Recently, the West Coast Book Prize Society announced the finalists for the 2015 BC Book Prizes. Prizes will be awarded in the following seven categories:
- Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Regional
- Children's Literature
- Illustrated Children's Literature
- Booksellers' Choice
There is also the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence which is announced separately at the BC Book Prize Soirée in April.
Nominees for all the awards can be found at http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2015
The nominees for the 2 children's awards are provided here:
Sheila A. Egoff
Children’s Literature Prize
Supported by CUPE and Friends of Sheila Egoff
Blue Gold
by Elizabeth Stewart
Annick Press
Capricious
by Gabrielle Prendergast
Orca Book Publishers
Finding Grace
by Becky Citra
Second Story Press
Rabbit Ears
by Maggie deVries
HarperCollins Canada
Sophie, in Shadow
by Eileen Kernaghan
Thistledown Press
Christie Harris Illustrated
Children’s Literature Prize
Supported by Kate Walker and Kidsbooks
Dolphin SOS
Illustrated by Julie Flett
Tradewind Books
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
by Chieri Uegaki
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Kids Can Press
The Most Magnificent Thing
by Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press
Norman, Speak!
by Caroline Adderson
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Groundwood Books
Stop, Thief!
by Heather Tekavec
Illustrated by Pierre Pratt
Kids Can Press
The 30th Annual BC Book Prizes awards gala will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Pinnacle Vancouver Harbourfront Hotel.
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