Former Okanagan  Author Wins Coveted Ryga Award 2007

 

 This year’s winning book for The George Ryga Award For Social Awareness in
BC Writing and Publishing has been won by the Brindle & Glass Publication
THE WOLVES AT  EVELYN – A Journey Through A Dark Century , by Harold
Rhenisch.  

 Runner-up manuscripts were Nobody’s Mother,edited by Lynne Van Luven with
foreward by Shelagh Rogers,and Red Light Neon, A History of Vancouver’s Sex
Trade, by Daniel Francis.

 This year’s final Judge was Professor Sharon Josephson, who teaches Communications and Media Studies at Okanagan College.

 North Okanagan College Dean, John Lent, one of the preliminary Judges of
the 20 books submitted by publishers from across western Canada – from which
THE WOLVES AT EVELYN was selected, said "Harold Rhenisch is one of the best writers in the country.
 I'm not surprised at all.  And so many readers here will be fans of Harold's work.
Sharon has made a wonderful choice.”

The Award will be presented to the writer  in a gala award ceremony, hosted
by CBC Daybreak’s Marion Barschel. The 4th Annual Ryga Award presentation
will celebrate George Ryga’s 75th birthday! Featured entertainers for this
special evening will be the Okanagan’s very own musical maestros Rob
Dinwoodie & DOGWOOD ROAD -  “In Concert”!  The Gala Award Evening will take
place in Vernon’s Powerhouse Theatre on Friday, July 27th at 8 p.m. The
winner will once again be presented with The Censor’s Golden Rope, a unique
piece of sculpture recreated annually by Armstrong sculptor Reg Kienast.

 The George Ryga Award is sponsored by The George Ryga Centre, Okanagan
College, BC BookWorld and CBC Radio One, Kelowna.