The Whistler Writing Society, Canadian Authors Association and Vivalogue Publishing are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 WIBAs.

 

2023 FINALISTS

Fiction
Jill MacLean — The Arrows of Mercy
Bernice Santos — Ghosts of a Cure

Non-fiction
Marilyn Carr — Nowhere Like This Place: Tales from a Nuclear Childhood
Bob Henderson and Sean Blenkinsop (editors) — Paddling Pathways: Reflections from a Changing Landscape

Childrens
Helen Row Toews — The Legacy: Volume Three of the Runstaff Chronicles
Rud Verhagen — The Last Green Dragon

 

2023 SHORLIST

Fiction
Renny DeGroot — Heritage House
Marion Ehrenberg — The Language of Dreams
Anne M. Smith-Nochasak — The Ice Widow

Non-fiction
Eleanor Boyle — Mobilize Food! Wartime Inspiration for Environmental Victory Today
Karin Konoval — On Constance
Brendyn Zachary — The Backpacker Lifecycle 

Children’s
Lana de Bastiani (illustrations Janet Lacey ) — The Fox and My Boot
Paul Shore and Deborah Katz Henriquez (illustrations Prashant Miranda) — Steve and Eve Save the Planet: I Can Hear Your Heart Beep
Troy Townsin (illustrations Trish Glab) — Cressie