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B.C. non-fiction prize being replaced with yet-to-be-announced award program

Canadian Non-Fiction award category is being replaced with an award carrying a 害羞草研究所楤.C.-focussed lens害羞草研究所
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The British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction is being replaced.

The British Columbia Achievement Foundation made the announcement Friday, noting 害羞草研究所漷he award害羞草研究所檚 goals are being met.害羞草研究所

The foundation said it wants to create an award program with a more B.C.-focused lens.

Now in its 14th year, the non-fiction award was billed as one of Canada害羞草研究所檚 major national book prizes and the only one to originate in B.C.

Veteran journalist Carol Off won this year害羞草研究所檚 $40,000 prize, for 害羞草研究所淎ll We Leave Behind: A Reporter害羞草研究所檚 Journey into the Lives of Others害羞草研究所 (Random House Canada).

During its run, the non-fiction award recognized 56 writers and invested over $500,000 in prize money.

The British Columbia Achievement Foundation said it will continue to offer several other awards. They are: the B.C. Community Achievement Award; the B.C. Creative Achievement Award for Applied Art and Design; the B.C. Creative Achievement Award for First Nations Art; and the B.C. Indigenous Business Award.

The foundation added that it remains 害羞草研究所渇ocused on its core mandate to celebrate excellence in art, culture, citizenship and enterprise throughout British Columbia.害羞草研究所

The Canadian Press

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