Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast
Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes podcast
228 episodes
2 weeks ago
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Marilyn Bowering. Marilyn's book, More Richly in Earth: A Poet's Search for Mary MacLeod, was a finalist for the 2025 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation, Marilyn talks about the nearly serendipitous events that led her to the work of Mary MacLeod. She also talks about the magic that came when blending her research about Mary with her own.
For more about More Richly in Earth: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/more-richly-in-earth-a-poets-search-for-mary-macleod/
To view the 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists: bcyukonbookprizes.com/2025/04/10/bc-…sts-announced/
ABOUT MARILYN BOWERING:
Marilyn Bowering is a novelist, poet, and librettist; she is the author of four novels and numerous books of poetry. She is the winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, the Gwen MacEwen Poetry Prize, the Pat Lowther Prize, and the Dorothy Livesay Prize. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Prix Italia, and the Sony Award. Her work has been translated into numerous languages including Spanish, Finnish, German, Romanian, Russian, Greek, and Punjabi. In a review of her novel What it Takes to Be Human the Globe and Mail said of her “[Bowering] does not seek moments to be brilliant: those moments just arrive.” Marilyn Bowering lives in Victoria, BC.
ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole is the Executive Director for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.
Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Marilyn Bowering. Marilyn's book, More Richly in Earth: A Poet's Search for Mary MacLeod, was a finalist for the 2025 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation, Marilyn talks about the nearly serendipitous events that led her to the work of Mary MacLeod. She also talks about the magic that came when blending her research about Mary with her own.
For more about More Richly in Earth: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/more-richly-in-earth-a-poets-search-for-mary-macleod/
To view the 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists: bcyukonbookprizes.com/2025/04/10/bc-…sts-announced/
ABOUT MARILYN BOWERING:
Marilyn Bowering is a novelist, poet, and librettist; she is the author of four novels and numerous books of poetry. She is the winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, the Gwen MacEwen Poetry Prize, the Pat Lowther Prize, and the Dorothy Livesay Prize. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Prix Italia, and the Sony Award. Her work has been translated into numerous languages including Spanish, Finnish, German, Romanian, Russian, Greek, and Punjabi. In a review of her novel What it Takes to Be Human the Globe and Mail said of her “[Bowering] does not seek moments to be brilliant: those moments just arrive.” Marilyn Bowering lives in Victoria, BC.
ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole is the Executive Director for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.
Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.
S7 E4: Mei Yu on how public libraries helped shape her as an author
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast
31 minutes 18 seconds
6 months ago
S7 E4: Mei Yu on how public libraries helped shape her as an author
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Mei Yu. Mei is the author of Lost & Found: Based on a True Story. Lost & Found is a finalist for the 2025 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. In this conversation, Mei talks about how art became a shared language when her family first immigrated to Canada. She talked about the important role libraries played in her art when she was growing up.
To find out more about Lost & Foundvisit: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/lost-found/
To view the 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists: bcyukonbookprizes.com/2025/04/10/bc-…sts-announced/
ABOUT MEI YU:
Mei Yu is a multitalented artist, working and living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mei’s art channel on YouTube has 1.7 million subscribers, 900 videos, and 380 million views. Mei’s success stories have been featured in Vancouver’s major newspapers in English and Chinese, as well as on TV programs for CBC, Global News, and Breakfast Television, since 2004. With her positive attitude, strong work ethic, and unshakeable confidence, Mei continues to inform, entertain, and inspire millions with her art. Her creative artwork and cheerful personality are loved by kids and parents around the world.
ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole the Interim Executive Director for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.
Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes Podcast
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Marilyn Bowering. Marilyn's book, More Richly in Earth: A Poet's Search for Mary MacLeod, was a finalist for the 2025 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In their conversation, Marilyn talks about the nearly serendipitous events that led her to the work of Mary MacLeod. She also talks about the magic that came when blending her research about Mary with her own.
For more about More Richly in Earth: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/more-richly-in-earth-a-poets-search-for-mary-macleod/
To view the 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists: bcyukonbookprizes.com/2025/04/10/bc-…sts-announced/
ABOUT MARILYN BOWERING:
Marilyn Bowering is a novelist, poet, and librettist; she is the author of four novels and numerous books of poetry. She is the winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, the Gwen MacEwen Poetry Prize, the Pat Lowther Prize, and the Dorothy Livesay Prize. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Prix Italia, and the Sony Award. Her work has been translated into numerous languages including Spanish, Finnish, German, Romanian, Russian, Greek, and Punjabi. In a review of her novel What it Takes to Be Human the Globe and Mail said of her “[Bowering] does not seek moments to be brilliant: those moments just arrive.” Marilyn Bowering lives in Victoria, BC.
ABOUT MEGAN COLE:
Megan Cole is the Executive Director for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen.
Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.
