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Northern BC Tour Leg 2009
April 13, 2009 to April 18, 2009
Event Date(s)
April 13–18, 2009
Location
Terrace, Kitimat, Hazelton, Smithers, Prince George, Prince Rupert
Event Description
The BC Book Prizes On Tour will be in Northern BC from April 13–18. We will be visiting the lovely communities of Kitimat, Smithers, Hazelton, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Terrace, and possibly more.
Four shortlisted authors will be touring Northern BC
Margaret Horsfield
Voices from the Sound: Chronicles of Clayoquot Sound and Tofino 1899-1929
(Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize)
Katarina Jovanovic
The King Has Goat Ears
(Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize)
Elise Partridge
Chameleon Hours
(Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize)
Robin Stevenson
A Thousand Shades of Blue
(Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize)
Meet the authors at these free public events:
KITIMAT | Tuesday, April 14
Book Masters | 7:00 pm
202 City Centre | 250-632-7323
HAZELTON | Wednesday, April 15
Hazelton Public Library | 7:00 pm
4255 Government Street | 250-842-6500
co-hosted by the Storytellers’ Foundation
PRINCE GEORGE | Thursday, April 16
Books and Company | 7:00 pm
1685 3rd Avenue | 250-563-6637
TERRACE | Friday, April 17
Terrace Public Library | 7:00 pm
4610 Park Avenue | 250-638-8177
PRINCE RUPERT | Saturday, April 18
Museum of Northern BC | 3:00 pm
100 First Avenue West | 250-624-3207