Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast Honouring and Celebrating the BC and Yukon Writing Commmunity West Coast Welcome to Writing the Coast! This is the weekly podcast where we chat with the authors and illustrators of the books who make up the shortlist of the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. On the episodes you'll hear host and podcast coordinator Megan Cole chat with the folks who are creating some of BC and Yukon's best books. We'll also check in with the literary community in our region. For more information about the BC and Yukon Book Prizes visit: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast’s tracks Chris Labonté shares what he wishes readers knew about BC book publihsers by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-03-13T20:14:56Z Laurel Dykstra on how activism is a balm for climate anxiety by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-03-06T23:11:27Z Janice Lynn Mather on why she loves writing short fiction by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-26T19:10:07Z Ian Williams talks about putting himself on the page in his book Disorientation by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-19T22:21:13Z Chantal Gibson talks about erasure and the portrayal of Black women in culture by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-13T18:19:40Z Gregor Craigie on Canada's unique housing problem by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-05T19:36:39Z Celebrating community: Mary-Ann Yazedjian on the books that transformed her, and on how Amazon devalues books by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-30T18:06:20Z Iona Whishaw on creating compelling characters like Lane Winslow that drive a murder mystery forward by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-20T19:20:35Z Returning to King's Cove and Iona Whishaw's beloved Lane Winslow mystery series by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-16T18:48:41Z Carleigh Baker on embracing the absurd by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-09T18:21:42Z
Chris Labonté shares what he wishes readers knew about BC book publihsers by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-03-13T20:14:56Z
Laurel Dykstra on how activism is a balm for climate anxiety by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-03-06T23:11:27Z
Janice Lynn Mather on why she loves writing short fiction by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-26T19:10:07Z
Ian Williams talks about putting himself on the page in his book Disorientation by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-19T22:21:13Z
Chantal Gibson talks about erasure and the portrayal of Black women in culture by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-13T18:19:40Z
Gregor Craigie on Canada's unique housing problem by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-02-05T19:36:39Z
Celebrating community: Mary-Ann Yazedjian on the books that transformed her, and on how Amazon devalues books by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-30T18:06:20Z
Iona Whishaw on creating compelling characters like Lane Winslow that drive a murder mystery forward by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-20T19:20:35Z
Returning to King's Cove and Iona Whishaw's beloved Lane Winslow mystery series by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-16T18:48:41Z
Carleigh Baker on embracing the absurd by Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast published on 2026-01-09T18:21:42Z