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Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast

Welcome to Writing the Coast! This is the bi-weekly podcast where we chat with the authors and illustrators of the books who make up the shortlist of the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. On the episodes you"ll hear host and podcast coordinator Megan Cole chat with the folks who are creating some of BC and Yukon"s best books. We"ll also check in with the literary community in our region. For more information about the BC and Yukon Book Prizes visit: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/

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Season 6 Episode 23: Recommended reads from Lindsay...

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2024/11/07

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, Lindsay Wong (author of Tell Me Pleasant Things About My Immortality), David Norwell (author of A Complex Coast), Lara Jean Okihiro (co-author of Obaasan's Boots), and Andrea Warner (author of Rise Up and Sing!) to reflect on books that have influenced or inspired them. These amazing authors have been part of this years Storied video series. This episode is basically amazing authors recommending great books on topics such as writing about family, combining fact

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30:47

Season 6 Episode 20: David Norwell on the role of awe...

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2024/10/12

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to David Norwell. David wrote and illustrated A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska, which was a finalist for the 2024 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In their conversation, David talks about the push and pull of starting the kayak trip. He also talks about loneliness, and the role of awe and wonder. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About A Complex Coast:

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41:05

Season 6 Episode 11: Geoffrey Morrison on how poetry...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2024/08/10

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Geoffrey Morrison. Geoffrey is the author of Falling Hour, which is a finalist for the 2024 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In their conversation Geoffrey talks about how he taught himself to write a novel, and the authors that inspired him to write Falling Hour. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Falling Hour: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/falling-hour/ ABOUT GEOFFREY MORRISON: Geoffrey D

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Season 6 Episode 10: Colleen Brown on writing about...

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2024/08/03

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Colleen Brown. Colleen is the author of if you lay down in a field, she will find you there, which is a finalist for the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation Colleen writes about how her visual art practice led to her book, and how writing changed her ideas of memoir and truth. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About if you lay down in a field, she will find you there:

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29:26

Season 6 Episode 6: Andrea Warner how she started...

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2024/07/13

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Bradley Peters. Bradley is the author of Sonnets from a Cell, which is a finalist for the 2024 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. In their conversation Bradley talks about how the sonnet was the perfect form to write about prison. He also talks about how he was introduced to poetry. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Sonnets from a Cell: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/sonnets-from-a-cell/ ABOUT

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29:44

Season 6 Episode 1: E.G. Alaraj on the magic and...

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2024/06/01

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to E.G. Alaraj. Evangelene is the author of When Stars Arise, which was a finalist for the 2024 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation Evangelene talks about how her own kids bedtime routine inspired her first book. She also talks about how her own creative childhood inspired her. 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/winners-finalists/#2024 Visit BC and Yukon Book

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19:57

Season 5 Episode 30: Hope Lauterbach celebrating and...

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2024/03/02

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Hope Lauterbach. Hope is the founder and creative director of Unbound Reading Series. In their conversation, Hope talks about creating a space that honours and creates community around black storytelling, and writing. She also talks about what inspired the Unbound Reading Series. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Unbound Reading Series: https://hopeadrift.ca/unbound/ Unbound Reading Series Instagram:

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23:10

Season 5 Episode 29: Susan Sanford Blades talks about...

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2024/02/17

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Susan Sanford Blades. Susan is the author of Fake It So Real, a past finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and the organizer and host of the Wild Prose Reading Series. In their conversation, Susan talks about how a need for community following the pandemic lockdowns inspired the Wild Prose Reading Series. She also talks about her hopes for the future of the series. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/

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43:10

Season 5 Episode 28: Jesse Donaldson and Erika Dyck...

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2024/02/10

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Jesse Donaldson and Erika Dyck. Jesse and Erika are the authors of The Acid Room: Psychedelic Trials and Tribulations of Hollywood Hospital, which was a finalist for the 2023 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In their conversation Jesse and Erika talks about how they ended up working together on The Acid Room, the characters in the book, and Pink Floyd. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About The Acid

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37:39

Season 5 Episode 27: Otoniya Okot Bitek on maps,...

