An inspirational literature instructor and former school librarian in North Vancouver, D'Acres grew up in the prairies with Ukrainian heritage. She arrived in B.C. in 1970. She co-created the first B.C. writers directory, Starting Line-up, for North Vancouver schools in 1989, helped co-produce the B.C. Book Prizes and she co-founded the George Woodcock Centre for the Arts and Intellectual Freedom Fund at UBC. With Donald Luxton she co-authored Lions Gate (Talonbooks, 2000), a history of Vancouver's most famous bridge. It became the 'winningest' B.C. title of the year. Nominated for the Bill Duthie B.C. Booksellers' Choice Award, it received the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for History from the B.C. Historical Federation, selected over runners-up Cougar Annie's Garden and the Historical Atlas of B.C. and the Pacific Northwest. The bridge bio has also received the City of Vancouver Heritage Honour Award, the West Vancouver Heritage Achievement Award for Excellence and the Heritage Society of B.C. Award of Outstanding Achievement. Lilia D'Acres lives in West Vancouver.

AWARDS:

Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Historical Writing
City of Vancouver Heritage Honour Award
West Vancouver Heritage Achievement Award for Excellence
Heritage Society of B.C. Award of Outstanding Achievement
Finalist, Bill Duthie B.C. Booksellers' Choice Award

Review of the author's work by BC Studies:
Lions Gate

BOOKS:

Lions Gate (Talonbooks, 2000). With Donald Luxton.

[BCBW 2003] "Local History" "Architecture" "Stanley Park"