Vancouver Book Award 2018 finalists unveiled

On November 8, 2018, the four books shortlisted for the City of Vancouver Book Award were announced. Three of the books are BC-published. Many congratulations to all four nominees!

• Chelene Knight for Dear Current Occupant (Book*hug), a genre-busting memoir of a childhood in precarious housing in 20 different homes in East Vancouver.
• Travis Lupick for Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction (Arsenal Pulp Press), a deep dive into the citizen-led advocacy that placed Vancouver at the vanguard of harm reduction.
• Erín Moure for Sitting Shiva on Minto Avenue, by Toots (New Star Books), a meditation on the impermanence of life and memory—especially in our fast-changing city.
• Rachel Rose, editor for Sustenance: Writers from BC and Beyond on the Subject of Food (Anvil Press), a pairing of bold new voices with award-winning writers who serve us poems, memories, recipes, sumptuous photos and interviews that satiate and satisfy.

The four shortlisted titles were chosen by an independent jury of Nav Nagra, Dory Nason, and Billeh Nickerson.

The finalists will be celebrated on December 8, 2018, at an event held in the new community space on the 9th floor at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch. The celebration will feature an intimate conversation with authors and collaborators, followed by the announcement of the 2018 winner.