BC and Yukon Book Prizes Shortlist

“Darrel J. McLeod (left) is among the authors shortlisted for a BC & Yukon Book Prize this year. Read details on all the shortlisted authors here.FULL STORY

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

Healthy ecosystems are crucial for the myriad of species, including humans, that inhabit Earth. However, human activities such as deforestation,… FULL STORY

Tariq Malik

Tariq Malik revisits Kotli, a millennium-old city in the Punjab province of Pakistan, where he spent his formative years in… FULL STORY

Sam Wiebe

Crime Writers of Canada award winner, Sam Wiebe, spins a new mystery thriller about a paroled killer and a small-town… FULL STORY

Dallas Hunt

In Dallas Hunt’s exploration of grief, death and longing in the persistent struggles faced by Indigenous communities, he dissects the… FULL STORY

Liz Long

Author Liz Long recounts her 50-year struggle with “Victimtown,” a mental space shaped by the unsolved murder of one of… FULL STORY

Gurpreet Singh

Author, radio host and journalist, Gurpreet Singh’s booklet, 1984: When they came for the Sikhs (Radical Desi Publications $15.00) for… FULL STORY

Niloufar-Lily Soltani

Set in 2007, during Zulaikha’s journey from Amsterdam to Tehran, she is approached by her long-lost family acquaintance, Kia, who… FULL STORY

Susan Blacklin

Explore the legacy of the late Dr. Hans Peterson through the eyes of his ex-wife, Susan Blacklin, in her memoir… FULL STORY

C.S. Cowan

When her fifteen-year-old niece, Jessica, goes missing, Criminologist Maeve Rosetti returns to her hometown while navigating a complicated relationship with… FULL STORY

Tamar Griggs

Tamar Griggs was a young woman in 1968 studying art and dance in New York City when she accepted an… FULL STORY

Yeji Y. Ham

Everyday, Yewon grapples with the reality of her life. She is a young woman out of her job at a… FULL STORY

Jude Neale

A collaboration between a poet and an artist, Water Forgets Its Own Name (Ekstasis Editions $36.95) is a celebration of… FULL STORY

Onjana Yawnghwe

A family escapes from Myanmar’s military violence to Thailand, then Canada, carrying nothing but beat-up suitcases on a luggage cart…. FULL STORY

Shaoli Wang

Illustrated by Vancouver-based Shaoli Wang, The Three Sisters (Tradewind Books $24.95) due out in June, the narrative follows the story… FULL STORY

Shahnaz Qayumi

“You are a man now, take care of your mother,” Zia’s father whispered to Zia just as he is arrested–never… FULL STORY

Sheri-D Wilson

In The ONEIRONAUT ∅1 (Write Bloody North $20.00), the first volume of the Rain trilogy, a brilliant scientist named Rain… FULL STORY

Robin Gregory

Co-authored with Brooke Moore, Robin Gregory’s book, Sorting It Out: Supporting Teenage Decision Making (Cambridge University Press $29.99) is a… FULL STORY

Caroline Woodward

Embark on a coastal adventure that engages the senses through Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? (Pownal Street Press… FULL STORY

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