The 2018 Banff Centre Book Competition longlist has been announced, an internationally recognized literary competition that celebrates mountain literature in all its forms. Part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, the program celebrates mountain literature and film, bringing together filmmakers, writers, publishers, editors, photographers, athletes, adventurers, and—of course—readers.
This year, three titles from Rocky Mountain Books have been selected for the longlist:
- Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei by Junko Tabei and Helen Rolfe (Rocky Mountain Books), longlisted for Mountain Literature – Non-Fiction.
- The Canadian Rockies: Rediscovered by Paul Zizka (Rocky Mountain Books) is longlisted in the award category Mountain Image.
- Searching for Tao Canyon by Pat Morrow, Jeremy Schmidt, and Art Twomey (Rocky Mountain Books) is longlisted in the award category Mountain Image.
More than $16,000 in prizes is awarded annually in eight categories. The honoured titles are selected by an international jury of writers, adventurers, and editors.
The shortlist of category award winners eligible for the Grand Prize will be announced in mid-October.
The Grand Prize will be announced Thursday, November 1, 2018, at Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and category awards will be presented to winning authors.