BC Book Prizes

The BC Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. The prizes are administered and awarded by members of the (non-profit) West Coast Book Prize Society who represent all facets of the publishing and writing community.

Annually, seven BC Book Prizes (for Fiction, Poetry, Non-fiction, Regional, Children’s Literature, Illustrated Children’s Literature and Booksellers’ Choice) as well as the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence are presented at an awards ceremony and dinner in the spring. Typically, the event falls at the end of BC Book and Magazine Week.

Since 2004, the BC Book Prizes have coordinated an author tour, bringing a handful of shortlisted authors to libraries, schools and bookstores to communities outside of Vancouver.

Rebus Creative takes care of processing hundreds of entries, coordinating the judging process as well as handling fund raising, publicity, marketing and event coordination.

Further details about BC Book Prizes can be found at www.bcbookprizes.ca.