<p> J. W. DAFOE FOUNDATION Room 351 University College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M8 Telephone: (204) 474-6606 Email: [email protected] www.dafoefoundation.ca</p><p>Board of Directors Mr. Keith Findlay, Chair Prof. D.T. Anderson, Q.C., Vice-Chair Dr. Chris Adams Ms. Catherine Auld Dr. David Barnard Mr. Jim Carr Mr. John W. Dafoe Ms. Margo Goodhand Dr. Mark Joyal Mrs. Helen Norrie Mr. Paul Samyn Dr. Emöke Szathmáry</p><p>Honorary Secretary Dr. James Fergusson </p><p>April 9, 2013</p><p>Let the Eastern Bastards Freeze in the Dark wins $10,000 Dafoe Book Prize for 2013</p><p>Mary Janigan, has won the 2013 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize for Let the Eastern Bastards Freeze in the Dark: The West versus the Rest Since Confederation, published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada.</p><p>In making its selection, the Jury noted that “Mary Janigan's Let the Eastern Bastards Freeze in the Dark examines the extended struggle between the West and Ottawa for control of the rich resources of western Canada. Combining scholarly research with an accessible style, Janigan offers a fresh historical perspective on an enduring tension that is as significant to today's Canada as it was to the Canada of John Dafoe.”</p><p>Mary Janigan’s work was selected from 42 submissions and a short list of 5 books.</p><p>The Prize will be formally awarded at the J.W. Dafoe Foundation’s Book Prize Dinner on May 15 in Winnipeg.</p><p>The J.W. Dafoe Book Prize is awarded to the best book on Canada, Canadians, and/or Canada’s place in the world published in the previous calendar year.</p><p>The Prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe, one of the most significant Canadian editors of the 20th century. In his tenure at the Manitoba Free Press, later renamed the Winnipeg Free Press, from 1901- 1944, Dafoe was known for his advocacy of western development, free trade, national independence, and the Commonwealth.</p><p>The foundation’s activities also support $15,000 fellowships for MA students pursuing studies in international relations, politics, economics or history, at the University of Manitoba and a number of colloquia on Canada in international affairs.</p><p>For questions or further information contact: </p><p>Dr. James Fergusson, Honorary Secretary Room 351 University College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2M8 Tel: (204)474-6606 email: [email protected]</p>