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\"Lawrence<\/a>Lawrence Hill, one of Canada\u2019s most esteemed writers and cultural voices has been appointed a professor in the College of Arts. He started in July.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have always loved to teach, mentor and encourage developing writers, and I can\u2019t think of a more exciting way to embrace that passion and to support the world of Canadian letters than to join the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph,\u201d says Hill.<\/p>\n

Among his 10 books of fiction and non-fiction, Hill\u2019s best-known work is The Book of Negroes<\/em>. Since its publication in Canada in 2007, it has been translated into 10 languages and published around the world.<\/p>\n

The novel received numerous accolades, including the Rogers Writers\u2019 Trust Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Writers\u2019 Prize and CBC\u2019s Canada Reads. It was made into an award-winning TV miniseries co-written by Hill.<\/p>\n

His latest novel, The Illegal<\/em>, won Canada Reads 2016. Inspired by stories of refugees around the world, it\u2019s also being adapted for a television miniseries.<\/p>\n

A member of the Order of Canada, Hill currently chairs the jury for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize, viewed as Canada\u2019s top literary award.<\/p>\n

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