Celebrating the Best and Brightest in BC and Yukon

The BC and Yukon Book Prizes celebrate the achievements of British Columbia and Yukon writers, illustrators and publishers.

Celebrating the Best and Brightest in BC and Yukon

The BC and Yukon Book Prizes celebrate the achievements of British Columbia and Yukon writers, illustrators and publishers.

The West Coast Book Prize Society recognizes and promotes the achievements of the book community in BC and Yukon through the BC and Yukon Book Prizes and related programs.

Announcements

Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir

Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir

by Danny Ramadan

Publisher: Viking Canada

Lost & Found: Based on a True Story

Lost & Found: Based on a True Story

by Mei Yu

Publisher: Union Square & Co. / Union Square Kids

Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter

Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter

by Leslie Gentile

Publisher: DCB Young Readers, an imprint of Cormorant Books

Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams

Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams

by Shari Green

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

A Reluctant Mother

A Reluctant Mother

by Deirdre Simon Dore

Publisher: Ronsdale Press

A Garden Called Home

A Garden Called Home

by Jessica J. Lee

illustrated by Elaine Chen

Publisher: Tundra Books

Crash Landing

Crash Landing

by Li Charmaine Anne

Publisher: Annick Press

Under the White Gaze: Solving the Problem of Race and Representation in Canadian Journalism

Under the White Gaze: Solving the Problem of Race and Representation in Canadian Journalism

by Christopher Cheung

Publisher: UBC Press, Purich Books

A Perfect Day for a Walk

A Perfect Day for a Walk

by Bill Arnott

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

shima

shima

by shō yamagushiku

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Skater Boy

Skater Boy

by Anthony Nerada

Publisher: Soho Teen

Wildlife Congregations: A Priest’s Year of Gaggles, Colonies and Murders by the Salish Sea

Wildlife Congregations: A Priest’s Year of Gaggles, Colonies and Murders by the Salish Sea

by Laurel Dykstra

Publisher: Hancock House Publishers

Curve!: Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast

Curve!: Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast

by Dana Claxton and Dr. Curtis Collins

Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing

Last Woman: Stories

Last Woman: Stories

by Carleigh Baker

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing

Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing

by Dr. Jennifer Grenz

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Untold Tales of Old British Columbia

Untold Tales of Old British Columbia

by Daniel Marshall

Publisher: Ronsdale Press

The Knowing

The Knowing

by Tanya Talaga

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

A Haida Wedding

A Haida Wedding

by Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson with Robert Davidson

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing

Black Sunflowers

Black Sunflowers

by Cynthia LeBrun

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

The Other Valley

The Other Valley

by Scott Alexander Howard

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada

wet

wet

by Leanne Dunic

Publisher: Talonbooks

A Face is a Poem

A Face is a Poem

by Julie Morstad

Publisher: Tundra Books

This Land Is a Lullaby

This Land Is a Lullaby

by Tonya Simpson

illustrated by Delreé Dumont

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Always On Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living

Always On Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living

by Marion McKinnon Crook

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing

Who We Are: Four Questions For a Life and a Nation

Who We Are: Four Questions For a Life and a Nation

by Murray Sinclair with Sara Sinclair

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Midway

Midway

by Kayla Czaga

Publisher: House of Anansi Press

We’re Happy You’re Here

We’re Happy You’re Here

by Julie Wilkins

illustrated by Brady Sato

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

The Knot of My Tongue

The Knot of My Tongue

by Zehra Naqvi

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love

Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love

by Sarah Leavitt

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

May it Have a Happy Ending: A Memoir of Finding my Voice as my Mother Lost Hers

May it Have a Happy Ending: A Memoir of Finding my Voice as my Mother Lost Hers

by Minelle Mahtani

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Lightning Strikes the Silence: A Lane Winslow Mystery

Lightning Strikes the Silence: A Lane Winslow Mystery

by Iona Whishaw

Publisher: TouchWood Editions

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories

by Shashi Bhat

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Picture a Girl

Picture a Girl

by Jenny Manzer

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Coexistence: Stories

Coexistence: Stories

by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton

Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis

Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis

by Gregor Craigie

Publisher: Random House Canada

Teeth

Teeth

by Dallas Hunt

Publisher: Nightwood Editions

The Cure for Drowning

The Cure for Drowning

by Loghan Paylor

Publisher: Random House Canada

More Richly in Earth: A Poet’s Search for Mary MacLeod

More Richly in Earth: A Poet’s Search for Mary MacLeod

by Marilyn Bowering

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Get Involved

Membership

You can become a member of the West Coast Book Prize Society at any time of year. Members are eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting, are added to our email alerts list, and receive Gala tickets at a discounted price.

Make a Donation

We welcome monetary donations of all sizes year-round. We also welcome in-kind donations. From electronic equipment to courier services to gift certificates for our silent auction, if you have something to share with us, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship

Attach your name to one of the Prizes to be awarded at the Gala dinner as well as receive recognition on various promotional materials.