Prize-worthy books

It’s always a thrill when a book that a WCEA partner has worked on, whether as editor, proofreader, or indexer, is shortlisted for—or wins—a coveted book prize.

Well, we’ve been extra thrilled recently to see so many books that we’ve had a hand in being recognized for their merits.

Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia
Winner announced March 22, 2021

Service on the Skeena, by Geoff Mynett (finalist)
edited by Rowena Rae

BC and Yukon Book Prizes
Winners to be announced September 18, 2021

British Columbia in Flames, by Claudia Cornwall (finalist)
proofread by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

Heads Up, by Melanie Siebert, illustrated by Belle Wuthrich (finalist)
copyedited by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox and proofread by Audrey McClellan

Kwanlin Dün, by Kwanlin Dün First Nation (finalist)
copyedited by Audrey McClellan and proofread by Lucy Kenward

On the Cusp of Contact, by Jean Barman (finalist)
copyedited and indexed by Audrey McClellan

Primary Obsessions, by Charles Demers (finalist)
proofread by Lucy Kenward

Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award
Winner to be announced in late fall 2021

Powwow, by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane (finalist)
edited by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature
Winner announced April 9, 2021

On the Cusp of Contact, by Jean Barman (finalist)
copyedited and indexed by Audrey McClellan

Service on the Skeena, by Geoff Mynett (winner)
edited by Rowena Rae

Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
Winner announced November 18, 2020

The Way Home, by David A. Neel (finalist)
developmentally edited by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

Indigenous Voices Awards
Winners to be announced June 21, 2021, National Indigenous Peoples Day

Powwow, by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane (finalist)
edited by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

Jeanne Clarke Local History Publication Awards
Winner announced February 21, 2021

Service on the Skeena, by Geoff Mynett (winner)
edited by Rowena Rae

The Brideship Wife, by Leslie Howard (finalist)
edited by Rowena Rae

Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Writing Competition
Winners to be announced June 5, 2021

British Columbia in Flames, by Claudia Cornwall (finalist)
proofread by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

Step into Wilderness, by Deborah Griffiths, Christine Dickinson, Judy Hagen, and Catherine Siba (finalist)
edited by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

Taste Canada Awards
Winners announced October 25, 2020

Burdock & Co., by Andrea Carlson (Silver winner)
copyedited and indexed by Lana Okerlund

Chop Suey Nation, by Ann Hui (Gold winner)
proofread by Lucy Kenward

Duchess at Home, by Giselle Courteau (Silver winner)
proofread by Lucy Kenward and indexed by Lana Okerlund

Gather, by David Robertson and Kerry Gold (finalist)
proofread by Lucy Kenward

Let Me Feed You, by Rosie Daykin (Gold winner)
copyedited and indexed by Lana Okerlund

Modern Lunch, by Allison Day (Silver winner)
indexed by Lana Okerlund

Peace, Love & Fibre, by Mairlyn Smith (finalist)
copyedited by Lana Okerlund

Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen, by Kim Thúy (finalist)
copyedited and indexed by Lana Okerlund

The Long Table Cook Book, by Amy Symington (finalist)
proofread by Lucy Kenward

Congratulations to the books’ authors and publishers—Appetite by Random House, Figure 1 Publishing, Douglas & McIntyre, Harbour Publishing, Orca Book Publishers, Ronsdale Press, Simon & Schuster, and UBC Press—on their well-deserved recognition!