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Statement about Residential Schools and Call for Action
The BC and Yukon Book Prizes stands with the Indigenous communities of British Columbia and Yukon, as well as those across this land we now call Canada, as we grieve the tragedy of the discovery at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Institutional and colonial...
Borealis Prize deadline for nominations extended to June 25, 2021
The nomination deadline for the 2021 Borealis Prize: The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution has been extended to midnight on June 25, 2021. If you know someone who meets the criteria and deserves special recognition, consider nominating them for the...
BC and Yukon Book Mail
The BC and Yukon Book Prizes and the Historic Joy Kogawa House present BC Yukon Book Mail. BC Yukon Book Mail invites readers to write letters to Joy Kogawa and Julie Flett, the winners of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, who will respond...
Attend the West Coast Book Prize Society 2021 Annual General Meeting
April 21st, 2021
BC & Yukon Book Prizes Welcomes New Executive Director
With deep appreciation, the BC and Yukon Book Prizes board thanks our departing Executive Director, Sean Cranbury, for leading our society for the past two years with great energy, enthusiasm, and creativity during challenging times. Sean Cranbury was appointed BC and...
November 2020 news
2020 stickers are here! It’s been a couple months since the winners and finalists were announced at our virtual gala and we’ve seen this year’s stickers appearing on the beautiful book covers.We have stickers available for finalists and winners! Physical...
Let’s Celebrate!
The 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala is a unique event. It’s our first attempt at an online presentation of the Prizes and we want to offer the finalists, publishers, and writing community as many options for viewing and/or participating in the event as possible....
BC and Yukon Book Prizes Increases Award Amounts and Adds New Prizes
Vancouver, BC — The BC and Yukon Book Prizes are thrilled to announce exciting changes to the Prize program for 2020, including two new categories: the return of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence and the Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes....
Call for Directors to Join Our Board in 2020
The West Coast Book Prize Society continues to grow as we head into 2020 and beyond. Exciting new opportunities means that we are ready to invite applications for new Board members with governance and fundraising expertise. We specifically require Board members who...
Mini-Incite: A Celebration of Indigenous Voices with the BC and Yukon Book Prize Finalists
A Collaboration between the Vancouver Writers Fest + BC and Yukon Book Prizes Join us on YouTube Live on Wednesday, June 17 at 7pm PDT For A Celebration of Indigenous Voices from the 2020 Finalist Shortlists Join us for a stirring final event of the...