Vince Beiser, seen in an undated handout photo, has won the $70,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy for his book "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future," an examination of the role critical minerals play in the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Spencer Lowell (Mandatory Credit)
Vass Bednar is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Georgia Kirkos (Mandatory Credit)
Denise Hearn is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Olli Tumelius (Mandatory Credit)
Pamela Cross is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Janice McLean (Mandatory Credit)
Stephen J.A. Ward is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Writers鈥 Trust of Canada (Mandatory Credit)
Vince Beiser, seen in an undated handout photo, has won the $70,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy for his book "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future," an examination of the role critical minerals play in the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Spencer Lowell (Mandatory Credit)
TORONTO - Authors of books on corporate consolidation and intimate partner violence are among the finalists for an increased Balsillie Prize for Public Policy.
Writers鈥 Trust of Canada says this year's winner will get $70,000, up from $60,000, in recognition of the prize's 5th anniversary.
Runners-up will get $7,500, up from $5,000.
The annual award recognizes non-fiction books that advance policy discussions on social, political, economic and cultural topics.
The four finalists include Vince Beiser of Vancouver for 鈥淧ower Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future鈥 from Riverhead Books; and co-authors Vass Bednar of Ancaster, Ont. and Denise Hearn of New York for 鈥淭he Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm 好色tvs,鈥 from Sutherland House Books.
Pamela Cross of Kingston, Ont. is up for 鈥淎nd Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence,鈥 from Between the Lines; while Stephen J.A. Ward of Fredericton is up for 鈥淚rrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy,鈥 from McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press.
The winner will be announced Nov. 25 in Toronto.
The prize is funded by the Balsillie Family Foundation as part of a $3 million commitment to support 好色tv literature through Writers鈥 Trust.
This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 1, 2025.
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