See the list of B.C. and Yukon Book Prize winners, including two Vancouver writers

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeEntertainmentBooksCelebrityLocal ArtsTravel Vancouver See the list of B.C. and Yukon Book Prize winners, including two Vancouver writers Maria Reva and Julian Brave Noisecat among winners of annual awards handed out to B.C. and Yukon writers Author of the article: By Dana Gee Published Sep 19, 2026 Last updated 26 minutes ago 3 minute read Join the conversation Julian Brave Noisecat, acclaimed writer, activist, and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker (documentary Sugarcane), was given the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction award at this year’s B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes for his narrative nonfiction book We Survived the Night. PHOTO BY ANGELA WEISS /AFP via Getty Images Article content Vancouver writers Maria Reva and Julian Brave Noisecat have been awarded top prizes at the 42nd annual B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes. Article content Reva earned the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her novel, Endling. Article content Article content Her debut novel, Endling tells the story of a snail biologist, funding her conservation work through a Ukrainian bridal agency, who teams up with two sisters in a scheme to kidnap foreign bachelors. Their plan gets upended by the outbreak of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Article content Article content The novel won the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award and the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and was longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. Article content Vancouver based writer Maria Reva earned the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her debut novel, Endling at the 42nd annual B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes. PHOTO BY ANYA CHIBIS/SUPPLIED PHOTO Article content Sun Spots Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content Noisecat earned the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize for We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning. Article content Noisecat’s book combines narrative non-fiction, memoir, journalism, and Salish mythology as it traces NoiseCat’s reconciliation with his Secwépemc and St’at’imc father alongside a cross-continent look at contemporary Indigenous issues and generational survival. A member of Canim Lake Band/Tsq’escen, Noisecat co-directed the Academy Award-nominated documentary Sugarcane. Article…