Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Explained
The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, established in 1985 as one of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, is awarded annually to the best work of fiction by a resident of British Columbia, Canada.
The award is named after novelist and short story writer Ethel Wilson, author of Swamp Angel (1954) and The Innocent Traveller (1949).
Winners and finalists
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize winners and finalists!Year!Author!Titles!Result!Ref.1985 | | Intertidal Life | Winner | [1] |
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| Winners | Shortlist | |
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1986 | | Foreign Affairs | Winner | |
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| In the Shadow of the Vulture | Shortlist | |
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1987 | | Housebroken | Winner | |
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| Sitting in the Club Car Drinking Rum and Karma Kola | Shortlist | |
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1988 | | Cage | Winner | |
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| Memory Board | Shortlist | |
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1989 | | Mimosa | Winner | |
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| Love In Beijing | Shortlist | |
| Saxophone Winter | Shortlist | |
1990 | | Motet | Winner | |
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| After the Fire | Shortlist | |
1991 | | Wild Blue Yonder | Winner | |
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| Disappearing Moon Cafe | Shortlist | |
| Disturbing the Peace | Shortlist | |
1992 | | Blue Husbands | Winner | |
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| Sick Pigeon | Shortlist | |
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1993 | | | Winner | |
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| July Nights and Other Stories | Shortlist | |
| Marine Life | Shortlist | |
1994 | | Bad Imaginings | Winner | |
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| Light in the Company of Women | Shortlist | |
| Visible Light | Shortlist | |
1995 | | To Be There With You | Winner | |
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| Under Glass | Shortlist | |
| City of Orphans | Shortlist | |
1996 | | Coming Down From Wa | Winner | |
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| Rain Ascends | Shortlist | |
| Through the Canyon | Shortlist | |
1997 | | | Winner | |
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| Cereus Blooms at Night | Shortlist | |
1998 | | Visible Worlds | Winner | |
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| Fox's Nose | Shortlist | |
| At First I Hope for Rescue | Shortlist | |
1999 | | Broken Ground | Winner | |
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| Pool-Hopping and Other Stories | Shortlist | |
2000 | | | Winner | |
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| All the Anxious Girls on Earth | Shortlist | |
| Furry Creek | Shortlist | |
| Before the Flood | Shortlist | |
2001 | | Monkey Beach | Winner | |
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| Uther | Shortlist | |
2002 | | Simple Recipes | Winner | |
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| Small Accidents | Shortlist | |
| All the Seas of the World | Shortlist | |
| Stanley Park | Shortlist | |
2003 | | Unless | Winner | |
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| Nightwatch | Shortlist | |
| Mount Appetite | Shortlist | |
| Dead Girls | Shortlist | |
| Closer Apart | Shortlist | |
2004 | | Sitting Practice | Winner | |
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| Ascension | Shortlist | |
| Country of Cold | Shortlist | |
| Other Sorrows, Other Joys | Shortlist | |
2005 | | Beyond Measure | Winner | |
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| Sointula | Shortlist | |
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2006 | | Ladykiller | Winner | |
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| Smoke Show | Shortlist | |
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| So It Won't Go Away | Shortlist | |
| Tattycoram | Shortlist | |
2007 | | Home Schooling | Winner | |
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| What It Takes to Be Human | Shortlist | |
| Gargoyles | Shortlist | |
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| Empress of Asia | Shortlist | |
2008 | | Conceit | Winner | |
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| Adam's Peak | Shortlist | |
| Soucouyant | Shortlist | |
| Radiance | Shortlist | |
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2009 | | | Winner | |
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| That Tune Clutches My Heart | Shortlist | |
| Red Dog, Red Dog | Shortlist | |
| Renovating Heaven | Shortlist | |
2010 | | Having Faith in the Polar Girls' Prison | Winner | [2] |
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| 8 x 10 | Shortlist | |
| Daniel O'Thunder | Shortlist | |
| Vanishing and Other Stories | Shortlist | |
2011 | | Everything Was Good-Bye | Winner | [3] [4] |
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| Chernovs’ Toil and Peace | Shortlist | |
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| Recipes from the Red Planet | Shortlist | |
