrating the best non-fiction books that focused on global issues and relations.[5] Hailed as “the world’s most important award for non-fiction” by The Economist, his prize celebrates and highlights important work being done in his field. As of 2023, the prize is now worth $50,000 dollars.[6]

During his 82 years, this author, scholar, historian, and diplomat wrote eight books and countless articles on foreign relations.[7] His drive, “formal attire, and his stately manners made him a formidable personality in a family of accomplished individuals.”[8] Lionel studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto before winning the Rhodes scholarship and began his studies at Balliol College at Oxford.[9] Through his contributions to global affairs, his reputation as “original thinker and a scholar passionately devoted to world issues,” the Lionel Gelber Prize honors a great man who knew of the importance of international relations and providing fellow scholars an audience for their work.[10]

List of award winners

References

  1. ↑ "About the Prize". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  9. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  10. ↑ "Bibliography". The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  11. ↑ "HONORS". 3 March 2005 – via washingtonpost.com.
  12. ↑ "The Generalissimo — Jay Taylor - Harvard University Press".
  13. ↑ Medley, Mark (March 1, 2011). "Shelagh D. Grant wins Lionel Gelber Prize for Polar Imperative". National Post. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Vogel wins Gelber Prize for book". The Harvard Gazette. 27 February 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Book examining China's transformation wins $15,000 Lionel Gelber Prize". National Post. February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  16. ↑ Stuster, J. Dana (March 25, 2013). "The 2013 Gelber Prize winner: Chrystia Freeland's 'Plutocrats'". Foreign Policy. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ Medley, Mark (February 4, 2013). "Lionel Gelber Prize longlist revealed". National Post. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  18. ↑ "'The Blood Telegram' wins the 2014 Lionel Gelber Prize". CTV News. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Lionel Gelber Prize Announces 25th Anniversary Winner".
  20. ↑ Prize, The Lionel Gelber. "Scott Shane Wins the 2016 Lionel Gelber Prize for Objective Troy".
  21. ↑ "Adam Tooze Wins the 2019 Lionel Gelber Prize for Crashed; How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World" (PDF). The Lionel Gelber Prize. February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  22. ↑ Year 2020 Gelber Prize Winner: The Light that Failed: A Reckoning. Authors: Ivan Krastev Stephen Holmes//Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, 2020
  23. ↑ Berki, Attila (April 12, 2022). "Winner of the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize announced". Quill & Quire. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  24. ↑ Drudi, Cassandra (April 10, 2023). "Susan L. Shirk wins 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize". Quill & Quire. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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