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2005 BC Book Prizes Nominees
2005 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize Nominees
Sponsored by the BC Teachers' Federation
Aislinn Hunter, The Possible Past (Polestar Books)
Eve Joseph, The Startled Heart (Oolichan Books)
Patrick Lane, Go Leaving Strange (Harbour)
D.C. Reid, The Hunger (Ekstasis Editions)
Jan Zwicky, Robinson's Crossing (Brick Books)
(Judges: Brad Cran, Crispin Elsted and Angela Hryniuk)
2005 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Nominees
Sponsored by Friesens and Transcontinental Printers
Bill Gaston, Sointula (Raincoast)
Pauline Holdstock, Beyond Measure (Cormorant Books)
Theresa Kishkan, A Man in a Distant Field
(The Dundurn Group)
Annabel Lyon, The Best Thing For You
(McClelland & Stewart)
Patrick Taylor, The Apprenticeship of Dr. Laverty
(Insomniac Press)
(Judges: John Harris, David Watmough and John Burns)
2005 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Nominees
Sponsored by the BC Library Association
Sandy Frances Duncan, Gold Rush Orphan (Ronsdale Press)
Shelley Hrdlitschka, Kat's Fall (Orca Book Publishers)
Susan Juby, Miss Smithers (HarperCollins Canada)
Eileen Kernaghan, The Alchemist's Daughter
(Thistledown Press)
Sylvia Olsen, White Girl (Sono Nis Press)
(Judges: Carolyn Cutt, Irene Watts and Bill Valgardson)
2005 Hubert Evans Non-fiction Prize Nominees
Sponsored by Abebooks
Katherine Gordon, The Slocan: Portrait of a Valley
(Sono Nis Press)
Patrick Lane, There is a Season (McClelland & Stewart)
Charles Montgomery, The Last Heathen (Douglas & McIntyre)
Alan Twigg, First Invaders:
The Literary Origins of British Columbia (Ronsdale Press)
Rex Weyler, Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists and Visionaries Changed the World
(Raincoast Books)
(Judges: Maria Tippett, Lynne Bowen and George Fetherling)
2005 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize Nominees
Sponsored by Sandhill Book Marketing and Dempsey Distributing
Daniel Francis, L.D.: Mayor Louis Taylor and the Rise of Vancouver (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Stephen Hume, Alexandra Morton, Betty C. Keller,
Rosella M. Leslie, Otto Langer and Don Staniford,
A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming (Harbour)
Robert Hunter and Robert Kaziere,
The Greenpeace to Amchitka:
An Environmental Odyssey (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Jay Sherwood, Surveying Northern British Columbia:
A Photo Journal of Frank Swannell (Caitlin Press)
Nancy J. Turner, Plants of Haida Gwaii (Sono Nis Press)
(Judges: Richard Hopkins, Theresa Kishkan and Rosemary Neering)
2005 BC Booksellers' Choice Award Nominees
in Honour of Bill Duthie
Sponsored by the BC Booksellers' Association and Duthie Books
Douglas Coupland and Douglas & McIntyre,
Souvenir of Canada 2
Stephen Hume and Harbour Publishing,
Raincoast Chronicles 20: Lillies & Fireweed:
Frontier Women of British Columbia
Anny Scoones and Hedgerow Press,
Home: Tales of a Heritage Farm
David Suzuki and Wayne Grady and Greystone Books,
Tree: A Life Story
Harvey Thommasen and Kevin Hutchings and Harbour Publishing, Birds of the Raincoast: Habits and Habitat
(Judged by the membership of the BC Booksellers'Association)
2005 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Nominees
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Stefan Czernecki, Ride 'em Cowboy (Simply Read Books)
Earl Einarson and Julie Flett,
The Moccasins (Theytus Books Ltd.)
Adrienne Mason and Nancy Gray Ogle, Owls (Kids Can Press)
Marilynn Reynolds and Renné Benoit,
Goodbye to Griffith Street (Orca)
Richard Thompson, Maggee Spicer and Kirsti Anne Wakelin, When They Are Up (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
(Judges: Barbara Nichol, Andrea Spalding and Ron Lightburn)
Winner: 2005n Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence
Robert Bringhurst is the recipient of the second annual award, established in 2003 by the Honourable Iona Campagnolo to recognize British Columbia writers who have contributed to the development of literary excellence in the Province.
