Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
Awarded for a work of fiction written by an author from British Columbia or the Yukon. Part of the BC Book Prizes.
See also: profile of Ethel Wilson.
indicates a review is available for that book
2015
- Aislinn Hunter – The World Before Us
Also shortlisted:
- Caroline Adderson – Ellen in Pieces
- Kathy Page – Paradise & Elsewhere
- Brian Payton – The Wind is Not a River
- Michael Springate – The Beautiful West & The Beloved of God
2014
- Ashley Little – Anatomy of a Girl Gang
Also shortlisted:
- Théodora Armstrong – Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility
- Janie Chang – Three Souls
- Cynthia Flood – Red Girl Rat Boy
- Kathryn Para – Lucky
2013
- Bill Gaston – The World
Also shortlisted:
- Yasuko Thanh – Floating Like the Dead
- Anne Fleming – Gay Dwarves of America
- Anakana Schofield – Malarky
- C.P. Boyko – Psychology and Other Stories
2012
- Esi Edugyan – Half-Blood Blues
Also shortlisted:
- Michael Christie – The Beggar’s Garden
- Steven Price – Into That Darkness
- D.W. Wilson – Once You Break a Knuckle
- Frances Greenslade – Shelter
2011
- Gurjinder Basran – Everything Was Good-Bye
Also shortlisted:
- Rifet Bahtijaragic – Chernovs' Toil and Peace
- Jack Hodgins – The Master of Happy Endings
- Meredith Quartermain – Recipes from the Red Planet
- Jack Whyte – The Forest Laird
2010
- Cathleen With – Having Faith in the Polar Girls' Prison
Also shortlisted:
- Annabel Lyon – The Golden Mean
- Michael Turner – 8 X 10
- Ian Weir – Daniel O'Thunder
- Deborah Willis – Vanishing and Other Stories
2009
- Lee Henderson – The Man Game
Also shortlisted:
- Steven Galloway – The Cellist of Sarajevo
- Paul Headrick – That Tune Clutches My Heart
- Patrick Lane – Red Dog, Red Dog
- Andreas Schroeder – Renovating Heaven
2008
- Mary Novik – Conceit
Also shortlisted:
- Heather Burt – Adam's Peak
- David Chariandy – Soucouyant
- Shaena Lambert – Radiance
- Claire Mulligan – The Reckoning of Boston Jim
2007
- Carol Windley – Home Schooling
Also shortlisted:
- Marilyn Bowering – What It Takes to Be Human
- Bill Gaston – Gargoyles
- Anosh Irani – The Song of Kahunsha
- Adam Lewis Schroeder – Empress of Asia
2006
- Charlotte Gill – Ladykiller
Also shortlisted:
- Clint Burnham – Smoke Show
- Lydia Kwa – The Walking Boy
- John Lent – So It Won't Go Away
- Audrey Thomas – Tattycoram
2005
- Pauline Holdstock – Beyond Measure
Also shortlisted:
- Bill Gaston – Sointula
- Theresa Kishkan – A Man in a Distant Field
- Annabel Lyon – The Best Thing for You
- Patrick Taylor – The Apprenticeship of Dr. Laverty
2004
Also shortlisted:
- Claudia Casper – The Continuation of Love by Other Means
- Steven Galloway – Ascension
- Kevin Patterson – Country of Cold
- Janet Warner – Other Sorrows, Other Joys: The Marriage of Catherine Sophia Boucher and William Blake
2003
- Carol Shields – Unless
Also shortlisted:
- Kevin Armstrong – Night Watch
- Bill Gaston – Mount Appetite
- Nancy Lee – Dead Girls
- Gayla Reid – Closer Apart: The Ardara Variations
2002
- Madeleine Thien – Simple Recipes
Also shortlisted:
- Rebecca Godfrey – The Torn Skirt
- Andrew Gray – Small Accidents
- Gayla Reid – All the Seas of the World
- Timothy Taylor – Stanley Park
2001
- Eden Robinson – Monkey Beach
Also shortlisted:
- Barbara Lambert – A Message for Mr. Lazarus
- Anita Rau Badami – The Hero's Walk
- Peter Trower – The Judas Hills
- Jack Whyte – Uther
2000
- Michael Turner – The Pornographer's Poem
Also shortlisted:
- Caroline Adderson – A History of Forgetting
- Zsuzsi Gartner – All the Anxious Girls on Earth
- Keith Harrison – Furry Creek
- Alan R. Wilson – Before the Flood
1999
- Jack Hodgins – Broken Ground
Also shortlisted:
- Loranne Brown – The Handless Maiden
- Anne Fleming – Pool-Hopping and Other Stories
1998
- Marilyn Bowering – Visible Worlds
Also shortlisted:
- Holley Rubinsky – At First I Hope for Rescue
- Sally Ireland – Fox's Nose
1997
- Gail Anderson-Dargatz – The Cure for Death by Lightning
Also shortlisted:
- Shani Mootoo – Cereus Blooms at Night
- Nick Bantock – The Venetian's Wife
1996
- Audrey Thomas – Coming Down From Wa
Also shortlisted:
- Joy Kogawa – The Rain Ascends
- Lorraine Vernon – Through the Canyon
1995
- Gayla Reid – To Be There With You
Also shortlisted:
- Patricia Robertson – City of Orphans
- Grant Buday – Under Glass
1994
Also shortlisted:
- Keith Maillard – Light in the Company of Women
- Carol Windley – Visible Light
1993
- W.D. Valgardson – The Girl with the Botticelli Face
Also shortlisted:
- J.A. Hamilton – July Nights and Other Stories
- Linda Svendsen – Marine Life
1992
- Don Dickinson – Blue Husbands
Also shortlisted:
- Maureen Moore – The Illumination of Alice Mallory
- M.A.C. Farrant – Sick Pigeon
1991
Also shortlisted:
- Sky Lee – Disappearing Moon Cafe
- Caroline Woodward – Disturbing the Peace
1990
- Keith Maillard – Motet
Also shortlisted:
- Jane Rule – After The Fire
- Marilyn Bowering – To All Appearances a Lady
1989
- Bill Schermbrucker – Mimosa
Also shortlisted:
- William Goede – Love in Beijing
- Robert Harlow – Saxophone Winter
1988
- George McWhirter – Cage
Also shortlisted:
- Robin Skelton – The Parrot Who Could
- Jane Rule – Memory Board
1987
- Leona Gom – Housebroken
Also shortlisted:
- Paulette Jiles – Sitting in the Club Car Drinking Rum and Karma Kola
- Rona Murray – The Indigo Dress & Other Stories
1986
- Keath Fraser – Foreign Affairs
1985
- Audrey Thomas – Intertidal Life
Also shortlisted:
- Charles Lillard – A Coastal Range
- Mary-Ellen Lang Collura – Winners
