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Arts and Culture > City of Victoria Butler Book Prize QuicklinksVictoria Book Prize AwardsEach spring, authors and illustrators from Greater Victoria are invited to participate in the Victoria Book Prize Society's annual awards consisting of the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and the Bolen Books Children's Book Prize. The Victoria Book Prize Society is a non-profit organization that establishes the policy and criteria, appoints a jury, and administers the competition for both book prizes. For more information, visit: www.victoriabookprizes.ca 8th Annual City of Victoria Butler Book PrizeThe City of Victoria Butler Book Prize honours members of the literary community and awards a $5,000 prize to an author for the best book published in the preceding year in the categories of poetry, non-fiction, and fiction. Founded in 2004, the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize is a partnership between the City of Victoria and Brian Butler of Butler Brothers Supplies. 4th Annual Bolen Books Children's Book Prize - Children and Youth LiteratureThe $5,000 Bolen Books Children's Book Prize is awarded to an author or illustrator of children's literature. The prize was created in 2008 to provide authors and illustrators of children and youth literature an increased opportunity for recognition. 2011 Winners8th Annual City of Victoria Butler Book Prize WinnerThe winner of the 8th Annual City of Victoria Butler Book Prize is: Jack Hodgins - The Master of Happy Endings (fiction), published by Thomas Allen Publishers 
The Master of Happy Endings tells the wonderful and timely tale of what happens when a retired teacher posts an ad in the newspaper asking to be adopted by a family in need of a tutor. Axel Thorstad hopes that returning to the teaching of his beloved English literature might be a way out of the malaise that has enveloped him since his wife passed away. This powerful novel is about memory, belonging, and helping others. It is also a compelling story about how a man in his late seventies manages to conjure one more great adventure for himself. Jack Hodgins was raised on Vancouver Island and until recently taught fiction writing at the University of Victoria. He has written seven novels and three story collections. Hodgins' fiction has won the Governor General's Award, the Canada-Australia Prize, the Commonwealth Prize and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In 2009, he was appointed to the Order of Canada. Jack Hodgins lives with his wife in Victoria, British Columbia. 4th Annual Bolen Books Children's Book Prize WinnerThe winner of the 4th Annual Bolen Books Children's Book Prize is: Kristi Bridgeman, Illustrator, Uirapurú (pronounced oor-a-pur-ú), published by Oolichan Books 
Uirapurú is a story based on a Brazilian legend about a songbird reputed to sing the most beautiful song in the world. In P.K. Page's retelling of this legend, a group of mischievous boys set off into the forest to catch the bird and meet an old man with a flute who has spent his life trying to mimic the Uirapurú's song, and a maiden of the moon surrounded by all the creatures of the night. This tale is magically illustrated by Kristi Bridgeman, who takes the reader on a warm and richly-layered, visual adventure through the exotic flora and fauna of the Brazilian rainforest. Born and raised on the West Coast, Bridgeman now resides and paints in Saanich, British Columbia where she lives with her husband and two children. Her work has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for illustration. In 2009, Bridgeman was honoured by the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria as one of 150 significant BC women artists, past and present. Bridgeman's fine art pieces can be found at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and Sooke Harbour House Gallery. 2011 FinalistsThe five finalists for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize were:
The three finalists for the Bolen Books Children's Book Prize were:
Previous WinnersPrevious City of Victoria Butler Book Prize winners include:
Previous Bolen Books Children's Book Prize winners include:
Gala EventThe winners were announced at a gala event on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at the Union Club of British Columbia. Open to the public, the event featured readings by the eight finalists and provided guests with the opportunity to meet the finalists and have their books signed. How to SubmitSubmission Timeline: April 1 to May 31, 2011 Submissions were mailed or dropped off in person to: The Victoria Book Prize Society If mailed: If dropped off:
ChecklistSubmissions were to include the following:
Note: If selected as a finalist, you will need to provide SEVEN additional copies for promotional purposes. JudgingTwo independent juries comprised of representatives from the literary arts community were appointed by the Victoria Book Prize Society to review and assess adult and children/youth entries based on their literary merit. SponsorsFounded in 2004, the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize is a partnership between the City of Victoria and Brian Butler of Butler Brothers Supplies. The Bolen Books Children's Book Prize was founded in 2008 by Bolen Books. This year's sponsors include the Greater Victoria Public Library, the Magnolia Hotel and Spa, the Union Club of British Columbia, the Marriott Victoria Inner Harbour Hotel, CBC Radio, and Island Blue Print. Contact UsTerri Askham Lorna MacDonald For more information, visit: www.victoriabookprizes.ca
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