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

Maybe A Whale

Maybe A Whale

by Kirsten Pendreigh

illustrated by Crystal Smith

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd.

Landbridge: Life in fragments

Landbridge: Life in fragments

by Y-Dang Troeung

Publisher: Alchemy by Knopf Canada

Dream House

Dream House

by Cathy Stonehouse

Publisher: Nightwood Editions

JAJ: A Haida Manga

JAJ: A Haida Manga

by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

What Remains of Elsie Jane

What Remains of Elsie Jane

by Chelsea Wakelyn

Publisher: Dundurn Press

My Baba’s Garden

My Baba’s Garden

by Jordan Scott

illustrated by Sydney Scott

Publisher: Neal Porter Books

A Family of Dreamers

A Family of Dreamers

by Samantha Nock

Publisher: Talonbooks

This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands

This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands

by Katherine Palmer Gordon

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Crushed Wild Mint

Crushed Wild Mint

by Jess Housty

Publisher: Nightwood Editions

Obaasan’s Boots

Obaasan’s Boots

by Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro

Publisher: Second Story Press

The Best Loved Boat: The Princess Maquinna

The Best Loved Boat: The Princess Maquinna

by Ian Kennedy

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Hopeless in Hope

Hopeless in Hope

by Wanda John-Kehewin

Publisher: HighWater Press

The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future

The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future

by Wayne McCrory

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

The Song That Called Them Home

The Song That Called Them Home

by David A. Robertson

illustrated by Maya McKibben

Publisher: Tundra Books

Entre Rive and Shore

Entre Rive and Shore

by Dominique Bernier-Cormier

Publisher: icehouse poetry

Sonnets From a Cell

Sonnets From a Cell

by Bradley Peters

Publisher: Brick Books

Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark

by Julie Lawson

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited

Lhù’áán Mân Ye Shäw (Kluane First Nation Elders)

Lhù’áán Mân Ye Shäw (Kluane First Nation Elders)

by Lhù’áán Mân Ye Shäw (Kluane First Nation Elders)

Keith Maillard

Keith Maillard

by Keith Maillard

A Season in Chezgh’un

A Season in Chezgh’un

by Darrel J. McLeod

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Any Other City

Any Other City

by Hazel Jane Plante

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Skid Dogs

Skid Dogs

by Emelia Symington-Fedy

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska

A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska

by David Norwell

Publisher: Heritage House

Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands

Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands

by Francine McCabe

Publisher: Heritage House

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

by Naomi Klein

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories

Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories

by Lindsay Wong

Publisher: Penguin Canada

White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver

White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver

by Henry Tsang

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast

Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast

by John Vaillant

Publisher: Vintage Canada

What to Bring

What to Bring

by Lorna Schultz Nicholson

illustrated by Ellen Rooney

Publisher: OwlKids

The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School

The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School

by Sam George, with Jill Yonit Goldberg, Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee, and Tanis Wilson

Publisher: UBC Press, Purich Books

Pine Island Visitors

Pine Island Visitors

by Polly Horvath

Publisher: Puffin Canada

When Stars Arise

When Stars Arise

by E. G. Alaraj

illustrated by Martyna Czub

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

If you lie down in a field, she will find you there

If you lie down in a field, she will find you there

by Colleen Brown

Publisher: Radiant Press

Becoming a Matriarch: A memoir

Becoming a Matriarch: A memoir

by Helen Knott

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music

Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music

by Andrea Warner

illustrated by Louise Reimer

Publisher: Greystone Books

Falling Hour

Falling Hour

by Geoffrey D. Morrison

Publisher: Coach House Books

Beautiful Beautiful

Beautiful Beautiful

by Brandon Reid

Publisher: Nightwood Editions

Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

by Angela Sterritt

Publisher: Greystone Books

Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia

Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia

by Jennifer Bonnell

Publisher: Royal BC Museum Publications

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.