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printBest & Brightest: The winners of the BC Book Prizes announced
News from Victoria today announcing the winners of the 2007 BC Book Prizes. Yes, you heard it here first.
And the winners are...
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
Carol Windley Home Schooling
Cormorant Books
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
Don McKay
Strike / Slip
McClelland & Stewart
Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize
Heather Pringle
The Master Plan: Himmler’s Scholars and the Holocaust
Viking Canada
An interview with Heather Pringle.
Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Nonfiction Prize
Katherine Gordon
Made to Measure: A History of Land Surveying in British Columbia
Sono Nis Press
SHEILA A. EGOFF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE PRIZE
Sarah Ellis
Odd Man Out
Groundwood Books
Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize
Maggie de Vries and Renné Benoit
Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story
Greystone Books
BC Booksellers' Choice Award in Honour of Bill DuthieDavid Suzuki and Greystone Books
David Suzuki: The Autobiography
An interview with David Suzuki.
Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence
Patrick Lane is the recipient of this award, established in 2003 by the Honourable Iona Campagnolo, to recognize British Columbia writers who have contributed to the development of literary excellence in the province.
This year’s gala, emceed by William Deverell and attended by the Honourable Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo, took place at Government House in Victoria on April 28, 2007. The BC Book Prizes were established in 1985 to celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. The prizes are administered and awarded by members of a non-profit society who represent all facets of the publishing and writing community. For more information, visit the BC Book Prizes home page.
