 The winners for the 2017 BC Book Prizes is announced at the Lieutenant Governor's BC Book Prizes Gala, which takes place on Saturday April 29 in Vancouver.The winners are collectively awarded with $19,000 in cash prizes and are sponsored by the West Coast Book Prize Society.The 2017 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence is announced on April 4, recognizing BC writers who have contributed and helped develop literary excellence in BC, originally established by The Honourable Iona Campagnolo in 2003.