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Slocan story by Peter Smith finalist for the 38th Annual BC Historical Federation Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Writing Competition

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April 13th, 2021

Slocan story by Peter Smith is a finalist for the 38th Annual British Columbia Historical Federation Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Writing Competition

The British Columbia Historical Federation is pleased to announce this year’s finalists for the Annual Historical Writing Competition, which includes a Slocan story by Peter Smith.

Smith is one of the finalist for the 38th Annual British Columbia Historical Federation Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Writing Competition.

The 2021 Book Awards Gala will take place online this year on June 5, 2021 at 7 p.m.

The award celebrates books that make significant contributions to the historical literature of British Columbia. Congratulations to all the finalists whose works keep British Columbia’s rich history vibrant and relevant.

Finalists in Alphabetical Order by Last Name

  • Liz Bryan, Pioneer Churches of British Columbia and the Salish Sea: An Explorer’s Guide, Heritage House Publishing
  • Lara Campbell, A Great Revolutionary Wave: Women and the Vote in British Columbia, UBC Press
  • Catherine Clement, Chinatown Through a Wide Lens: The Hidden Photographs of Yucho Chow, self-published
  • Claudia Cornwall, British Columbia in Flames: Stories from a Blazing Summer, Harbour Publishing
  • Deborah Griffiths, with Christine Dickinson; Judy Hagen & Catherine Siba, Step into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley, Harbour Publishing
  • Nina Shoroplova, Legacy of Trees: Purposeful Wandering in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, Heritage House Publishing
  • Peter Smith, Silver Rush: British Columbia’s Silvery Slocan 1891-1900, self-published

The BC Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing will be awarded together with $2,500 to the author whose book makes the most significant contribution to the historical literature of British Columbia.

The second place winner will receive $1,500 and third place, $500.

A book will also be awarded the Community History Award and $500. Certificates of Honourable Mention may be awarded to other books as recommended by the judges. New this year, there is will be a people’s choice winner selected by the audience in real time during the Awards Gala.

Learn more about the British Columbia Historical Federation at their website: www.bchistory.ca

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