Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize

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The Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for the best juvenile or young adult novel or work of non-fiction by a resident of British Columbia or the Yukon, Canada. It was first awarded in 1987. It is supported by the B.C Library Association.

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History

Originally, the prize was awarded for illustrated and non-illustrated literature, but since 2003 the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize has been awarded for illustrated books and the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize for non-illustrated books. [1]

Winners and finalists

Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize winners and finalists
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
1987 Sarah Ellis The Baby ProjectWinner [2] [3]
Paul Yee The Curses of Third UncleFinalist
James Houston The Falcon BowFinalist
1988 Nicola Morgan Pride of LionsWinner [3]
Kit Pearson A Handful of TimeFinalist
Mary Razzell Salmonberry WineFinalist
1989 Mary-Ellen Lang Collura SunnyWinner [3]
Florence McNeil Catriona's IslandFinalist
Deborah Turney Zagwyn Mood Pocket, Mud BucketFinalist
1990 Paul Yee Tales from Gold MountainWinner [3]
Kit Pearson The Sky is FallingFinalist
Sarah Ellis Next-Door NeighboursFinalist
1991 Nancy Hundal I Heard My Mother Call My NameWinner [3]
Sue Ann Alderson Chapter OneFinalist
Scott WatsonJack ShadboltFinalist
1992 Alexandra Morton Siwiti: A Whale's StoryWinner [3]
Kit Pearson Looking at the MoonFinalist
Sarah Ellis Pick Up SticksFinalist
1993 Shirley Sterling My Name is SeepeetzaWinner [3]
Ainslie Manson A Dog Came TooFinalist
Sue Ann Alderson Sure as StrawberriesFinalist
1994 Julie Lawson White Jade TigerWinner [3]
Sue Ann Alderson A Ride for MarthaFinalist
David Bouchard If You're Not from the PrairieFinalist
1995 Lillian Boraks-Nemetz The Old Brown SuitcaseWinner [3]
James Heneghan Torn AwayFinalist
Mary Razzell White WaveFinalist
1996 Nan Gregory How Smudge CameWinner [3]
Constance Horne Emily Carr's WooFinalist
Andrea Spalding Finders KeepersFinalist
1997 Sarah Ellis Back of BeyondWinner [3]
Kit Pearson Awake and DreamingFinalist
W. D. Valgardson Sarah and the People of Sand RiverFinalist
1998 James Heneghan Wish Me LuckWinner [3]
John Wilson Across Frozen SeasFinalist
Julie Lawson Emma and the Silk TrainFinalist
1999 Sandra Lightburn Driftwood CoveWinner [3]
Paul Yee The Boy in the AtticFinalist
Ann WalshThe Doctor's ApprenticeFinalist
2000 Vivien Bowers WOW Canada! Exploring the Land from Coast to Coast to CoastWinner [3]
Julie Ovenell-Carter , illus. by Kitty Macaulay The Butterflies' PromiseFinalist
W. D. Valgardson The Divorced Kids Club and Other StoriesFinalist
Karen Rivers Dream WaterFinalist
Nikki Tate Tarragon IslandFinalist
2001 James Heneghan The GraveWinner [3]
Ainslie Manson Ballerinas Don't Wear GlassesFinalist
W. D. Valgardson FrancesFinalist
Gayle Friesen Men of StoneFinalist
Nikki Tate No Cafes in NarniaFinalist
2002 Polly Horvath Everything on a WaffleWinner [3] [4]
Norma Charles The AccompliceFinalist
Valerie Wyatt and John Mantha The Kids Book of Canadian FirstsFinalist
Maggie de Vries Chance and the ButterflyFinalist
Sarah Ellis Dear Canada: A Prairie as Wide as the SeaFinalist
2003 James Heneghan FloodWinner [3]
Karen Rivers The Gold Diggers ClubFinalist
John Lekich The Losers' ClubFinalist
Luanne Armstrong Jeannie and the Gentle GiantsFinalist
Gayle Friesen Losing ForeverFinalist
2004 Dennis Foon SkudWinner [3]
Polly Horvath The Canning Season Finalist
Sarah Ellis The Several Lives of Orphan JackFinalist
John Wilson Dancing Elephants and Floating ContinentsFinalist
Irene N. Watts and Lillian Boraks-Nemetz Tapestry of Hope: Holocaust Writing for Young PeopleFinalist
2005 Susan Juby Miss SmithersWinner [3]
Eileen Kernaghan The Alchemist's DaughterFinalist
Cynthia Nugent Francesca and the Magic BikeFinalist
Sandy Frances Duncan Gold Rush OrphanFinalist
Shelley Hrdlitschka Kat's FallFinalist
Sylvia Olsen White GirlFinalist
2006 Barbara Nickel Hannah Waters and the Daughter of Johann Sebastien BachWinner [3]
Iain Lawrence The ConvictsFinalist
Pamela Porter The Crazy ManFinalist
