2010 Grantham Prize Awarded

Alanna Mitchell

Journalist and author Alanna Mitchell received the $75,000 Grantham Prize for her book, Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis. The book, published by McClelland & Stewart in Canada and by The University of Chicago Press in the U.S., is a stirring account of the threats facing the ocean.

This timely story is told in an engaging fashion, presenting the oceans' various maladies as vital signs that indicate a patient in trouble. Grantham Prize Jurors noted that Mitchell "traveled the world to get this story, reporting it like a demon and writing like an angel."

Mitchell is the first book author and the first Canadian entrant to win The Grantham Prize.

Three other entries received a $5000 prize:

Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, for his coverage of the Great Lakes. Egan is the first Grantham Prize entrant to receive this honor for ongoing environmental beat coverage. Cleo Paskal for her book, “Global Warring,” published by Key Porter Books (Canada) and Palgrave Macmillan (U.S.A) and Hedrick Smith Productions,
a seven-person team led by executive producer Hedrick Smith is honored for their PBS Frontline documentary, "Poisoned Waters."

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