Butler Book Prize Shortlist

The $5,000 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize is awarded annually for the best book by an author who resides in the Capital Regional District of Greater Victoria. Co-sponsored by Butler Building Supplies and the City of Victoria since 2004 the prize is awarded to the book judged to have the highest literary merit written by a resident of the Victoria Region. For a list of previous winners look here.

The 2009 Prize was awarded at a gala ceremony at the Union Club in Victoria on October 14 at 7:30 in the evening. Patrick Lane won the prize for his book Red Dog, Red Dog.

Here is the list of entries for the 2009 prize.