1919 wins CAWLS Book Prize

1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike, by the Graphic History Collective and David Lester, has been awarded the 2020 Book Prize by the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS ACETS): https://cawls.ca/en/two-books-co-awarded-cawls-book-prize/

"The Committee felt that the graphic novel produced by the Graphic History Collective and David Lester offers labour scholars and teachers of labour history a rare gift: a vigorously-researched labour history combined with a visually stimulating graphic novel which will spark interest in Canadian labour history for decades to come. 1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike tells the story of labour revolt that shook the foundations of Winnipeg, western Canada, and the whole country, becoming a touchstone event in Canadian labour history. The book is a clear example of community-inspired research, and the committee felt strongly that the project by the Graphic History Collective and David Lester makes an exceptional contribution to labour studies in Canada by inventively adopting a format which, while not conforming to the usual academic mode of exposition, has the capacity to circulate radical labour history to new audiences."