Nominations now being received for Gzowski fellowship for literacy

Nominations are now being accepted for the Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship in honour of the late beloved broadcaster, magazine and newspaper editor and writer. The fellowship is administered by ABC Life Literacy Canada and provides one journalist with $3,000 to research and develop a story about adult literacy in Canada. The 2010 winner of the first fellowship was Susan Quinlan of the

Fellowship being created to honour memory of Toronto Star national affairs columnist Jim Travers

Families, friends, colleagues and admirers have banded together to create a fellowship in memory of Jim Travers, the Toronto Star columnist, according to a posting on J-Source.ca. He died suddenly March 3 from complications after surgery and his unexpected death (and their admiration for his writing and journalism) galvanized people to create the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship.

ABC Life Literacy Canada makes $2,000 fellowship available to create an adult literacy story

Nobody was more a passionate advocate of great magazine journalism and engaging with audiences than the late Peter Gzowski. He's now remembered as a beloved host on CBC radio, but it must be remembered that he was also a prolific magazine writer and editor, notably as editor of Star Weekly and as editor of Maclean's. In 1993, ABC Life Literacy Canada founded an award of merit to honour his