by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
A Season in Chezgh’un Darrel J. McLeodPublisher: Douglas & McIntyre Book Description A subversive novel by acclaimed Cree author Darrel J. McLeod, infused with the contradictory triumph and pain of finding conventional success in a world that feels alien. James,...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
Maybe A Whale Kirsten Pendreigh, and illustrated by Crystal SmithPublisher: Groundwood Books Ltd. Book Description After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Sep 24, 2023
Robin Stevenson Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence Statement from the jury on the selection of Robin Stevenson:”The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence recognizes a writer who has produced a substantial body...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Aug 22, 2023
Katherine Munro Winner of the Borealis Prize: The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution Statement from the jury on the selection of Katherine Munro (kjmunro):”Acclaimed poet and non-fiction writer, Katherine Munro not only represents a fresh and...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 12, 2023
A Minor Chorus Billy-Ray BelcourtPublisher: Hamish Hamilton | Penguin Random House Canada Book Description An urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada’s most daring literary talents. An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished...
