Booker Prize Project

2012: The Booker Prize Project — Completed!

By Jean Baird | May 23, 2013

Jean Baird’s multi-year survey of the nominees and winners of the Booker Prize and her reflections on literary prizes is completed with her 2012 report.

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2011

By Jean Baird | May 23, 2013

Jean Baird reviews her favourite Booker novels and reports on the 2011 prize.

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2010

By Jean Baird | May 22, 2013

Jean Baird offers some advice about writing a prize-winning book and reports on the 2010 Booker Prize.

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2009

By Jean Baird | May 21, 2013

Jean Baird offers some advice for readers and reports on the 2009 Booker Prize.

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2008

By Jean Baird | May 19, 2013

Jean Baird offers some advice to literary prize administrators and reports on the 2008 Booker Prize.

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2007

By Jean Baird | May 17, 2013

Jean Baird offers a guide for literary jurors and looks at the 2007 Booker Prize novels.

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2006

By Jean Baird | May 12, 2013

Jean Baird examines the Canada Council’s literary prize process and reports on the 2006 Booker Prize.

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2005

By Jean Baird | May 12, 2013

Jean Baird thinks about “hysterical realism” and the 2005 Booker Prize.

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2004

By Jean Baird | May 8, 2013

Jean Baird looks at “literary fiction” and the 2004 Booker Prize.

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2003

By Jean Baird | May 6, 2013

Jean Baird’s report on the 2003 Booker Prize includes Michael Boughn’s essay on literary prizes.

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