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.
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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
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2024 Finalists
![Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fleece-and-Fibre.jpg)
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Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
Publisher: Heritage House
![This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/this-place-is-who-we-are.jpg)
![This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/this-place-is-who-we-are.jpg)
This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
![Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rise-Up-and-Sing-Power-Protest-and-Activism-in-MUSIC-scaled.jpg)
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Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music
illustrated by Louise Reimer
Publisher: Greystone Books
![Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Stewards-of-Splendour.jpg)
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Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia
Publisher: Royal BC Museum Publications
![Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Unbroken.jpg)
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Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
Publisher: Greystone Books
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2023 Finalists
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- Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award
- Borealis Prize: The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution
- Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize
- Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
- Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
- Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
- Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes
- Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence
- Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize
- Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
- Winners
![Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cold-Case-BC.jpg)
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Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
![Return to Solitude: More Desolation Sound Adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and Others](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Return-to-Solitude.png)
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Return to Solitude: More Desolation Sound Adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and Others
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
![True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/True-Reconciliation.jpg)
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True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart | Penguin Random House Canada
![The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/The-Sounds-of-Life-KB.jpg)
![The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/The-Sounds-of-Life-KB.jpg)
The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
Publisher: Princeton University Press
![Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Arthur-Who-Wrote-Sherlock.jpg)
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Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock
illustrated by Isabelle Follath
Publisher: Tundra Books | Penguin Random House Canada
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PAWS: Mindy Makes Some Space
illustrated by Michele Assarasakorn
Publisher: Razorbill | Penguin Random House Canada
![Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Her-Courage-Rises.jpg)
![Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Her-Courage-Rises.jpg)
Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon
illustrated by Kimiko Fraser
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
- All
- Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award
- Borealis Prize: The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution
- Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize
- Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
- Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
- Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
- Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes
- Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence
- Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize
- Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
- Winners
![PAWS: Mindy Makes Some Space](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PAWS-Mindy-Makes-Some-Space.jpg)
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PAWS: Mindy Makes Some Space
illustrated by Michele Assarasakorn
Publisher: Razorbill | Penguin Random House Canada
![Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Her-Courage-Rises.jpg)
![Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Her-Courage-Rises.jpg)
Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon
illustrated by Kimiko Fraser
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
![The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/The-Sounds-of-Life-KB.jpg)
![The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/The-Sounds-of-Life-KB.jpg)
The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
Publisher: Princeton University Press
![Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cold-Case-BC.jpg)
![Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cold-Case-BC.jpg)
Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
![True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/True-Reconciliation.jpg)
![True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/True-Reconciliation.jpg)
True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart | Penguin Random House Canada
![Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Arthur-Who-Wrote-Sherlock.jpg)
![Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock](https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Arthur-Who-Wrote-Sherlock.jpg)
Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock
illustrated by Isabelle Follath
Publisher: Tundra Books | Penguin Random House Canada
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2022 Author Awards
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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.