City of Victoria Book Prizes

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Victoria Book Prizes

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2024 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize Winner

The $5,000 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize has been awarded to Kathryn Mockler for Anecdotes. 

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This prize is awarded to a Greater Victoria author for the best book published in the categories of fiction, non-fiction or poetry. 

With dreamlike stories and dark humour, Kathryn Mockler's Anecdotes (Book*Hug Press) is a hybrid collection in four parts examining the pressing realities of sexual violence, abuse and environmental collapse.

Kathryn Mockler is the author of five poetry books as well as the story collection Anecdotes. She co-edited the print anthology Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis (2020) and runs the literary newsletter Send My Love to Anyone. She teaches screenwriting and fiction in the Writing Department at the University of Victoria.

2024 City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize Winner

The $5,000 City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize has been awarded to author Raina Delisle for Breaking News, Why Media Matters. 

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This prize is awarded to a Greater Victoria author or illustrator for the best children’s book.

Raina Delisle's Breaking News, Why Media Matters (Orca Book Publishers) helps kids become critical news consumers and teaches them how to tell fact from fiction. It explores the history of the media industry, the important role of news today and the challenges it faces. 

Raina Delisle is an award-winning writer whose work has been featured in Today’s Parent, Chatelaine, CBC and the Globe and Mail, among many other publications. She has worked in journalism and government communications, giving her a unique perspective on the media industry. Her first book, Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style, was published in 2022.

About the Prizes

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. The City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize recognizes and celebrates exceptional children’s and youth literature in our community. The prize was established in 2008 by the late Mel Bolen of Bolen Books.  For more information, including submission forms, dates and guidelines, please visit victoriabookprizes.ca.