Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Explained

The Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for the best juvenile or young adult novel or work of non-fiction by a resident of British Columbia or the Yukon, Canada. It was first awarded in 1987. It is supported by the B.C Library Association.

History

Originally, the prize was awarded for illustrated and non-illustrated literature, but since 2003 the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize has been awarded for illustrated books and the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize for non-illustrated books.^[1]

Winners and finalists

Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize winners and finalists!Year!Author!Title!Result!Ref.

1987			Winner	^[2] ^[3]
			Finalist
			Finalist
1988		Pride of Lions	Winner
			Finalist
		Salmonberry Wine	Finalist
1989		Sunny	Winner
		Catriona's Island	Finalist
		Mood Pocket, Mud Bucket	Finalist
1990		Tales from Gold Mountain	Winner
			Finalist
		Next-Door Neighbours	Finalist
1991		I Heard My Mother Call My Name	Winner
		Chapter One	Finalist
		Jack Shadbolt	Finalist
1992		Siwiti: A Whale's Story	Winner
		Looking at the Moon	Finalist
		Pick Up Sticks	Finalist
1993		My Name is Seepeetza	Winner
			Finalist
		Sure as Strawberries	Finalist
1994		White Jade Tiger	Winner
			Finalist
		If You're Not from the Prairie	Finalist
1995			Winner
		Torn Away	Finalist
		White Wave	Finalist
1996		How Smudge Came	Winner
		Emily Carr's Woo	Finalist
		Finders Keepers	Finalist
1997		Back of Beyond	Winner
		Awake and Dreaming	Finalist
		Sarah and the People of Sand River	Finalist
1998		Wish Me Luck	Winner
		Across Frozen Seas	Finalist
		Emma and the Silk Train	Finalist
1999		Driftwood Cove	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
2000		WOW Canada! Exploring the Land from Coast to Coast to Coast	Winner
	, illus. by Kitty Macaulay		Finalist
			Finalist
		Dream Water	Finalist
		Tarragon Island	Finalist
2001			Winner
		Ballerinas Don't Wear Glasses	Finalist
		Frances	Finalist
		Men of Stone	Finalist
		No Cafes in Narnia	Finalist
2002		Everything on a Waffle	Winner	^[4]
			Finalist
	and John Mantha		Finalist
		Chance and the Butterfly	Finalist
		Dear Canada: A Prairie as Wide as the Sea	Finalist
2003		Flood	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Jeannie and the Gentle Giants	Finalist
		Losing Forever	Finalist
2004		Skud	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents	Finalist
	and Lillian Boraks-Nemetz	Tapestry of Hope: Holocaust Writing for Young People	Finalist
2005		Miss Smithers	Winner
			Finalist
		Francesca and the Magic Bike	Finalist
		Gold Rush Orphan	Finalist
		Kat's Fall	Finalist
		White Girl	Finalist
