The West Coast Book Prize society recently announced the finalists for the 2011 BC Book Prizes.

Congratulations to LPG member publishers and their authors:

Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize

Everything Was Good-Bye by Gurjinder Basran, published by Mother Tongue Publishing Ltd.

Recipes From the Red Planet by Meredith Quartermain, published by BookThug

Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize

Decompositions by Ken Belford, published by Talonbooks

The Inquisition Yours by Jen Currin, published by Coach House Books

My Darling Nellie Grey by George Bowering, published by Talonbooks

On The Material by Stephen Collis, published by Talonbooks

The Secret Signature of Things by Eve Joseph, published by Brick Books

Winners will be announced April 21, 2011 in Vancouver. For a complete listing of the finalists, please visit the BC Book Prizes website.