2003 Finalists and Winners Announced
Local books tie for City of Vancouver Book Award (news release)
The short list of books for the 2003 City of Vancouver Book Award has been chosen by an independent jury. The number of titles submitted for the 15th annual Book Award was the largest in the history of the award. The four titles on the short list include a suite of poems and three books of non-fiction and all are published by BC publishers.
Each book contributes to a greater understanding of the city of Vancouver and its rich history and culture.
Mayor Larry W. Campbell presented the Award in Council Chamber on Tuesday, October 21, 2003.
The four titles selected by the jury are:
VANCOUVER, CITY ON THE EDGE
John Clague and Bob Turner
Tricouni Press
Jury Comments: “An innovative approach to a scientific subject--the geological past, present and probable future of the Vancouver area--made fascinating through a combination of text and image.”
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Winner (tie)
HEROINES
Photographs by Lincoln Clarkes, Essays by Ken Dietrich-Campbell, Patricia Canning and Elaine Allan
Anvil Press
Jury Comments: “Haunting portraits document the lives of the marginalized women of the Downtown Eastside, creating images that are already indelible in the collective memory of Vancouver.”
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INTIMATE DISTANCES
Fiona Tinwei Lam
Nightwood Editions/Harbour Publishing
Jury Comments: “A talented young writer whose suite of lyric poems is unsparing in its look at a middle class Chinese-Canadian family in flux and the changing futures of the Chinese-Canadian community.”
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Winner (tie)
STAN DOUGLAS: EVERY BUILDING ON 100 BLOCK WEST HASTINGS
Edited by Reid Shier. Essays by Christina Ritchie, Jeff Sommers, Nick Blomley, Neil Smith, Jeff Derksen and Denise Blake Oleksijczuk
Contemporary Art Gallery/Arsenal Pulp Press
Jury Comments: “Taking off from Stan Douglas’ extraordinary photo mural, these essays crystalize the ongoing debate on such important issues as urban development and planning.”
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