2006		Hannah Waters and the Daughter of Johann Sebastien Bach	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Four Steps to Death	Finalist
2007		Odd Man Out	Winner
		Gemini Summer	Finalist
		Josh & the Magic Vial	Finalist
		Safe House	Finalist
		Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen	Finalist
2008			Winner	^[5]
			Finalist
		Baboon: A Novel	Finalist
		For Now	Finalist
		Porcupine	Finalist
2009		My One Hundred Adventures	Winner	^[6]
			Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Bonechiller	Finalist
2010			Winner	^[7]
			Finalist
		Counting on Hope	Finalist
		Inferno	Finalist
		Return to Bone Tree Hill	Finalist
2011		Hunger Journeys	Winner
		Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom	Finalist	^[8]
	and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton	Fatty Legs: A True Story	Finalist
		Free as a Bird	Finalist
		Northward to the Moon	Finalist
2012		Blood Red Road	Winner	^[9]
			Finalist	^[10]
		I'll Be Watching	Finalist
		Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest	Finalist
		What is Real	Finalist
2013		Middle of Nowhere	Winner	^[11] ^[12]
			Finalist	^[13]
			Finalist
		Mimi Power and the I-Don't-Know-What	Finalist
		Seraphina	Finalist
2014			Winner	^[14]
			Finalist	^[15]
		If Only	Finalist
		Record Breaker	Finalist
	, trans. by Emilie Smith	Victoria	Finalist
2015		Rabbit Ears	Winner	^[16]
		Blue Gold	Finalist
		Capricious	Finalist
		Finding Grace	Finalist
		Sophie, in Shadow	Finalist
2016			Winner	^[17]
			Finalist
		Are You Seeing Me?	Finalist
		Seven Dead Pirates	Finalist
		We Are All Made of Molecules	Finalist
2017			Winner	^[18]
			Finalist	^[19]
			Finalist
		Everyday Hero	Finalist
		Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community	Finalist
2018		Zero Repeat Forever	Winner	^[20] ^[21]
			Finalist
		Heartwood Hotel Book : A True Home	Finalist
		Runner: Harry Jerome, World’s Fastest Man	Finalist
		Saying Good-bye to London	Finalist
2019		No Fixed Address	Winner	^[22]
	and Richard Van Camp		Finalist
		Learning to Breathe	Finalist
		Nice Try, Jane Sinner	Finalist
		Very Rich	Finalist
2020		My Body, My Choice	Winner	^[23]
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Nevers	Finalist
		What the Eagle Sees	Finalist
2021		Genius Jolene	Winner	^[24]
			Finalist	^[25]
		Heads Up	Finalist
		Just Beyond the Very, Very Far North	Finalist
		Me and Banksy	Finalist
2022	and Susan McClelland	Boy from Buchenwald: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor	Winner	^[26]
			Finalist
		Dear Peter, Dear Ulla	Finalist
		Iron Widow	Finalist
		Peter Lee’s Notes from the Field	Finalist
2023	, illus. by Kimiko Fraser	Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon	Finalist	^[27]
		Me Three	Finalist
		In The Serpent's Wake	Winner

