Helen Knott and Wayne McCrory have been named co-winners of the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature, Knott for Becoming a Matriarch (Knopf Canada) and McCrory for his book, Wild Horses of the Chilcotin (Harbour Publishing). The winners will share the $2,500 prize. The award will be presented at an event at the Vancouver
As in-person events return across B.C. this summer, Elephant Mountain Literary Festival retakes the stage for visitors to the mountains and cultural scene of Nelson, B.C., June 23–26. Most events take place at the Prestige Lakeside Resort, as well as venues around town.
Tom Wayman, who has lived in Appledale, B.C., since 1989, spoke on CBC's Radio West about the future of the Kootenays as B.C.'s creative writing hub, why he chose to make the Slocan Valley home, and his latest poetry collection.