Michael Burris of the B.C. Library Association presented the Sheila Egoff Children's Literature Prize to Sandra and Ron Lightburn for Driftwood Cove (Doubleday). The Lightburns lived in Victoria for 22 years before recently moving to Nova Scotia.

RON LIGHTBURN: "In high school we were a couple of kids who shared pizzas and a love of books. Over the years, as I fumbled along in my career, Sandra has always been there to give me words of encouragement. With Driftwood Cove, she gave me words of inspiration.";

[BCBW SUMMER 1999]