BC Book Prizes: 2017 finalists announced

On March 7th, the West Coast Book Prize Society announced the finalists for the 2017 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. 

Nominees for all the awards can be found at http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2017

The nominees for the 2 children's awards are provided here:

 Sheila A. Egoff 

 Children’s Literature Prize 

A Day of Signs and Wonders 
by Kit Pearson
HarperCollins Publishers

Everyday Hero 
by Kathleen Cherry
Orca Book Publishers
Review here

Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community 
by Robin Stevenson
Orca Book Publishers

The Rahtrum Chronicles: The Dream 
by R.K. McLay
Fifth House Publishers

The Skeleton Tree 
by Iain Lawrence
Tundra Books

 Christie Harris Illustrated 

 Children’s Literature Prize 

Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet 
by Nikki Tate
Orca Book Publishers

My Heart Fills with Happiness 
by Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by Julie Flett
Orca Book Publishers

Peace Dancer 
by Roy Henry Vickers, Robert Budd
Illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers
Harbour Publishing

Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey 
by Margriet Ruurs
Illustrated by Nizar Ali Badr
Orca Book Publishers
Review here

Today 
by Julie Morstad
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Simply Read Books









The winners will be announced on April 4, 2017.

2016 BC Book Prizes finalists announced

On March 9th, the West Coast Book Prize Society announced the finalists for the 2016 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 will be announced separately and later this month.

Nominees for all the awards can be found at http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2016

The nominees for the 2 children's awards are provided here:

 Sheila A. Egoff 

 Children’s Literature Prize 

Are You Seeing Me? 
by Darren Groth 
Orca Book Publishers

The Case of the Missing Moonstone (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, Book 1) 
by Jordan Stratford 
Knopf Books for Young Readers

Reviewed here

Seven Dead Pirates 
by Linda Bailey 
Tundra Books

The Truth Commission 
by Susan Juby 
Razorbill

Reviewed here

We Are All Made of Molecules 
by Susin Nielsen 
Tundra Books

Reviewed here

 Christie Harris Illustrated 

 Children’s Literature Prize 

Orca Chief 
by Roy Henry Vickers, Robert Budd 
Illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers
Harbour Publishing

Peace is an Offering 
by Annette LeBox 
Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin 
Dial Books

The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle 
by Jude Isabella 
Illustrated by Simone Shin
Kids Can Press

Song for a Summer Night: A Lullaby 
by Robert Heidbreder 
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Groundwood Books

Reviewed here

This is Sadie 
by Sara O'Leary 
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Tundra Books

The winners will be announced on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

2015 BC Book Prizes nominees: Sheila A. Egoff and Christie Harris Prizes

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

by Roy Miki and Slavi Miki
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. 

2014 BC Book Prizes' winners announced

On Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Government House in Victoria,  the West Coast Book Prize Society announced the winners of the 2014 BC Book Prizes.  Of the seven categories, two are specific to youngCanLit: the awards for Children's Literature and for Illustrated Children's Literature. 

Congratulations to the winners of these two awards!

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The winner of the 2014

Sheila A. Egoff
Children’s Literature Prize

 is

The New Normal

by Ashley Little

Orca Book Publisehrs

Reviewed here

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The winner of the 2014

Christie Harris Illustrated
Children’s Literature Prize

is

How To

by Julie Morstad

Illustrated by Julie Morstad

Simply Read Books

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2014 BC Book Prizes: Nominees for Children's Awards

Recently, the West Coast Book Prize Society announced the finalists for the 2014 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/2014

The nominees for the 2 children's awards are provided here:

 Sheila A. Egoff 

 Children’s Literature Prize 

Supported by Kidsbooks and Tourism Vancouver
Judges:  Norma Charles, Pamela Porter, John Wilson

If Only
by Becky Citra
Orca Book Publishers

The New Normal
by Ashley Little
Orca Book Publishers

The Path of Names
by Ari Goelman
Scholastic Canada

Record Breaker
by Robin Stevenson
Orca Book Publishers

Victoria
by Silvana Goldemberg
Translated by Emilie Smith
Tradewind Books

 

 

 

 Christie Harris Illustrated 

 Children’s Literature Prize 

Supported by Kate Walker
Judges: Linda Bailey, Dr. Margo Filipenko, Alan Woo

The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise
by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read
Illustrated by Ian McAllister
Orca Book Publishers

How To
by Julie Morstad
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Simply Read Books

Not Your Typical Dragon
by Dan Bar-el
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Viking Children's Books

When I Was Eight
by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak -Fenton
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Annick Press

Wild Berries
by Julie Flett
Illustrated by Julie Flett
Simply Read Books

 

 

 

The 29th Annual BC Book Prizes awards gala will be held on Saturday, May 3 at the Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel in Vancouver. Gala tickets include a sit down dinner and an open bar and are available for purchase online here