Book Submission

The Official Entry Form is now available until the closing date for entries, December 1, 2025.

Books for the eight prize categories, including the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award, must have been published during that same calendar year between January 1 and December 31.

Submissions are now open.

Step 1 of 6

Reprints, “best of” and revised editions are not eligible. Cookbooks are ineligible for all categories except the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award. Anthologies are only eligible for the Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize and Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. See instructions on how to enter and prize criteria.
Submission Contact Name*
First Last
Submission Contact Phone Number*
Submission Contact Email*
Book Information
Book Title*
Please include subtitle, if applicable.
Short Promotional Description of the Book*
To be used in marketing and promotional materials.
Product Name
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Quantity
Submitted for:*
Titles may be submitted in more than one category. Entry fee is $45 per category. Entries for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award are free.
- Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
- Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
- Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
- Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize
- Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
- Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize
- Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes
- Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award
Total
$ 0.00 CAD

Publisher Information
Publisher Name*
Contact Name*
Publisher Phone Number*
Publisher Email*
Publisher Fax Number
Publisher Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country
Publisher Description
Please provide an overview of your publishing activities including any information that you would like our community to be aware of.

Author Information
How many Authors?*
First Author
Author Name*
First Last
Author Phone Number*
Author Email Address*
Author Website
Author bio*
Author Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country
Second Author
Author Name*
First Last
Author Phone Number*
Author Email Address*
Author Website
Author bio*
Author Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country
Third Author
Author Name*
First Last
Author Phone Number*
Author Email Address*
Author Website
Author bio*
Author Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country
Fourth Author
Author Name*
First Last
Author Phone Number*
Author Email Address*
Author Website
Author bio*
Author Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country
Other Authors
Author Names*

Illustrator/Photographer Information (optional)
If you don't need to add illustrators or photographers, please leave this page blank.
Illustrator/Photographer Name
First Last
Illustrator/Photographer Phone Number
Illustrator/Photographer Email Address
Illustrator/Photographer Website
Illustrator/Photographer bio
Illustrator/Photographer Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country

Eligibility
General Criteria*
See categories & criteria.
Please confirm that the TITLE meets all of the General Criteria.
- Confirm
Publication Year Eligibility*
Year of publication must be 2025.
Please confirm that the TITLE meets the publication criteria.
- Confirm
Residency Criteria*
Author and/or Illustrator must meet BC residency criteria, except for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. See categories & criteria
Please confirm that the TITLE meets the residency criteria.
- Confirm
Formal Editing*
Self-published books must have gone through a formal editing process carried out by a third party.
Please confirm that the TITLE has gone through a formal editing process.
- Confirm
Final Note and Agreement
- Publishers will provide 5 copies of each title submitted to the BC and Yukon Book Prizes for our adjudication and cataloguing process.
- Publishers also agree to provide an epub version of each title that can be used strictly for adjudication purposes and for the use of the National Network for Equitable Library Service to provide versions of all shortlisted books for readers who are visually impaired. All parties will sign a NDA related to the use of these files.
- The publishers of finalist books will be expected to participate in the shared cost of print and digital ads placed in magazines, newspapers, and online spaces related to the literary communities of BC and Yukon announcing the finalists, and to to sponsor the finalist Soirée. Cost per book is $250.
- The publishers of winning books will be expected to participate in the shared cost of print and digital ads placed in magazines, newspapers, and online spaces related to the literary communities of BC and Yukon announcing the winners, and of the winner posters and bookmarks which are distributed to BC libraries and bookstores. Cost per book is $300.
- All publishers, authors, and illustrators are invited to attend the Soirée which is a free event. Details related to how and when this event will take place is forthcoming.
- Tickets to the BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala are not provided to finalists by the BCYBP and so must be paid for by the authors/illustrators or their publishers in order for them to attend.
- The publishers of winner books will be expected to provide up to 7 copies of the book for the “Win the Winners” contest.
- The publishers of finalist books also agree to provide a 50% discount on books purchased by the BC and Yukon Book Prizes for our Adopt-a-Library Program.
Terms agreement*
- I agree to the above terms

Payment
Entry Fee Total:
$ 0.00 CAD
Total is calculated based on number of categories selected on page 1. Entry fee is $45 per category.
Payment*
How would you like to pay the entry fee?
- Credit Card
- Cheque
Instructions for Submission

Once payment has been submitted, print the confirmation email you will receive and mail it in with your book submission(s) to the address below.

BC and Yukon Book Prizes
#201 - 145 Keefer St
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X3

Please contact info@bcyukonbookprizes.com if you do not receive a confirmation email.
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Street Address Address Line 2 City Province / State Postal Code / ZIP Country

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Instructions for Submission

You will receive a confirmation email after submitting the form. Please print the confirmation email and mail it, along with your book submission(s) and a cheque for the total listed above, to:

BC and Yukon Book Prizes
#201 - 145 Keefer St
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X3

Please make cheque payable to the West Coast Book Prize Society

If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us at info@bcyukonbookprizes.com

Book Submission

Book Submission

The Official Entry Form is now available until the closing date for entries, December 1, 2025.

Submissions are now open.

Step 1 of 6

Book Information

Publisher Information

Author Information

First Author

Second Author

Third Author

Fourth Author

Other Authors

Illustrator/Photographer Information (optional)

Eligibility

Payment

Instructions for Submission

Instructions for Submission

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