by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Jun 17, 2026 | News
Carleigh Baker knows this better than most. As a celebrated BC author and two-time BC and Yukon Book Prize finalist — for Bad Endings and Last Woman — she’s experienced firsthand what it means to have your work seen, celebrated, and championed by the people...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Jun 12, 2026 | News
Somewhere in BC or Yukon right now, there’s a kid who has never met a published author. Never sat in a room with someone who grew up in a place like theirs and turned that experience into a book. Never thought, maybe I could do that too. That’s exactly the...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 14, 2026 | News
The West Coast Book Prize Society is pleased to announce the names of the finalists vying for recognition in eight categories at the 42nd Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize awarded to the author of the best work of literary fiction: Sarah...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Mar 19, 2026 | Blog
Last year we welcomed Sarah James to the BC and Yukon Book Prizes board. In the coming months, we’re going to introduce you to some of the wonderful people who help guide the organization. Q: What’s your name, role on the board, and one word that describes...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Frances Peck I love books. I love to buy, borrow, discuss, recommend, and occasionally lend them. I read them daily, and I’ve written two of my own. So when in 2015 I was invited to join the board of the West Coast Book Prize Society, the nonprofit behind what was...
