Attention All Journalists!
The 2011 submission process is now closed.
The Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship was developed to generate public awareness of adult literacy in Canada by providing one journalist with a financial contribution of $3,000 to research and develop a story on adult literacy in Canada. The fellowship follows in the tradition of The Peter Gzowski Literacy Award of Merit (PGLAM) which was founded by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1993 in honour of the late veteran broadcaster and literacy advocate Peter Gzowski.
2011 Winner
Valerie Mutton is a lawyer and journalist from Bowmanville, Ontario. Her feature story will examine low literacy levels in the family court system and people self-representing themselves in cases without lawyers to fight their own legal battles. Hidden problems are starting to surface of people not equipped with the basic skills to complete paperwork to present their case to a judge in writing. Judges are left with the task of trying to figure out what the case is about. It’s amounting into a very frustrating and time-costly situation for lawyers, judges and other litigants. Check out Valerie's story in Lawyer's Weekly.
Watch a video of this year's Life Literacy Night awards celebration and hear from the Gzowski Fellowship recipient Valerie Mutton.
About Peter Gzowski
The late Peter Gzowski, journalist, broadcaster and former board member of ABC Life Literacy Canada, was a dedicated supporter of the literacy cause. Peter grew up in the small town of Galt, Ontario. At the University of Toronto, he edited The Varsity and acquired a passion for journalism, which took him to jobs in Timmins, Moose Jaw and Chatham. He held roles such as managing editor of Maclean’s magazine, entertainment editor of the Toronto Star and editor of Star Weekly. He became a household name as the host of CBC Radio's This Country in the Morning. An accomplished author, he wrote several nonfiction books before returning to CBC Radio as host of Morningside in 1982. A project Peter took great pride in was the series of golf tournaments which he founded in aid of literacy. In 1986, Peter vowed to raise $1 million in his lifetime to benefit community-based literacy organizations. To date the PGI Golf Tournaments for Literacy, founded by Peter Gzowski, have raised more than $10 million net, making it the most successful literacy fundraiser in Canada.
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