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Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
From: Canadian Encyclopedia
Date: 20020101
Author:JIM HARRIS
JIM HARRIS
Canadian Encyclopedia
01-01-2002
Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
Author: JIM HARRIS
The Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour is a silver medal awarded each year to the Canadian writer of the best book of humour. Since 1946 it has been offered by the Stephen Leacock Associates, based in Orillia, Ont. After Stephen LEACOCK died in Mar 1944 in Montral, the association was formed by people who wanted to remember their kinship with him and his unique talent as a writer of humour. Sculptor Emanuel Hahn was commissioned to design the medal. Books entered in the contest each ...
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