 the rbc taylor prize, formerly known as the charles taylor prize, is a canadian literary award, presented by the charles taylor foundation to the best canadian work of literary non-fiction. it is named for charles taylor, a noted canadian historian and writer. the prize was inaugurated in 2000, and was presented biennially until 2004. at the 2004 awards ceremony, it was announced that the charles taylor prize would become an annual award. the award has a monetary value of $25,000. the award adopted its present name in december 2013, when rbc wealth management was announced as the new corporate sponsor."charles taylor prize now known as rbc taylor prize; adds secondary award". victoria times colonist, december 9, 2013. in addition, under rbc's sponsorship the award is adding a second $10,000 award for an emerging canadian literary non-fiction writer between the ages of 18 and 35, to be chosen by the winner of the main award. this award was presented for the first time at the 2014 ceremony. ==winners and nominees== {|class="wikitable" width="100%" !year !winner !nominated |- | align="center"| 2000 | wayne johnston, baltimore's mansion | *lisa appignanesi, losing the dead *wayson choy, paper shadows: a chinatown childhood *witold rybczynski, a clearing in the distance: frederick law olmsted and north america in the nineteenth century *eric wright, always give a penny to a blind man |- | align="center"| 2002 | carol shields, jane austen | *clark blaise, time lord: the remarkable canadian who missed his train and changed the world *michael david kwan, things that must not be forgotten: a childhood in wartime china *a. b. mckillop, the spinster and the prophet: florence deeks, h.g. wells and the mystery of the purloined past *nega mezlekia, notes from the hyena's belly: memories of my ethiopian boyhood *margaret visser, the geometry of love: space, time, mystery and meaning in an ordinary church |- | align="center"| 2004 | isabel huggan, belonging: home away from home | *gertrud mackprang baer, in the shadow of silence: from hitler youth to allied internment, a young woman's story of truth and denial *warren cariou, lake of the prairies: a story of bel
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