Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence

The Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence is administered by the BC Book Prizes and recognizes a writer who has contributed significantly to the development of literary excellence in British Columbia, as well as having written a substantial body of literary work throughout his or her career.[1]

The recipient receives a cash award of $5,000 and a commemorative certificate.[1]

History

The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence was first conceived in the spring of 2002. Led by the late Carol Shields, a group of respected BC writers met with the current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the Honourable Iona Campagnolo to initiate a special provincial literary arts award. Inspired by Shields, this meeting resulted in the establishment of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence.

Winners

References
  1. , Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.
  2. Brian Lynch (April 14, 2011). "George Bowering wins the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence". Straight. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  3. Marsha Lederman (April 25, 2012). "Brian Brett wins BC award for literary excellence". Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  4. Martha Perkins (April 11, 2013). "Sarah Ellis and Lorna Crozier to receive Lieutenant Governor Award". WE Vancouver. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  5. Adrian Chamberlain (April 23, 2014). "Victoria author Kit Pearson wins Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence". Times Colonist. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  6. Jan DeGrass (April 2, 2015). "Lifetime of literary excellence for Coast author". Coast Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  7. Tracy Sherlock (March 22, 2016). "BC BookWorld founder Alan Twigg honoured for promoting province's literature". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  8. "Vancouver's Douglas Coupland lands Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence". Vancouver Sun. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

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