The Lane Anderson Award is an annual award presented to Canadian non-fiction science in two categories; adult and young readers.
[1] It is funded by the Fitzhenry Family Foundation, and headed by Sharon Fitzhenry and Hollister Doll.
[2] Winners receive a plaque and a prize of 10,000 dollars.
Winners are selected based on a book's relevance to current events and on its ability to relate scientific issues to everyday life.
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