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George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement
Award
Time to Read
Vancity Women’s Book Prize
The George Woodcock Achievement
Award annually honours an outstanding
literary career in British Columbia.
The annual $5,000 prize is presented to a
senior BC author whose enduring
contribution to the literary arts spans
several decades.
This award recognizes British Columbian
and Canadian authors and illustrators of
children’s books for five-year-olds, and
promotes literacy and the joy of reading
among BC’s children. Each child entering
kindergarten in BC receieves a copy of the
winning book.
The Vancity Women’s Book Prize was
founded in 1992. It is designed to raise
awareness of women’s issues while
recognizing BC writers’ contributions to
the literary community. Winners receive
$3,000, while another $1,000 is be donated
to the charity of the winner’s choice.