Two members of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 literary community are in the spotlight this month.
This yearB次元官网网址檚 recipients of the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and the City of Victoria ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Book Prize are being recognized for exploring Black and Indigenous perspectives.
Esi Edugyan won the Butler prize for Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling, while Wendy Proverbs won the childrenB次元官网网址檚 book prize for Aggie and Mudgy: The Journey of Two Kaska Dene Children. The winners were announced at the 20th annual Victoria Book Prize Gala held at the Union Club, and both winners received $5,000 prizes.
B次元官网网址淐ongratulations to Esi Edugyan and Wendy Proverbs,B次元官网网址� said Mayor Lisa Helps in a news release. B次元官网网址淭hese two awards honour their exceptional work in addressing important and complex topics in such a thought-provoking and creative way. I would like to offer my sincere gratitude for their contributions to VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 literary community.B次元官网网址�
EdugyanB次元官网网址檚 non-fiction book is described in the release as an B次元官网网址渋nsightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade.B次元官网网址� Out of the Sun offers new perspectives, examining Black histories in art through the lens of visual art, literature, film and the authorB次元官网网址檚 lived experience.
B次元官网网址淲e had a wonderful evening hearing from these talented authors who call Victoria home,B次元官网网址� said Victoria Book Prize Society President Kim Gough. B次元官网网址淢y congratulations to our winners and finalists, as well as my sincere gratitude to our sponsors and volunteer board who make this event happen.B次元官网网址�
Aggie and Mudgy is based on the true story of ProverbsB次元官网网址� biological mother and aunt, and is her debut novel. Aimed at young readers, it traces the long and frightening journey of two Kaska Dena sisters as they are taken from their home to attend residential school. When Maddy discovers an old photograph of two little girls in her grandmotherB次元官网网址檚 belongings, she wants to know who they are. Nan reluctantly agrees to tell her the story, though she is unsure if Maddy is ready to hear it. The girls in the photo, Aggie and Mudgy, were taken from their families at a young age to attend residential school, where they endured years of isolation and abuse.
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