{{short description|Canadian journalist}} '''John Lorinc''' is a Canadian journalist, whose book ''Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias'' won the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy in 2022.<ref>Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/john-lorinc-wins-60000-balsillie-prize-for-public-policy/ "John Lorinc wins $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy"]. ''Quill & Quire'', November 29, 2022.</ref> The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the Donner Prize in the same year.<ref>Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/2022-donner-prize-shortlist-announced/ "2022 Donner Prize shortlist announced"]. ''Quill & Quire'', April 11, 2023.</ref>
Lorinc, who writes on urban affairs, politics, business and technology, has been a contributor to ''The Globe and Mail'', ''The Walrus'', the ''Toronto Star'', ''Maclean's'', ''Toronto Life'' and ''Spacing''.<ref>Nikky Manfredi, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/john-lorinc-s-dream-states-wins-60k-prize-for-best-canadian-public-policy-book-1.6666727 "John Lorinc's Dream States wins $60K prize for best Canadian public policy book"]. CBC Books, November 30, 2022.</ref> He graduated with a bachelor of science from University College at the University of Toronto in 1987, where he contributed to its student newspaper, ''The Varsity''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boisseau |first1=Peter |title=A&S alum John Lorinc has built a stellar writing career on a foundation of math and logic |url=https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/alum-john-lorinc-has-built-stellar-writing-career-foundation-math-and-logic |website=University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science |date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>
He has also been a two-time Toronto Book Award nominee, receiving nods in 2016 as coauthor with Michael McClelland, Ellen Scheinberg and Tatum Taylor of ''The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto’s First Immigrant Neighbourhood'',<ref>Debra Yeo, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2016/10/11/cordelia-strube-wins-2016-toronto-book-award.html "Cordelia Strube wins 2016 Toronto Book Award"]. ''Toronto Star'', October 11, 2016.</ref> and in 2017 as coauthor with Jane Farrow, Stephanie Chambers, Maureen FitzGerald, Tim McCaskell, Rebecka Sheffield, Tatum Taylor, Rahim Thawer and Ed Jackson of ''Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Koeverden |first=Jane |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Jen Agg, Catherine Hernandez nominated for Toronto Book Awards |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/jen-agg-catherine-hernandez-nominated-for-toronto-book-awards-1.4260846 |website=CBC News}}</ref>
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