BC Book Prizes

SFU authors nominated for BC Book Prizes shortlist

[caption id="attachment_1687" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo courtesy of Jen Currin.[/caption] The West Coast Book Prize Society announced the 31st annual shortlist for the BC Book Prizes on March 11, 2015. The nominations include both emerging and established writers in seven categories, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and children’s literature. The prizes are given annually to celebrate the achievements of British Columbian writers and publishers. Several authors with SFU connections are on the 2015 shortlist, including Jen Currin, alumni and mentor for SFU’s Writers’ Studio. Currin received her MA in English, and is shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for School. Currin…

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