Melinda Gates Donates US$250,000 to New Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction may not be a literary or publishing award you know, and that's because it has yet to be awarded. Today (January 15), however, the program has announced a donation from Melinda Gates' Pivotal Ventures investment and incubation firm, a handsome US$250,000, which is sure to help make this specialized awards program make a viable start on its mission to recognize the work of women and nonbinary writers in Canada and the United States.