The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction presents a conversation on writing about the elusive, fraught and romantic world of love with authors Elizabeth Abbott, James Chatto and John Terpstra. The CBC's Mary Ito moderates.
This event is part of CBC Day, where Canada’s national broadcaster, the CBC, lends members of its radio and television team to host, moderate or interview at Festival events.
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Elizabeth Abbott is a writer and historian with a special interest in women's issues and social justice. She is the author of seven books, including Sugar: A Bittersweet History, shortlisted for the 2009 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; A History of Marriage, nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award; and A History of Celibacy, translated by Paule Pierre-Noyart as Histoire universelle de la chasteté et du celibat, which won a Governor General's Award for Translation in 2002. Her work has appeared in a number of publications including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Quill & Quire.
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James Chatto is an award-winning food, wine and travel writer whose work has appeared in leading magazines and newspapers throughout Canada, England and the United States. He wrote Toronto Life’s dining column for more than 20 years and currently writes a column for the LCBO’s Food & Drink magazine and is the food critic for the Toronto Standard. He is the author of several books including The Man Who Ate Toronto, A Kitchen in Corfu and A Matter of Taste. His book The Greek for Love was nominated for the 2006 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction.
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Mary Ito is the host of CBC Radio One's Fresh Air. She has a long history in broadcasting, having worked as a host on TVOntario, at Global TV as the anchor of a daily report called Health Matters, and as a reporter, host and weekend news anchor at CFTO-TV before joining the CBC team.
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John Terpstra has published seven books of poetry, including Disarmament, which was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. He is also the acclaimed prose author of Falling Into Place and The Boys, or, Waiting For the Electrician's Daughter, which was shortlisted for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction in 2006.
