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Friday, June 03, 2005

Inaugural Man Booker International Fiction Prize

Albanian novelist, Ismail Kadaré, wins 2005 the first ever Man Booker International Prize yesterday. But the submitted comments post-win are mixed at best.

In other awardsy news, check out BookNinja George Murray's comments about last night's Griffin Poetry Prize soirée. Something about rivers of liquid chocolate...

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Originally from Montreal, John W. MacDonald has been a resident of Ottawa since 1997. His passionate interest in literature and photography has encompassed a variety of forms, including writing a bi-weekly column in The Ottawa Citizen, and pursuing freelance photography in addition to writing a popular award-winning blog about literary events in and around Ottawa.

His interest in writing and event photography began in 1999 when he first attended the Ottawa International Writers Festival and many of Ottawa's fine literary and cultural events. Since then he has become a well-known member in Ottawa's literary circles, currently volunteering with the Ottawa International Writers Festival and once an Arts Funding jury member with the City of Ottawa. His photographs have been published in the USA and Canada in various books and magazines. He is currently working on a personal portrait project.

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