by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Sep 21, 2025
Fred Wah Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence Vancouver poet Fred Wah has published numerous books of poetry, fiction, and criticism. His work has been awarded the Governor-General’s Award, among others. He is a former Parliamentary...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Sep 21, 2025
Linda Johnson Winner of the Borealis Prize: Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Excellence Linda Johnson has lived and worked in the traditional territories of Yukon First Nations since 1974. As a historian and archivist, she has been guided by First Nations...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 10, 2025
Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love Sarah LeavittPublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Book Description A poignant and beautifully illustrated graphic memoir about love and loss and navigating a new life In April 2020, cartoonist Sarah Leavitt’s partner of...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 10, 2025
Coexistence: Stories Billy-Ray BelcourtPublisher: Hamish Hamilton Book Description A collection of intersecting stories about Indigenous love and loneliness from one of contemporary literature’s most boundless minds. Across the prairies and Canada’s west coast, on...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 9, 2025
The Other Valley Scott Alexander HowardPublisher: Simon & Schuster Canada Book Description For fans of Emily St. John Mandel, David Mitchell, and Kazuo Ishiguro, an exquisite literary speculative novel set in an unnamed valley, where bereaved residents can...
