Tag: Award News

The winners included four BC-published titles.Go to full post …read more

The BC Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing is awarded to the author whose book makes the most significant contribution to the historical literature of the province. Go to full post …read more

The Griffin Poetry Prize is the world’s largest prize for a first edition single collection of poetry written in English.Go to full post …read more

To launch National Poetry Month, the League of Canadian Poets announced the 2019 Book Awards longlists.Go to full post …read more

The 2019 BC Book Prize finalists have been announced in seven categories. Go to full post …read more

Several Canadian titles and 6 BC-published books are finalists for LGBTQ literary award. Go to full post …read more

Daniel Marshall wins the 2019 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his chronicle of the 1858 Fraser River Valley gold rush.Go to full post …read more

The George Ryga Award is annually presented to a BC writer who has achieved an outstanding degree of social awareness in literature.Go to full post …read more

Reality television, but for books: only one can emerge the winner of Canada Reads. Go to full post …read more

The five finalists for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize include two BC authors. Go to full post …read more

The jury said “McLeod’s writing is lyrical and offers a powerful examination of contemporary issues […] a torturously-beautiful memoir.”Go to full post …read more

The Lane Anderson Awards honour the very best science writing in Canada today, both in the adult and young reader categories. Go to full post …read more