The City of Victoria has released its shortlist for the Butler Book and ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Book Prizes.

The Butler Prize started in 2004 and recognizes a Greater Victoria author or the best book published in the categories of fiction, non-fiction or poetry.

The five finalists are Arleen PareB次元官网网址檚 book B次元官网网址淔irstB次元官网网址�, Esi Edugyan for B次元官网网址淥ut of the Sun: On Race and StorytellingB次元官网网址�, Barry Gough for B次元官网网址淧ossessing Meares Island: A HistorianB次元官网网址檚 Journey into the Past of Clayoquot SoundB次元官网网址�, Gregor Craigie for B次元官网网址淥n Borrowed Time: North AmericaB次元官网网址檚 Next Big QuakeB次元官网网址� and Amanda Swinimer for B次元官网网址淭he Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific NorthwestB次元官网网址�.

The ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Book Prize started in 2009 and is awarded to a Greater Victoria author or illustrator for the best childrenB次元官网网址檚 book.

The three finalists are Frances Backhouse for B次元官网网址淏eavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem EngineersB次元官网网址�, Wendy Proverbs for B次元官网网址淎ggie and Mudgy: The Journey of Two Kaska Dena ChildrenB次元官网网址� and Teoni Spathelfer for B次元官网网址淲hite RavenB次元官网网址�.

The list was picked by an independent jury made up of people from the local literary arts community. All the books were published between April 2021 and March 2022.

The winner nets $5,000 for each award.

The winners will be announced at an in-person gala emceed by CBCB次元官网网址檚 Kathryn Marlow on Wednesday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m.

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