Congratulations to Gary Barwin, author of YIDDISH FOR
PIRATES (Penguin Random House Canada), which has been shortlisted for the 2017 Leacock Medal for Humour award!
Founded in 1947, the Leacock Medal for Humour encourages the growth of Canadian humour writing. The winner will be announced at an June 10, 2017 dinner outside of Orillia, Ontario, and will be awarded $15,000 from the TD Financial Group as well as the prestigious Leacock Medal for Humour.
Please visit the following link to view the full shortlist: https://leacock.ca/2017-2/2017-shortlist/.