07/21/2026
For Immediate Release – Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
The Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society is pleased to announce the Finalists list for their Fourth Annual Book Awards for BC Authors contest. The contest is unique in that it’s open to both trade and self-published authors alike who are BC residents. The contest opened on February 1st and the deadline was May 31st.
The winners will be announced at the Society’s Art & Words Festival at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, 662 North Rd, Gibsons, BC, Saturday, August 22nd, 6 p.m. Finalists, their publishers, contest judges, and the public are invited to attend. To reserve a seat, please contact RSVP to [email protected].
BOOK AWARDS FOR BC AUTHORS CONTEST FINALISTS 2026
Congratulations to the authors and their publishers for their achievement.
P O E T R Y
Devotional Forensics, Joseph Kidney, Goose Lane Editions
Existence In All Its Uncoverable Beauty, Calvin White, Now or Never Press
Named & Nameless, Susan McCaslin, Innanna Publications
Scar/city, Daniela Elza, McGill University Press
F I C T I O N
Dirty Little War, Dietrich Kalteis, ECW Press
The Fourth Princess, Janie Chang, Harper-Collins
The Tiger and the Cosmonaut, Eddy Boudel Tan, Penguin Random House
C R E A T I V E N O N F I C T I O N
Blind Drunk: A Sober Look At Our Boozy Culture, Veronica Woodruff, Tidewater Press
Bloomsbury to Barkerville, The Life of Florence Wilson, Marion McKinnon Crook, Heritage House
Is This An Illness Or An Accident?, Daniela Elza, Caitlin Press
When the Forest Breathes, Suzanne Simard, Penguin-Random House
Where the Earth Meets the Sky, Louise K. Blight, Penguin-Random House
C H I L D R E N ’ S / Y O U N G A D U L T
One Ocean: 7 Ways to Save the Sea, Mark-Leiren Young, Orca Book Publishers
Project Wild One, Louise Sidley, Red Deer Press
C H I L D R E N ’ S / Y O U N G A D U L T (C O N T.)
Sky Cat the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge, Dia Day and Amanada White, Second Story Press
Star Sailor, The Story of Words, Sara Cassidy, Orca Book Publishers
Sticking to the Facts: 10 Ways to Fight Misinformation, Gregor Craigie, Orca Book Publishers
Woolly Dog Warms His Family Andrea Fritz, Orca Book Publishers
Y O U T H
The Sharp Edge of Seashells, Johanna Goldenberg, Independently published
D A V E R O C H E M E M O R I A L B O O K A W A R D
The Loyal Order of Old School Chums, Ken Blosser, Independently Published
Temptations and Travels, Jan DeGrass, MW Books
D I V E R S E V O I C E S
Hidden Flowers: A Memoir, Keiko Honda, Heritage House
In This Faulty Machine, Kathy Page, Penguin Random House
The Tiger and the Cosmonaut, Eddy Boudel Tan, Penguin Random House
I N D I G E N O U S V O I C E S
The Cree Word for Love, Tracey Lindberg, Harper-Collins
Growing My Way Home, Jennifer Ashton, Talon Books
Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong, Larry Grant and Scott Steedman, ECW Press
We All Love, Julie Flett, Greystone Kids
I N D E P E N D E N T L Y- P U B L I S H E D
Tizita–A Memoir of Perseverance and Enchantment, Marian Dodds, Independently Published
D E B U T
Girl Gangs, Zines and Powerslide, Natalie Porter, ECW Press
War Resisters, Standing Against the Vietnam War, Joline Martin, Caitlin Press
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