The Writers’ Trust of Canada has awarded this year’s prize for political writing to retired Canadian lieutenant-general Roméo Dallaire, for his examination of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Shake Hands With the Devil. The prize carries a CAN$15,000 cash prize, and is one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards. “Elsewhere, the Griffin Trust, sponsor of the world’s richest prizes for poetry — $80,000 — announced the 2004 nominees,” including Canadian poets Leslie Greentree and Anne Simpson.