Victoria Book Prize Society

A Decade of Celebrating and Honouring Authors in the Victoria Area

Honouring Victoria's vibrant literary community and its renowned writers for 10 years, the Victoria Book Prize Society is pleased to announce the winning authors from the Capital Region for the 2013 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize for adult literature and the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize. For further details please our press release here.

We had a wonderful gala celebration of books and authors and readers, here are some photos from the event.

2004 saw the first City of Victoria Butler Book Prize awarded; on October 16, 2013 we awarded the 10th prize! One of the most generous city prizes in the country, each year we present two $5000 cheques, one to the winning adult author and one to the winning Bolen Books Children’s Prize creator.  A wealth of creative talent, a supportive city council, a literate and supportive community, active volunteers, and passionate readers. Welcome to the Victoria Book Prizes!

2013 Winners

City of Victoria Butler Book Prize Recipient

Stephen Reid
A Crowbar in the Buddhist Garden
Thistledown Press
(Non-Fiction)

About This Work

Stephen Reid has grown old in prison and seen more than his share of its solitude, its vicious cycles, and its subculture...

About The Author

Stephen Reid began writing in 1984 while serving a 21-year prison sentence for his role in the “Stopwatch Gang,” so named...
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Bolen Books Children's Book Prize Recipient

Polly Horvath
One Year in Coal Harbour
Groundwood Books
(Fiction)

About This Work

Readers rejoice — Primrose Squarp is back! The wise and curious heroine of the Newbery Honor Book Everything on a Waffle is...

About The Author

Polly Horvath’s books include The Canning Season (winner of the National Book Award and the CLA Young Adult Book Award);...
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