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2012 | | Half-Blood Blues | Winner | [5] [6] |
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| | Shortlist | [7] |
| Shelter | Shortlist | |
| Into the Darkness | Shortlist | |
| Once You Break a Knuckle | Shortlist | |
2013 | | | Winner | [8] |
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| Psychology and Other Stories | Shortlist | |
| Gay Dwarves of America | Shortlist | |
| Malarky | Shortlist | |
| Floating Like the Dead | Shortlist | |
2014 | | Anatomy of a Girl Gang | Winner | [9] [10] |
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| Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility | Shortlist | |
| Three Souls | Shortlist | |
| Red Girl Rat Boy | Shortlist | |
| Lucky | Shortlist | |
2015 | | | Winner | [11] |
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| Ellen in Pieces | Shortlist | |
| Paradise & Elsewhere | Shortlist | |
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2016 | | All True Not a Lie in It | Winner | [12] |
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| Specimen | Shortlist | |
| Amity | Shortlist | |
| Martin John | Shortlist | |
2017 | | | Winner | [13] [14] |
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| Niagara Motel | Shortlist | [15] |
2018 | | Brother | Winner | [16] [17] |
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| What We Once Believed | Shortlist | [18] |
| Next Year, For Sure | Shortlist | |
| Son of a Trickster | Shortlist | |
| Everything Is Awful and You’re a Terrible Person | Shortlist | |
2019 | | Trickster Drift | Winner | |
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| Sodom Road Exit | Shortlist | |
| That Tiny Life | Shortlist | |
| We All Need to Eat | Shortlist | |
| Dear Evelyn | Shortlist | |
2020 | | Lampedusa | Winner | |
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| Greenwood | Shortlist | [19] |
| Aria | Shortlist | [20] |
| Dual Citizens | Shortlist | |
| Rue des Rosiers | Shortlist | |
2021 | | Petra | Winner | [21] |
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| Fake It So Real | Shortlist | [22] [23] |
| Five Little Indians | Shortlist | |
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| Consent | Shortlist | |
2022 | | | Winner | [24] |
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| Astra | Shortlist | [25] [26] |
| Victoria Sees It | Shortlist | |
| Monster Child | Shortlist | |
| We Want What We Want | Shortlist | |
2023 | | | Winner | [27] |
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| | Shortlist | [28] |
| We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies | Shortlist | |
| Uncertain Kin | Shortlist | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Book: Rosenthal, Caroline . Narrative Deconstructions of Gender in Works by Audrey Thomas, Daphne Marlatt, and Louise Erdrich . 2003 . Camden House . 978-1-57113-267-3 . en.
- Web site: 2010-04-30 . Canadian Awards: First Novel; BC Book; Schwartz Shortlist . 2023-04-22 . . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210230817/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1175 . live .
- Web site: Sherlock . Tracy . 2011-04-22 . Dual-culture novel garners BC Book Prize fiction award . dead . 2012-09-12 . . 2011-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531185906/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Dual+culture+novel+garners+Book+Prize+fiction+award/4661271/story.html .
- Web site: Sherlock . Tracy . 2013-05-17 . Author Kathy Para's new novel Lucky wins Great BC Novel Contest . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA . 2016-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802111920/http://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/author-kathy-paras-new-novel-lucky-wins-great-bc-novel-contest . live .
- Web site: 2012-05-13 . Victoria writer Esi Edugyan wins the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829005533/http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Victoria+writer+Edugyan+wins+Ethel+Wilson+Fiction+Award/6613974/story.html . 2012-08-29 . 2012-09-12 . Times Colonist.
- Web site: 2012-05-13 . Victoria writer Esi Edugyan wins the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award. . 2023-04-22 . . en . 2023-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422180857/https://www.timescolonist.com/archive/victoria-writer-esi-edugyan-wins-the-ethel-wilson-fiction-award-4569695 . live .
- Web site: Medley . Mark . 2012-03-08 . Esi Edugyan to face husband Steven Price for Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA.
- Web site: Chamberlain . Adrian . 2013-05-03 . Victoria author Bill Gaston among B.C. Book Prizes winners . 2013-05-08 . . 2013-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206102730/http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/victoria-author-bill-gaston-among-b-c-book-prizes-winners-1.145574 . live .
- Web site: Sherlock . Tracy . 2014-05-04 . Double wins for two B.C. authors at B.C. Book Awards . 2014-06-08 . . 2014-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705052146/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Double+wins+authors+Book+Awards/9805765/story.html . live .
- Web site: O'Brien . Lauren . 2016-11-18 . Niagara Motel . 2023-04-22 . . 2022-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819181506/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=559 . live .
