The City of Vancouver Book Award is a Canadian literary award, that has been presented annually by the city of Vancouver, British Columbia to one or more works of literature judged as the year's best fiction, non-fiction, poetry or drama work about the city.
The award has a monetary value of $3,000. The prize is funded by interest earned from the city's publishing reserve, which was established in 1977 as a permanent legacy for writers and publishers. The fund received royalties generated from Vancouver's First Century: A Photo History of Vancouver, edited by city staff. The third edition of the book, renamed Vancouver: A City Album, or many years generated royalty payments for the fund.
Honorees
City of Vancouver Book Award winners and finalists[1]
It Stops Here: Standing Up for Our Lands, Our Waters, and Our People
Finalist
Joni Low, Jeff O'Brien, editors, plus numerous authors
What Are Our Supports?
Finalist
Notes
↑ The 1989 jurors were Jean Barman, Russell Kelly, and Doreen Westgarth.
↑ The 1991 jurors were Sue Baptie, Sean Rossiter, and Don Stewart.
↑ The 1992 jurors were Jean Barman, Janice Douglas, and Margaret Gabriel.
↑ The 1993 jurors were Gordon Elliott, John Oliphant, and Lucy Stewart.
↑ The 1994 jurors were Andrea Davies, Chuck Davis, and Bruce Macdonald.
↑ The 1995 jurors were Irene Howard, Nancy Stubbs, and Greg Willett.
↑ The 1996 jurors were Mary Ann Cantillon, Irene Howard, and Brahm Kornbluth.
↑ The 1997 jurors were Laura Hackett, Judy Taylor, and Anne Yandle.
↑ The 1998 jurors were Donna Brendon, Ian Chunn, and Vickie Jensen.
↑ The 1999 jurors were Mark Leier, Bob Sarti, and Joseph Stewart.
↑ The 2000 jurors were Shamina Senaratne, Nina Smart, and Joseph Stewart.
↑ The 2001 jurors were Brenda Peterson, Shamina Senaratne, and Don Stewart.
↑ The 2002 jurors were Brenda Peterson, Denise Ryan, and Michael Varty.
↑ The 2003 jurors were George Fetherling, Michael Varty, and Anne Yandle.
↑ The 2004 jurors were Crystal Allen, Keith Bunnell, and George Fetherling.
↑ The 2005 jurors were Keith Bunnell, Laurie Roggeman, and Max Wyman.
↑ The 2006 jurors were Rod Clarke, Glenn Deer, and Laurie Roggeman.
↑ The 2007 jurors were Glenn Deer, Marc Fournier, and Karen X. Tulchinsky.
↑ The 2008 jurors were Michelle Benjamin, Marc Fournier, and Fernanda Viveiros.
↑ The 2009 jurors were Janice Douglas, Fred Wah, and Fernanda Viveiros.
↑ The 2010 jurors were Janice Douglas, Fred Wah, and Jean Wilson.
↑ The 2011 jurors were Emilie Dierking, Lee Henderson, and Jim Wong-Chu.
↑ The 2012 jurors were Jane Bouey, David Chariandy, and Rebecca Wigod.
↑ The 2013 jurors were Andrea Davies, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, and Paul Whitney.
↑ The 2014 jurors were Jordan Abel, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, and Anna Ling Kaye.
↑ The 2015 jurors were Anna Ling Kaye, Zoey Leigh Peterson, and Sirish Rao.
↑ The 2016 jurors were Shirley Lew, Zoey Leigh Peterson, and Mary Schendlinger.
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