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2024/02/03

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Otoniya J. Okot Bitek. Otoniya's book A is for Acholi won the 2023 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. In their conversation Jesse talks about how she became fascinated by maps and cartography, where she finds magic in writing, and she talks about mullet poems. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About A is for Acholi: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/a-is-for-acholi/ ABOUT OTONIYA J. OKOT BITEK: Otoniya J

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27:28

Season 5 Episode 26: Jesse Finkelstein on what...

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2024/01/27

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Jesse Finkelstein. Jesse is the co-founder and co-chief executive officerof Page Two Books. Page Two published Namwayut: We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation by Chief Robert Joseph which won the 2023 Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice Award. In their conversation Jesse talks about how she became involved in the BC publishing community, what sets Page Two apart, and what excites her about the future of publishing. Visit BC and Yukon

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26:15

Season 5 Episode 25: Monique Gray Smith on staying...

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2024/01/20

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Monique Gray Smith. Monique's book I Hope was a finalist for the 2023 Billy Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation Monique talks about the author-illustrator relationship, and why she wanted to write a book about hope for young readers. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About I Hope: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/i-hope-nipakoseyimon/ ABOUT MONIQUE GRAY SMITH: Monique Gray Smith is

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23:35

Season 5 Episode 24: Billy-Ray Belcourt on how his...

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2024/01/13

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Billy-Ray Belcourt. Billy-Ray's novel A Minor Chorus won the 2023 the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In their conversation Billy-Ray talks about how he approached the challenges of the novel form, and where he finds joy in writing. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About A Minor Chorus: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/a-minor-chorus/ ABOUT BILLY-RAY BELCOURT: Billy-Ray Belcourt (he/him) is a writer from

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36:55

Season 5 Episode 23: Rachel Hartman talks about the...

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2024/01/06

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Rachel Hartman. Rachel's book In the Serpent's Wake won the 2023 the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation Rachel talks about how she ended up writing from multiple points of view for In the Serpent's Wake, and how writing fantasy allows her to break the norms of the "real world." Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About In the Serpent's Wake:

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29:27

Season 5 Episode 22: Tsering Yangzom Lama talks about...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/12/16

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Tsering Yangzom Lama. Tsering's book We Measure The Earth With Our Bodies was a finalist for the 2023 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the 2023 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. In their conversation Tsering talks about how she deals with doubt and writing, and she talks about why she avoids answering questions about writing about home. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About We Measure The Earth With

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26:29

S5 Episode 21: Gary Wyatt talks about the impact of...

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2023/12/09

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Gary Wyatt. Gary's book Echoes of the Supernatural: The Graphic Art of Robert Davidson was a finalist for the 2023 Bill Duthie Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation Robert talks about how he met Robert Davidson, and the role Robert has had in indigenous art. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Echoes of the Supernatural: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/echoes-of-the-supernatural/

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28:19

S5 Episode 20: Susan Juby talks about how the #metoo...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/12/02

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Susan Juby. Susan's book Me Three was a finalist for the 2023 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. In their conversation Susan talks about how she approaches book banning, and how the #metoo movement inspired her book. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About Me Three: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/me-three/ ABOUT SUSAN JUBY: Susan Juby is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of

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32:55

S5 Episode 19: Grant Lawrence talks about the...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/11/25

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Grant Lawrence. Grant's book Return to Solitude: More Desolation Sound Adventures with The Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, The Spaghetti Bandit and Others, was a finalist for the 2023 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation Grant talks about how these solitude seekers ended up turning to community, and how he used a more journalistic approach in Return to Solitude. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes:

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28:56

S5 Episode 18: Janice Lynn Mather on why she loves...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/11/18

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Janice Lynn Mather. Janice's book Uncertain Kin was a finalist for the 2023 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In their conversation, Janice talks about her love of short fiction, food, and folk lore. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About UNCERTAIN KIN: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/uncertain-kin/ ABOUT JANICE LYNN MATHER: Janice Lynn Mather is the author of two acclaimed novels for young adults:

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33:56

S5 Episode 17: Christopher Patterson talks about the...

Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast ·

2023/11/11

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Christopher Patterson. Chris is Y-Dang Troeng’s husband. Y-Dang is the author of Refugee Lifeworlds: The Afterlife of the Cold War in Cambodia, which was a finalist for the 2023 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. Y-Dang died of pancreatic cancer in fall 2022. In their conversation, Chris talks about Y-Dang's research and writing, along with her legacy. "Refugee Archives across the Transpacific – A Conversation" full presentation:

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