BC and Yukon Book Prizes

The BC Book & Yukon Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia and Yukon writers and publishers.

The prizes, as well as the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence, are presented annually at the Lieutenant Governor's BC Book Prize Gala in April.

The prizes are administered and awarded by the West Coast Book Prize Society.[1] Publicity, organization of the awards and fundraising for the Gala and prize pool was handled by Vancouver marketing and publicity firm, Rebus Creative until the end of 2018.[2] In early 2019, Sean Cranbury was appointed as Executive Director by the Board of the West Coast Book Prize Society to take over production and promotion of the BC & Yukon Book Prizes. In 2021, Sharon Bradley took over as Executive Director, and Megan Cole was hired as the Director of Programming and Communications. [3]

In 2019, the prizes announced a name change from BC Book Prizes to BC & Yukon Book Prizes. The award criteria has always been open to Yukon writers as well as British Columbian writers, and the name change was made to reflect that dedication. Further to that dedication, in 2020, the Borealis Prize: The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution was announced in partnership with the Commissioner of Yukon.[4] The Borealis Prize was established to recognize the lifetime achievement of an individual's contributions to the Yukon writing and publishing community.[5]

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  2. ^ "Rebus Creative  » Clients". rebuscreative.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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  4. ^ Thompson, Oliver. "New award to recognize Yukon's literary community: The Borealis Prize". CBC News. CBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Borealis Prize: The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution". BC & Yukon Book Prizes. BC & Yukon Book Prizes. Retrieved 31 January 2021.