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.

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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.

Boxing in the Bone Orchard

Boxing in the Bone Orchard

by Bruce McRae

Publisher: Frontenac House Ltd.

Little Shoes

Little Shoes

by David A. Robertson

illustrated by Maya McKibbin

Publisher: Tundra Books

Tunnel Island: Stories

Tunnel Island: Stories

by Bill Gaston

Publisher: Thistledown Press

Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong

Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong

by Larry Grant with Scott Steedman

Publisher: ECW Press

Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games

Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games

by Kawika Guillermo

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Publishing

Decolonization and Me: Conversations about Healing a Nation and Ourselves

Decolonization and Me: Conversations about Healing a Nation and Ourselves

by Phyllis Webstad and Kristy McLeod

Publisher: Medicine Wheel Publishing

The Hunger We Pass Down

The Hunger We Pass Down

by Jen Sookfong Lee

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

This Book Is a Knife: Radical Working-Class Strategies in the Age of Climate Change

This Book Is a Knife: Radical Working-Class Strategies in the Age of Climate Change

by L.E. Fox

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

A Season for Spies

A Season for Spies

by Iona Whishaw

Publisher: TouchWood Editions

No Huddles for Heloise

No Huddles for Heloise

by Deborah Kerbel

illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning

We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning

by Julian Brave Noisecat

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Enemy Alien

Enemy Alien

by Paul Wong and Tamio Wakayama

Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing

Devotional Forensics

Devotional Forensics

by Joseph Kidney

Publisher: icehouse poetry/Gooselane Editions

Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution

Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution

by Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross

Publisher: UBC Press

Endling

Endling

by Maria Reva

Publisher: Knopf Canada

No Judgement: And Other Busking Stories

No Judgement: And Other Busking Stories

by Phillip Seagram

Publisher: Caitlin Press

The Last Exile

The Last Exile

by Sam Wiebe

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

The Book of Z

The Book of Z

by Rahat Kurd

Publisher: Talonbooks

Among Ghosts

Among Ghosts

by Rachel Hartman

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada

Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist

Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist

by Sarah Boon

Publisher: University of Alberta Press

Once upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells

Once upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells

by Robert J. Muckle

Publisher: UBC Press, Purich Books

The Cree Word for Love: Sâkihitowin

The Cree Word for Love: Sâkihitowin

by Tracey Lindberg

illustrated by George Littlechild

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishing Ltd.

Buzzkill Clamshell

Buzzkill Clamshell

by Amber Dawn

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

The Inferno

The Inferno

by Lorna Goodison

Publisher: Véhicule Press

I Won’t Feel This Way Forever

I Won’t Feel This Way Forever

by Kim Spencer

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs

Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs

by Garth Mullins

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Rufous and Calliope

Rufous and Calliope

by Sarah Louise Butler

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Celebrating Potlatches

Celebrating Potlatches

by Samantha Beynon

illustrated by Carla Joseph

Publisher: Strong Nations Publishing Inc.

A Stronger Home

A Stronger Home

by Katrina Chen and Elaine Su

illustrated by Delphie Côté-Lacroix

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Messy Perfect

Messy Perfect

by Tanya Boteju

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishing Ltd.

Oasis

Oasis

by GuoJing

Publisher: Godwin Book

7IDANsuu James Hart: A Monumental Practice

7IDANsuu James Hart: A Monumental Practice

by 7IDANsuu James Hart and Curtis Collins

Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing

The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog

The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog

by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa with Alison Ariss, Andrea Fritz, Chepximiya Siyam Chief Dr. Janice George, Danielle Morsette, Debra Qwasen Sparrow, Eliot White-Hill Kwulasultun, Jared Qwustenuxun Williams, Kerrie Charnley, Michael Pavel, saꬷamitća Susan Pavel, Senaqwila Wyss, Snumithia’ Violet Elliott, Tuwuxwul’t-hw Tyrone Elliott, and Xweliqwiya Rena Point Bolton

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

A Drop in the Ocean

A Drop in the Ocean

by Lea Taranto

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Contemplation of a Crime

Contemplation of a Crime

by Susan Juby

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Saving Wolfgang

Saving Wolfgang

by Gregor Craigie

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Searching for Serafim: The Life and Legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes

Searching for Serafim: The Life and Legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes

by Ruby Smith Diaz

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Publishing

21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government: A Conversation about Dismantling the Indian Act

21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government: A Conversation about Dismantling the Indian Act

by Bob Joseph

Publisher: Page Two Books