The Victoria Book Prize Society is Excited to Announce our 2025 Shortlist!

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City of Victoria Book Prize

Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction

Sarah Cox
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Little Fortified Stories

Barbara Black
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More Richly in Earth; A Poet’s Search for Mary MacLeod

Marilyn Bowering
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Children's Book Prize

What Makes A Bird?

Megan Pomper
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Why We Need Vaccines; How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases

Rowena Rae
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Birds on the Brain

Uma Krishnaswami
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DC Reid Poetry Prize

Water Quality

Cynthia Woodman Kerkham
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Signal Infinities

Melanie Siebert
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Midway

Kayla Czaga
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Special Events Coming up!

Oct 29th, 2025: Meet the Shortlisted Authors!

Come and get to know the books and shortlisted authors of the 2025 Victoria Book Prizes!

This event takes place in the Sherri Bell Hall in the Wilna Thomas building.

Join the Victoria Book Prize for a fun and informative discussion with our shortlisted authors! CBC’s Kathryn Marlow will join as panel host.

Learn more, ask questions, and get to know the writers before we announce our winners in November!

 

Tickets are $15 and available through the eventbrite link: https://shorturl.at/P68Ty 

Nov 5th, 2025: Meet the DC Reid Poetry Prize Shortlist!

In 2025, the inaurual DC Reid Poetry Prize will be awarded.
 
Come meet the shortlisted poets and hear from their work!
 
Special Appearance and Reading from Poet Laureate Kyeren Regehr.
 
Doors open at 6:30, counter service will be available throughout the event.
 
Please RSVP!
Tickets can be found here:

https://shorturl.at/mn6sV 

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors, for their generous contributions.

Learn more about who our sponsors are and how they shape our prizes on our About page.

The Victoria Book Prize Society acknowledges that we live and work on the traditional territories of many First Nations, including but not limited to BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat), P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht), Pune’laxutth’ (Penelekut), Sc’ianew (Cheanuh), Songhees, SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), T’Sou-ke, W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), W̱SIKEM (Tseycum), and xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt). As an organization dedicated to celebrating story, we honour the first storytellers of these lands and commit to an ongoing process of listening and learning.