Congratulations to this year’s finalists for the BC Book Prizes (2019) presented by the Westcoast Book Prize Society. We are pleased to recognize the following UBC Creative Writing connections:
- Amber Dawn, alum and adjunct faculty, nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her novel Sodom Road Exit.
- Janice Lynn Mather, MFA alum, nominated for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize for her novel Learning to Breathe.
- Bill Gaston, alum, nominated for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize for his book, Just Let Me Look at You
- Shazia Hafiz Ramji, MFA student, nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for her collection of poetry, Port of Being.
- Eden Robinson, alum, nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her novel Trickster Drift.
- Laisha Rosnau, MFA alum, nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for her collection of poetry, Our Familiar Hunger.
- Richard Van Camp, MFA alum, nominated for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize for his novella, The Journey Forward, A Novella on Reconciliation: When We Play Our Drums, They Sing! / Lucy and Lola
- Fred Wah, alum, nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for his work, beholden, a poem as long as the river.
- Lindsay Wong, BFA alum, nominated for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize for her book The Woo Woo.
Visit the the BC Book Prizes website for more information.
Winners will be announced at the BC Book Prize Gala on Saturday, May 11, 2019.