External links

• Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, official website
• BC Book Prizes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize 2009 Winner . Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize . www.literaryawards.co.uk . 2010 . 25 January 2011 . 7 October 2011 . https://archive.today/20111007185249/http://www.literaryawards.co.uk/canadian/christieharris.html . live .
2. Web site: 2007-05-04 . B.C. Book Prize winners . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2023-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502022658/https://quillandquire.com/events/2007/05/04/bc-book-prize-winners/ . live .
3. Web site: Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Archives . 2023-05-16 . . en-US . 2023-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516034028/http://bookcentre.ca/awards/sheila-a-egoff-childrens-literature-prize . live .
4. Web site: 2002 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Recipient: Polly Horvath . 2023-05-03 . . en-US . 2022-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930090825/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2002_sheila_a_egoff_childrens_literature_prize_recipient_polly_horvath . live .
5. Web site: 2008 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Recipient: Polly Horvath . 2023-05-03 . . en-US . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208074220/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2008_sheila_a_egoff_childrens_literature_prize_recipient_polly_horvath . live .
6. Web site: 2009 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Recipient: Polly Horvath . 2023-05-03 . . en-US . 2022-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209032459/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2009_sheila_a_egoff_childrens_literature_prize_recipient_polly_horvath . live .
7. Web site: 2010-04-30 . Canadian Awards: First Novel; BC Book; Schwartz Shortlist . 2023-05-02 . . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210230817/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1175 . live .
8. Web site: Samson . Natalie . 2011-03-10 . Finalists announced for B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105803/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2011/03/10/finalists-announced-for-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
9. Web site: Carter . Sue . 2012-05-14 . Edugyan, Gill, Davis win B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007165503/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/05/14/edugyan-gill-davis-win-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
10. Web site: Carter . Sue . 2012-03-08 . Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2022-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205043005/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/03/08/esi-edugyan-jj-lee-charlotte-gill-nominated-for-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
11. Web site: 2013-05-05 . Winners of the 2013 B.C. Book Prizes announced . 2013-05-08 . . 2013-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508021203/http://www.straight.com/blogra/378851/winners-2013-bc-book-prizes-announced . live .
12. Web site: Siassina . Maria . 2013-05-06 . Gaston, Hayes, de Leeuw win B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2015-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150920185512/http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2013/05/06/gaston-hayes-de-leeuw-win-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
13. Web site: Sequeira . Natalie . 2013-03-14 . B.C. Book Prize finalists announced . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2021-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301064918/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/03/14/b-c-book-prize-finalists-announced/ . live .
14. Web site: Lynch . Brian . 2014-05-04 . Winners of 2014 B.C. Book Prizes announced . 2014-05-08 . . 2014-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140506010956/http://www.straight.com/blogra/638606/winners-2014-bc-book-prizes-announced . live .
15. Web site: Baldassi . Julie . 2014-03-12 . B.C. Book Prizes nominees announced . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2022-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507141503/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2014/03/12/b-c-book-prize-nominees-announced/ . live .
16. Web site: 2015-04-26 . This year's B.C. Book Prizes are announced . 2015-04-30 . . 2015-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427163036/http://www.straight.com/blogra/439006/years-bc-book-prizes-are-announced . live .
17. Web site: 2016-05-02 . Nanaimo author Susan Juby wins B.C. Book Prize . 2016-05-10 . Nanaimo News Bulletin . 2016-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160503110526/http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/377838551.html . live .
18. Web site: 2017-04-29 . Douglas Coupland headlines list of 2017 B.C. Book prize winners . 2017-05-04 . . 2017-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503074015/http://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/douglas-coupland-headlines-list-of-2017-b-c-book-prize-winners . live .
19. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2017-03-07 . Deborah Campbell, Mohamed Fahmy, Anosh Irani among B.C. Book Prize finalists . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2020-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919065713/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/03/07/deborah-campbell-mohamed-fahmy-anosh-irani-among-b-c-book-prize-finalists/ . live .
20. Web site: 2018-05-05 . Winners of the 2018 B.C. Book Prizes revealed at downtown gala . 2018-05-15 . . 2018-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516014746/https://www.straight.com/arts/1070556/winners-2018-bc-book-prizes-revealed-downtown-gala . live .
21. Web site: Beattie . Steven W. . 2018-05-07 . David Chariandy and Arthur Manuel among winners of the 2018 B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-02 . . en . 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 .
22. Web site: 2019-05-16 . 2019 BC Book Prize Winner . 2021-09-12 . Tundra Book Group . 2021-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210913023200/https://tundrabooks.com/2019-bc-book-prize-winner/ . live .
23. Web site: October 1, 2021 . 2020 Winners & Finalists . live . 2021-10-01 . BC and Yukon Book Prizes . 2021-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001194658/https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/winners-finalists/#2020 .
24. Web site: Qiao . Vicky . 2021-09-28 . Billy-Ray Belcourt and Shaena Lambert among BC & Yukon Book Prizes winners . 2023-05-01 . . 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 .
25. Web site: Porter . Ryan . 2021-04-08 . Eight shortlists announced for BC and Yukon Book Prizes . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808073040/https://quillandquire.com/omni/eight-shortlists-announced-for-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes/ . live .
26. Web site: Drudi . Cassandra . 2022-09-26 . 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes winners announced . 2022-10-03 . . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007230342/https://quillandquire.com/omni/2022-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-winners-announced/ . live .
27. Web site: Devlin . Mike . 2023-04-13 . Finalists for B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes include Vancouver Islanders . 2023-05-02 . . en . 2023-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421202643/https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/finalists-for-the-bc-yukon-book-prizes-include-notable-vancouver-islanders-6851842 . live .