
Award Guidelines and Submission Process
Award Guidelines
ELIGIBILITY
- Entries must be published between November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017. If necessary, books may be submitted as bound galley proofs.
- Books must be first print editions published in Canada in English and be widely available to Canadian readers in bookstores and libraries.
- All entries must be authored by a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada at the time of publication.
- Entries may be authored by one or two individuals. Multi-authored titles are not eligible.
- Entries should demonstrate a high standard of craft and quality of thought, whatever their subject or category within the genre.
- Self-published books are not eligible. These are understood to include books authored by a senior officer of the book’s publishing firm, and/or whose publication was underwritten in part or whole by the author. Such books as textbooks, how-to books, and photographic books, are not eligible.
- Posthumously published books are not eligible.
- The jury may request submissions at its discretion.
SUBMISSION PROCESS
- Complete the online submission form for each nominated title.
- All entries must be received by August 31, 2017.
- Already published books should be submitted immediately
- Books to be published between August 31, 2017–October 31, 2017 should be submitted as bound galley proofs, followed by print copies upon publication.
- Four copies of each submitted title should be delivered to:
BC's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction
4276 Musqueam Dr
Vancouver, BC V6N 3R7 - Canadian publishers should submit their best examples of Canadian non-fiction in accordance with the criteria of the award as outlined.
- All entries must be submitted by an eligible publisher whose primary business is book publishing and one with an established national distribution.
- Publishers must submit four copies of each nominated title. Books will not be returned.
PUBLISHER’S UNDERTAKINGS
The publisher must complete a copy of the online submission form for each nominated title. By sending the submission form for a given title, the publisher acknowledges the following:
- Shortlisted authors will be available for publicity and promotion at the request of the BC Achievement Foundation.
- Each shortlisted author will attend:
- The presentation ceremony in Vancouver in early 2018
- A panel and reading by finalists held the day prior to the presentation ceremony
- A dinner for the finalists to be held the evening prior to the presentation ceremony
- The publisher will ensure that nominated titles are submitted with the author’s permission.
- Publishers of shortlisted books will provide author biographies and other descriptive information, along with author and book jacket photos, for promotional purposes.
- The publisher will provide 15 copies of a shortlisted book to the BC Achievement Foundation within ten days of the shortlist announcement, followed by a further 25 copies as soon as possible.
- In the event that a title nominated by the publisher wins the award, the publisher agrees to acknowledge the prize in subsequent advertising and through other appropriate promotion.
- For each reprint of the hardcover and paperback edition of the winning title, there must be clear mention of the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction on the cover.
- International editions of each shortlisted title must mention that it is a finalist or winner of the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.
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Nominated titles should be sent to:
British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction
4276 Musqueam Drive
Vancouver, BC
V6N 3R7
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