News
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...