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

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TitlesResultRef.
1985Intertidal LifeWinner[1]
WinnersShortlist
1986Foreign AffairsWinner
Shortlist
In the Shadow of the Vulture
1987HousebrokenWinner
Sitting in the Club Car Drinking Rum and Karma KolaShortlist
1988CageWinner
Memory BoardShortlist
1989MimosaWinner
Love In BeijingShortlist
Saxophone Winter
1990MotetWinner
After the FireShortlist
1991Wild Blue YonderWinner
Disappearing Moon CafeShortlist
Disturbing the Peace
1992Blue HusbandsWinner
Sick PigeonShortlist
1993Winner
July Nights and Other StoriesShortlist
Marine Life
1994Bad ImaginingsWinner
Light in the Company of WomenShortlist
Visible Light
1995To Be There With YouWinner
Under GlassShortlist
City of Orphans
1996Coming Down From WaWinner
Rain AscendsShortlist
Through the Canyon
1997Winner
Shortlist
Cereus Blooms at Night
1998Visible WorldsWinner
Fox's NoseShortlist
At First I Hope for Rescue
1999Broken GroundWinner
Shortlist
Pool-Hopping and Other Stories
2000Winner
Shortlist
All the Anxious Girls on Earth
Furry Creek
Before the Flood
2001Monkey BeachWinner
Shortlist
Uther
2002Simple RecipesWinner
Shortlist
Small Accidents
All the Seas of the World
Stanley Park
2003UnlessWinner
NightwatchShortlist
Mount Appetite
Dead Girls
Closer Apart
2004Sitting PracticeWinner
Shortlist
Ascension
Country of Cold
Other Sorrows, Other Joys
2005Beyond MeasureWinner
SointulaShortlist
2006LadykillerWinner
Smoke ShowShortlist
So It Won't Go Away
Tattycoram
2007Home SchoolingWinner
What It Takes to Be HumanShortlist
Gargoyles
Empress of Asia
2008ConceitWinner
Adam's PeakShortlist
Soucouyant
Radiance
2009Winner
Shortlist
That Tune Clutches My Heart
Red Dog, Red Dog
Renovating Heaven
2010Having Faith in the Polar Girls' PrisonWinner[2]
Shortlist
8 x 10
Daniel O'Thunder
Vanishing and Other Stories
2011Everything Was Good-ByeWinner[3]
Chernovs’ Toil and PeaceShortlist
Recipes from the Red Planet
2012Half-Blood BluesWinner[4]
Shortlist[5]
Shelter
Into the Darkness
Once You Break a Knuckle
2013Winner[6]
Psychology and Other StoriesShortlist
Gay Dwarves of America
Malarky
Floating Like the Dead
2014Anatomy of a Girl GangWinner[7]
Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% VisibilityShortlist
Three Souls
Red Girl Rat Boy
Lucky
2015Winner[8]
Ellen in PiecesShortlist
Paradise & Elsewhere
2016All True Not a Lie in ItWinner[9]
Shortlist
Specimen
Amity
Martin John
2017Winner[10]
Shortlist
Niagara Motel
2018BrotherWinner[11]
What We Once BelievedShortlist[12]
Next Year, For Sure
Son of a Trickster
Everything Is Awful and You're a Terrible Person
2019Trickster DriftWinner
Sodom Road ExitShortlist
That Tiny Life
We All Need to Eat
Dear Evelyn
2020LampedusaWinner[13]
GreenwoodShortlist[14]
Aria
Dual Citizens
Rue des Rosiers
2021PetraWinner[15]
Fake It So RealShortlist[16]
Five Little Indians
Consent
2022Winner[17]
AstraShortlist[18]
Victoria Sees It
Monster Child
We Want What We Want
2023Winner[19]
Shortlist[20]
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
Uncertain Kin
2024Darrel J. McLeodA Season in Chezgh’unWinner[21]
Geoffrey D. MorrisonFalling HourShortlist[22]
Hazel Jane PlanteAny Other City
Brandon ReidBeautiful Beautiful
Chelsea WakelynWhat Remains of Elsie Jane

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Medley . Mark . 2012-03-08 . Esi Edugyan to face husband Steven Price for Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize . 2023-04-22 . . en-CA.
  6. 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 .
  7. 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 .
  8. 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 .
  9. 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 .
  10. 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 .
  11. 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 .
  12. 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 .
  13. https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/bolster-your-fall-book-list-with-these-b-c-award-winners "Bolster your fall book list with these B.C. award-winners"
  14. 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 .
  15. 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 .
  16. 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 .
  17. 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 .
  18. 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 .
  19. Web site: Harowitz . Sarah . BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 winners . 2023-09-25. 2024-03-25.
  20. 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 .
  21. Cassandra Drudi, "Darrel J. McLeod, John Vaillant among BC and Yukon Book Prize winners". Quill & Quire, September 30, 2024.
  22. Kristi Alexandra, "BC and Yukon Book Prizes reveals shortlist". The Georgia Straight, April 11, 2024.

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