The CAN$20,000 award, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the BMO Financial Group and media partner The Globe and Mail, provides a substantial incentive to Canadian authors. The range of submissions every year reflects the breadth of Canadian business writing from financial analysis to social, historical and economic commentaries on issues affecting the business community.
“The NBBA recognizes accomplished writing skills combined with powerful ideas and cutting-edge research in the world of business. We offer our support to these writers who are making a real contribution to the Canadian business community,” says Chris Clark, CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada.
The National Business Book Award is open to books published in English and French about Canadian business. Topics include business management, business history, business biography or economics. Nominations are evaluated on the basis of originality, relevance, excellence of writing, acuity of analysis and reliance on primary research.
2009 Winner
Stampede!: The Rise of the West and Canada’s New Power Elite
Gordon Pitts
Gordon Pitts’s book, speculating on how Calgary and Edmonton will take command of Canada’s financial and corporate landscape, is the 2009 winner of the National Business Book Award.