2021 Victoria Book Prize Winners Announced

The 18th annual Victoria Book Prizes were awarded to Briony Penn and Leslie Gentile. Briony pen was awarded the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize for Following the Good River: The Life and Times of Wa’xaid which she wrote with Cecil Paul (Rocky Mountain Books).  Leslie Gentile won the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize for Elvis, Me and the Lemonade Stand Summer (Cormorant Books).

More information and all the shortlisted books can be found here.

SUBMISSIONS

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WINNERS

See a full list of winners and finalists, with book descriptions, author bios, and more.

GALA

The 2021 Victoria Book Prizes gala was livestreamed on October 3, 2021. Learn more and see photos from previous years’ celebrations.

2021 SHORTLISTED TITLES

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