Weston International Award

The Weston International Award rewards excellence in nonfiction writing on the global stage.

Writers’ Trust of Canada

Nonfiction that broadens global perspectives.

The Weston International Award is administered by Writers’ Trust of Canada to elevate nonfiction writing on the global stage.

The award honours career achievement of an international author whose body of nonfiction work, written in English or widely available in translation, has advanced our understanding of the world.

About the award

2023 Award

Robert Macfarlane wins Weston International Award

Learn more about the inaugural winner and his work here.

2023 Award

Event

The Weston International Award Presents:

An Evening with Robert Macfarlane

On September 18 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the Weston International Award will celebrate one of the most essential and admired global literary voices of our age.

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Sponsor

The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation

The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation contributes to charities whose bold ideas shape a better future for everyone.

The Foundation has made a multi-year funding commitment to Writers’ Trust of Canada to elevate and embolden nonfiction writers at home and abroad.

Sponsor