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October 20, 2004
Colourful biography of former mayor wins City of Vancouver Book Award
Mayor Larry Campbell presented writer Daniel Francis with the $2,000
City of Vancouver Book Award Tuesday for his colourful biography
of a former
long-serving mayor.
Francis’ book, L.D.: Mayor Louis Taylor and the Rise of Vancouver
(Arsenal Pulp Press), is a lively, though serious, look at former Vancouver
Mayor Louis Denison Taylor who served eight terms in the early 20th century.
It also follows the story of Vancouver’s beginnings, and how Taylor
matched this rowdy and growing city step for step.
Francis is one of Vancouver’s most prominent popular historians.
He’s the author of more than 15 books including the Encyclopedia
of British Columbia, as well as social studies textbooks and works on Canadian
social history. He is currently on the editorial board of Geist magazine
and has served with the Writers’ Union of Canada, the Federation
of BC Writers, the Vancouver Word on the Street Festival and the West
Coast Book Prize Society.
The City of Vancouver Book Award is presented annually to authors of
books in any genre that demonstrate excellence and illuminate Vancouver’s
history, unique character or the achievements of its residents. The winning
title and finalists were selected by an independent jury that included
writer George Fetherling, UBC reference librarian Keith Bunnell, and
bookseller Crystal Allen.
The finalists for the 2004 City of Vancouver Book Award were Annabel
Lyon for The Best Thing for You (McClelland & Stewart) and Paul Yee for
The Bone Collector’s Son (Tradewind Books).
This year, the judges also awarded honourable mentions to three authors:
Caroline Adderson for Sitting Practice (Thomas Allen Publishers), Maggie
de Vries for Missing Sarah (Penguin Canada) and John Punter for The
Vancouver Achievement (UBC Press).
For more information:
Marnie Rice
Office of Cultural Affairs
604.871.6634
www.vancouver.ca/bookaward
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