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Tag: Book Awards

BC books receive book design awards from Alcuin Society

BC books receive book design awards from Alc...

March 23, 2018

The Alcuin Society announced the winners of The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada.Go to full post …read more

2018 Poetry Awards longlists from League of Canadian Poets

2018 Poetry Awards longlists from League of ...

March 21, 2018

In honour of World Poetry Day, The League of Canadian Poets has announced the first-ever longlists for the 2018 Poetry Awards.Go to full post …read more

34th annual BC Book Prizes shortlist revealed

34th annual BC Book Prizes shortlist reveale...

March 12, 2018

On Monday, March 12, 2018, the West Coast Book Prize Society announced the BC Book Prizes 2018 shortlists. Go to full post …read more

BC titles nominated for the 30th annual Lambda Literary Awards

BC titles nominated for the 30th annual Lamb...

March 6, 2018

The “Lammys” celebrate achievement in LGBTQ writing. Go to full post …read more

Finalists for 2017 Victoria Book Prize Announced

Finalists for 2017 Victoria Book Prize Annou...

September 7, 2017

The Victoria Book Prize Society announced the books and authors shortlisted for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize.Go to full post …read more

Chocolate Lily Awards picked by BC’s young readers

Chocolate Lily Awards picked by BC's young r...

June 14, 2017

BC’s young readers’ choice award, the Chocolate Lily Award, was awarded in three categories on June 9Go to full post …read more

Wade Davis wins 2017 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness

Wade Davis wins 2017 George Ryga Award for S...

May 17, 2017

Photographer and anthropologist Wade Davis was named the 2017 recipient for the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature for Wade Davis: Photographs (Douglas & McIntyre).
The George Ryga Award recognizes a BC writer who has achieved an outstanding degree Go to full post …read more

Alex Marland’s Brand Command wins $50,000 Donner Prize

Alex Marland's Brand Command wins $50,000 Do...

May 15, 2017

Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control by Alex Marland (UBC Press) was shortlisted on April 11, 2017 for the Donner Prize, which recognizes the best public policy book by a Canadian.
Earlier today, May 15, Go to full post …read more

BC Book Prizes Shortlist Announced

BC Book Prizes Shortlist Announced

March 9, 2017

The BC Book Prizes shortlists were announced on Tuesday, March 7, with nine ABPBC members represented and shortlisted for a total of twenty titles. Go to full post …read more


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