{"id":9724,"date":"2012-05-18T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=9724"},"modified":"2012-05-21T11:58:21","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T18:58:21","slug":"city-of-vancouver-2012-book-award-submissions-may-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/05\/18\/city-of-vancouver-2012-book-award-submissions-may-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Vancouver 2012 Book Award submissions &#8211; May 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2796\" title=\"CoV_bookgrass\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/CoV_bookgrass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Authors and publishers of books that contribute to the appreciation and understanding of Vancouver&#8217;s history, unique character or the achievements of its residents are invited to submit entries for the 24th annual City of Vancouver Book Award.<\/p>\n<p>The winning book can be of any genre and will demonstrate excellence in content, illustration, design, and\/or format. To be eligible, books must be published in 2011 or 2012 and meet the application criteria.<\/p>\n<p>All entries must include: four copies of the book, a $20 submission fee, and a completed entry form. Entry forms and guidelines are available from the Cultural Services Department at the Woodward&#8217;s Heritage Building, 111 West Hastings Street, Suite 501, or on the City&#8217;s website <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.ca\/commsvcs\/cultural\/gasp\/awards\/book\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Deadline for entries is <strong>Wednesday, May 23, 2012<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>An independent panel of judges will choose the winner of the $2,000 prize. The short list of finalists will be announced in September, and the award will be presented in October by Mayor Gregor Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>Recent past winners include: Michael Christie for The Beggar&#8217;s Garden; Bruce Grenville and Scott Steedman for Visions of British Columbia; Lee Henderson for The Man Game; and Brad Cran and Gillian Jerome for Hope in Shadows.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors and publishers of books that contribute to the appreciation and understanding of Vancouver&#8217;s history, unique character or the achievements of its residents are invited to submit entries for the 24th annual City of Vancouver Book Award. 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