We are very proud to announce that members of UBC’s Creative Writing Program have been shortlisted for the 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes! Two faculty members and four alumni have been selected:
- Michael Christie (Alumnus)
- Francine Cunningham (Alumna)
- Kayla Czaga (Alumna)
- Nazanine Hozar (Alumna)
- Alix Ohlin (Faculty)
- Rhea Tregebov (Faculty Emerita)
The winners will be announced on Saturday, April 25th, 2020 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver.
The prestigious prizes that CRWR’s members have been shortlisted for include:
- The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
- The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
- The Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes
- The Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize
Congratulations to all the finalists, we wish you good luck and we hope you bring some prizes home on April 25th!
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize:
Awarded to the author(s) of the best work of poetry.
Dunk Tank
by Kayla Czaga
Publisher: House of Anansi
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize:
Awarded to the author(s) of the best original work of literary fiction.
Aria
by Nazanine Hozar
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Dual Citizens
by Alix Ohlin
Publisher: House of Anansi
Greenwood
by Michael Christie
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
Rue des Rosiers
by Rhea Tregebov
Publisher: Coteau Books
Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes:
Awarded to the author(s) and/or illustrators of an original work of published writing (poetry, fiction or nonfiction for adults or children, including graphic novels or picture books) that challenges or provokes the ideas and forces that shape what writing, art, and/or society can become.
ON/ME
by Francine Cunningham
Publisher: Caitlin Press
Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize:
Awarded to the author(s) of the book which contributes the most to the enjoyment and understanding of the province of British Columbia. The book must be original and may deal with any aspect of the province.
Greenwood
by Michael Christie
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
