Winners for the 2023 Hugo Award Announced!
The BC and Yukon Book Prizes celebrate the achievements of British Columbia and Yukon writers, illustrators and publishers. The prizes are presented annually at the BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala and are administered and awarded by members of a non-profit society who represent all facets of the publishing and writing community.
The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) devotes their programming to the work of marginalized and underrepresented authors and storytellers and takes place annually in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Twelve-year-old Hunter may be getting out of Red Rock sooner than he hoped. For Hunter Frank, the summer of '79 begins with his mother returning home only to collect the last two months' welfare cheques, leaving her three "fucking half-breeds" to fend for themselves. When his older sister escapes their northern BC town and his brother goes to fight forest fires, Hunter is on his own, with occasional care coming from a trio of elders—his kohkums—and companionship from his two best friends. It's been a good summer for the young entrepreneur, but the cash in the purple Crown Royal bag hidden in his mattress still isn't enough to fund his escape from his monstrous mother and the town of Red Rock. As the Labour Day weekend arrives, so does a new friend with old wisdom and a business opportunity that might be just a boy at the crossroads needs.
Winner for Published prose in English:
All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
Winner for Published Graphic Novels, Comics, and Illustrated Books:
Treaty Words: For As Long As the Rivers Flow by Aimée Craft
Read available longlisted titles for the 2023 Toronto Book Awards!
