BC and Yukon Book Prize Finalists Author Reading

Join Tanya Christenson (A Soft Place to Fall) and Matt Rader (Ghosthawk) as they read from their shortlisted books.

Tanya Christenson is currently a Vice Principal but spent most of her career as a teacher and elementary school counsellor. Writing is a passion, which she squeezes into her busy days whenever possible.

Returning to her hometown of Creston BC after receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (1993) and a Bachelor of Education (1996) from the University of Victoria, Tanya has spent nineteen years teaching alternate education, grade 7, kindergarten, and special education. She also completed a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology in 2013 and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC).

Matt Rader is an award-winning author of four volumes of poetry and a collection of stories, What I Want to Tell Goes Like This (Nightwood Editions, 2014). His work has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry, Geist, The Walrus, Wales Arts Review, The Fiddlehead and The Malahat Review. Rader is a core member of the Department of Creative Studies at UBC Okanagan where he lectures in creative writing. He lives in Kelowna, BC.