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Dr. James Orbinski Wins Top Political Writing Prize

March 5, 2009

Dr. James OrbinskiJames Orbinski book Imperfect OfferingExclusive NSB speaker and world-renowned humanitarian, Dr. James Orbinski, is this year’s winner of the $25,000 dollar Shaughnessy Cohen prize, focused celebrating a non-fiction book about a political subject that captures the interest of Canadians and furthers understanding of the issue.

The former president of Doctors Without Borders won the prestigious award for his book, An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century, which chronicles his work in Rwanda and Somalia. Bring Orbinski’s first hand experience to your organization and watch as he inspires audiences to find hope and compassion amongst life's most difficult challenges.

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