- Web site: Sherlock . Tracy . 2015-04-26 . Vancouver's Aislinn Hunter wins Ethel Wilson fiction prize . 2015-04-30 . . 2015-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429085945/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/Vancouver+Aislinn+Hunter+wins+Ethel+Wilson+fiction/11005153/story.html . live .
- Web site: Sherlock . Tracy . 2016-05-02 . Daniel Boone story wins coveted book prize . 2016-05-10 . . 2016-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160511064220/http://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/daniel-boone-story-wins-coveted-book-prize . live .
- Web site: 2017-05-01 . Deborah Campbell, Richard Wagamese and Jennifer Manuel among B.C. Book Prize winners . dead . 2017-05-04 . . 2017-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503100302/http://www.cbc.ca/books/2017/05/bc-book-awards-2017.html .
- Web site: 2017-05-08 . Alumna Jennifer Manuel Receivese Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize . 2023-04-22 . Faculty of Education . . en-US . 2022-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225084934/https://educ.ubc.ca/alumna-jennifer-manuel-receivese-ethel-wilson-fiction-prize/ . live .
- Web site: Ashley Little . 2023-07-08 . . en-US.
- Web site: Beattie . Steven W. . 2018-05-07 . David Chariandy and Arthur Manuel among winners of the 2018 B.C. Book Prizes . 2018-05-15 . . 2018-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516103231/https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-and-arthur-manuel-among-winners-of-the-2018-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: Mooney . Harrison . 2018-05-05 . David Chariandy's Brother wins best work of fiction at the 2018 BC Book Prizes . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA . 2018-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181028064150/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/winners-of-b-c-book-prizes-revealed-at-downtown-vancouver-gala . live .
- Web site: Johnston . Patrick . 2018-03-12 . 2018 B.C. Book Prize finalists announced . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA . 2022-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205184348/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/2018-b-c-book-prize-finalists-announced . live .
- Web site: Harris . Aleesha . 2020-03-12 . Finalists announced for B.C., Yukon Book awards . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA . 2020-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925103554/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/finalists-announced-for-b-c-yukon-book-awards . live .
- Web site: Gee . Dana . 2020-04-10 . Staying in with ... Nazanine Hozar . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA . 2020-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508093647/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/staying-in-with-nazanine-hozar/ . live .
- Web site: Qiao . Vicky . 2021-09-28 . Billy-Ray Belcourt and Shaena Lambert among BC & Yukon Book Prizes winners . 2023-04-21 . . 2023-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312045505/https://www.cbc.ca/books/billy-ray-belcourt-and-shaena-lambert-among-bc-yukon-book-prizes-winners-1.6191928 . live .
- Web site: Porter . Ryan . 2021-04-08 . Eight shortlists announced for BC and Yukon Book Prizes . 2023-04-22 . . en . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808073040/https://quillandquire.com/omni/eight-shortlists-announced-for-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: Takeuchi . Craig . 2021-04-08 . B.C. and Yukon Book Prize shortlists announced for 2021 . 2023-04-22 . . en . 2021-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210408203227/https://www.straight.com/arts/bc-and-yukon-book-prize-shortlists-announced-for-2021 . live .
- Web site: Drudi . Cassandra . 2022-09-26 . 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes winners announced . 2023-04-21 . . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007230342/https://quillandquire.com/omni/2022-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-winners-announced/ . live .
- Web site: Celebrating the Finalists of the 2022 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize . 2023-04-22 . Word Vancouver . en-US . 2022-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220827000518/https://www.wordvancouver.ca/in-person-events/2022/7/19/opening-of-word-vancouver-meet-our-curators-l7xhc-f53bk-nwxyz-f7ztr-lmet2-wpay7-afylm-hy7n9-5n3ww-rlgn9-62epa-hsxrf-rs2yy-55b6f-zy8dk-p8wje . live .
- Web site: Drudi . Cassandra . 2022-04-13 . Shortlists announced for 2022 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes . 2023-04-22 . . en . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808080210/https://quillandquire.com/omni/shortlists-announced-for-2022-b-c-and-yukon-book-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: Harowitz . Sarah . BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 winners . 2023-09-25. 2024-03-25.
- Web site: Gee . Dana . 2023-04-13 . B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes finalists announced . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA . 2023-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414034617/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/b-c-and-yukon-book-prizes-finalists-announced . live .