Sponsored by the BC Teachers' Federation
Aislinn Hunter, The Possible Past (Polestar Books)
Eve Joseph, The Startled Heart (Oolichan Books)
Patrick Lane, Go Leaving Strange (Harbour)
D.C. Reid, The Hunger (Ekstasis Editions)
Jan Zwicky, Robinson's Crossing (Brick Books)
(Judges: Brad Cran, Crispin Elsted and Angela Hryniuk)
2005 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Nominees
Sponsored by Friesens and Transcontinental Printers
Bill Gaston, Sointula (Raincoast)
Pauline Holdstock, Beyond Measure (Cormorant Books)
Theresa Kishkan, A Man in a Distant Field
(The Dundurn Group)
Annabel Lyon, The Best Thing For You
(McClelland & Stewart)
Patrick Taylor, The Apprenticeship of Dr. Laverty
(Insomniac Press)
(Judges: John Harris, David Watmough and John Burns)
2005 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Nominees
Sponsored by the BC Library Association
Sandy Frances Duncan, Gold Rush Orphan (Ronsdale Press)
Shelley Hrdlitschka, Kat's Fall (Orca Book Publishers)
Susan Juby, Miss Smithers (HarperCollins Canada)
Eileen Kernaghan, The Alchemist's Daughter
(Thistledown Press)
Sylvia Olsen, White Girl (Sono Nis Press)
(Judges: Carolyn Cutt, Irene Watts and Bill Valgardson)
2005 Hubert Evans Non-fiction Prize Nominees
Sponsored by Abebooks
Katherine Gordon, The Slocan: Portrait of a Valley
(Sono Nis Press)
Patrick Lane, There is a Season (McClelland & Stewart)
Charles Montgomery, The Last Heathen (Douglas & McIntyre)
Alan Twigg, First Invaders:
The Literary Origins of British Columbia (Ronsdale Press)
Rex Weyler, Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists and Visionaries Changed the World
(Raincoast Books)
(Judges: Maria Tippett, Lynne Bowen and George Fetherling)
2005 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize Nominees
Sponsored by Sandhill Book Marketing and Dempsey Distributing
Daniel Francis, L.D.: Mayor Louis Taylor and the Rise of Vancouver (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Stephen Hume, Alexandra Morton, Betty C. Keller,
Rosella M. Leslie, Otto Langer and Don Staniford,
A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming (Harbour)
Robert Hunter and Robert Kaziere,
The Greenpeace to Amchitka:
An Environmental Odyssey (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Jay Sherwood, Surveying Northern British Columbia:
A Photo Journal of Frank Swannell (Caitlin Press)
Nancy J. Turner, Plants of Haida Gwaii (Sono Nis Press)
(Judges: Richard Hopkins, Theresa Kishkan and Rosemary Neering)
2005 BC Booksellers' Choice Award Nominees
in Honour of Bill Duthie
Sponsored by the BC Booksellers' Association and Duthie Books
Douglas Coupland and Douglas & McIntyre,
Souvenir of Canada 2
Stephen Hume and Harbour Publishing,
Raincoast Chronicles 20: Lillies & Fireweed:
Frontier Women of British Columbia
Anny Scoones and Hedgerow Press,
Home: Tales of a Heritage Farm
David Suzuki and Wayne Grady and Greystone Books,
Tree: A Life Story
Harvey Thommasen and Kevin Hutchings and Harbour Publishing, Birds of the Raincoast: Habits and Habitat
(Judged by the membership of the BC Booksellers'Association)
2005 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Nominees
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Stefan Czernecki, Ride 'em Cowboy (Simply Read Books)
Earl Einarson and Julie Flett,
The Moccasins (Theytus Books Ltd.)
Adrienne Mason and Nancy Gray Ogle, Owls (Kids Can Press)
Marilynn Reynolds and Renné Benoit,
Goodbye to Griffith Street (Orca)
Richard Thompson, Maggee Spicer and Kirsti Anne Wakelin, When They Are Up (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
(Judges: Barbara Nichol, Andrea Spalding and Ron Lightburn)
Winner: 2005n Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence
Robert Bringhurst is the recipient of the second annual award, established in 2003 by the Honourable Iona Campagnolo to recognize British Columbia writers who have contributed to the development of literary excellence in the Province.
Submitted on March 16, 2005 in By David.
