The Whistler Independent Book Awards (WIBA) have unveiled its list of 2025 finalists.
Winners will not be revealed until the next Whistler Writers Festival (WWF) currently scheduled from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. Here are the respective contenders for each category:
Fiction
Jerome J. Bourgault, Day of Epiphany
Christopher Dainton, Malipolitan: A Novel
Robin Anne Ettles, this is all we know
Non-fiction
Kim Hudson, The Bridge: Connecting the Powers of Linear and Circular Thinking
Diane Kirby, Grief and the Spirit World: A Search for Comfort
Carolyn Roberts, Re-Storying Education: Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens
Children's literature
Trevor Atkins, The Day the Pirates Went Mad (Emma Sharpe’s Adventure Book 1)
Lisa MacDonald, Me, My Selfie, and I: Discovering and Embracing a True Love of Self
Anna McCarthy, Message in a Bottle (a magical journey of hope)
Next year's WIBA submissions will open on March 1, 2026. Click here to learn more.