Polly Horvath The VacationFinalist
John Wilson Four Steps to DeathFinalist
2007 Sarah Ellis Odd Man OutWinner [3]
Iain Lawrence Gemini SummerFinalist
Craig SpenceJosh & the Magic VialFinalist
James Heneghan Safe HouseFinalist
Glen Huser Skinnybones and the Wrinkle QueenFinalist
2008 Polly Horvath The Corps of the Bare-Boned PlaneWinner [3] [5]
John Wilson The Alchemist's DreamFinalist
David JonesBaboon: A NovelFinalist
Gayle Friesen For NowFinalist
Meg Tilly PorcupineFinalist
2009 Polly Horvath My One Hundred AdventuresWinner [3] [6]
Robin Stevenson A Thousand Shades of BlueFinalist
Sarah N. Harvey The Lit ReportFinalist
Iain Lawrence The SeanceFinalist
Graham McNamee BonechillerFinalist
2010 Carrie Mac The Gryphon ProjectWinner [3] [7]
Rachelle Delaney The Ship of Lost SoulsFinalist
Sylvia Olsen Counting on HopeFinalist
Robin Stevenson InfernoFinalist
Kristin Butcher Return to Bone Tree HillFinalist
2011 Maggie de Vries Hunger JourneysWinner [3]
Susin Nielsen Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My MomFinalist [8]
Christy Jordon-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Fatty Legs: A True StoryFinalist [8]
Gina McMurchy-Barber Free as a BirdFinalist [8]
Polly Horvath Northward to the MoonFinalist [8]
2012 Moira Young Blood Red RoadWinner [3] [9]
Glen Huser The RunawayFinalist [10]
Pamela Porter I'll Be WatchingFinalist [10]
Caitlyn Vernon Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear RainforestFinalist [10]
Karen Rivers What is RealFinalist [10]
2013 Caroline Adderson Middle of NowhereWinner [3] [11] [12]
John Lekich The Prisoner of Snowflake FallsFinalist [13]
Susin Nielsen The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen Finalist [13]
Victoria Miles Mimi Power and the I-Don't-Know-WhatFinalist [13]
Rachel Hartman SeraphinaFinalist [13]
2014 Ashley Little The New NormalWinner [3] [14]
Ari Goelman The Path of NamesFinalist [15]
Becky Citra If OnlyFinalist [15]
Robin Stevenson Record BreakerFinalist [15]
Silvana Goldemberg , trans. by Emilie SmithVictoriaFinalist [15]
2015 Maggie de Vries Rabbit EarsWinner [16]
Elizabeth StewartBlue GoldFinalist
Gabrielle Prendergast CapriciousFinalist
Becky Citra Finding GraceFinalist
Eileen Kernaghan Sophie, in ShadowFinalist
2016 Susan Juby The Truth CommissionWinner [17]
Jordan Stratford The Case of the Missing Moonstone: The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, Book 1Finalist
Darren Groth Are You Seeing Me?Finalist
Linda Bailey Seven Dead PiratesFinalist
Susin Nielsen We Are All Made of MoleculesFinalist
2017 Iain Lawrence The Skeleton TreeWinner [18]
Kit Pearson A Day of Signs and WondersFinalist [19]
R.K. McLay The Rahtrum Chronicles: The DreamFinalist [19]
Kathleen Cherry Everyday HeroFinalist [19]
Robin Stevenson Pride: Celebrating Diversity & CommunityFinalist [19]
2018 G. S. Prendergast Zero Repeat ForeverWinner [20] [21]
Anne Fleming The GoatFinalist
Kallie George Heartwood Hotel Book : A True HomeFinalist
Norma Charles Runner: Harry Jerome, World’s Fastest ManFinalist
Julie Burtinshaw Saying Good-bye to LondonFinalist
2019 Susin Nielsen No Fixed AddressWinner [22]
Monique Gray Smith and Richard Van Camp The Journey ForwardFinalist
Janice Lynn Mather Learning to BreatheFinalist
Lianne Oelke Nice Try, Jane SinnerFinalist
Polly Horvath Very RichFinalist
2020 Robin Stevenson My Body, My ChoiceWinner [23]
Sabina Khan The Love and Lies Of Rukhsana AliFinalist
Julia Nobel The Mystery of Black Hollow LaneFinalist
Sara Cassidy NeversFinalist
Eldon Yellowhorn What the Eagle SeesFinalist
2021 Sara Cassidy Genius JoleneWinner [24]
Gail Anderson-Dargatz The Ride HomeFinalist [25]
Melanie Stewart Heads UpFinalist [25]
Dan Bar-el Just Beyond the Very, Very Far NorthFinalist [25]
Tanya Lloyd Kyi Me and BanksyFinalist [25]
2022 Robbie Waisman and Susan McClelland Boy from Buchenwald: The True Story of a Holocaust SurvivorWinner [26]
Tanya Christenson A Soft Place to FallFinalist
Barbara Nickel Dear Peter, Dear UllaFinalist
Xiran Jay Zhao Iron WidowFinalist
Angela Ahn Peter Lee’s Notes from the FieldFinalist
2023 Haley Healey , illus. by Kimiko Fraser Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the YukonFinalist [27]
Susan Juby Me ThreeFinalist [27]

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