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The White Pines Local Author Program and Collection
The Port Moody Public Library White Pines Local Author collection highlights local authors, poets, and illustrators in our community.
Books are added to the special collection for a year and are promoted on our social media, website, and at an annual gala in the spring.
Eligibility
Authors must currently live in Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore, Belcarra, or Burnaby.
Authors can submit a maximum of three books per year. Books must meet the following five requirements:
- Published within the last six years
- Written in English
- Professionally printed
- Author legally owns the rights to the material
- Book does not break any Canadian laws
How to apply
Complete the application form online or download and print the application form (PDF) to submit it in-person to the Information Desk at the Library.
- If you have multiple books to submit, fill out one application form for each book.
- If we accept a book into the collection, we will purchase one copy of your book through our vendor. Please do not bring a copy of your book to the Library.
- Books are added to the collection every three months.
Learn more about our authors
2019
- August: Emilio Dunnett
- September: Bé Blackler
- October: Ian Hampton
- November: W.L. Hawkin
2020
- January: Sherrill Hardy
- February: Kristi Nielsen
- March: Curt Petrovich
- April: Joyelle Brandt
- May: A.J. Devlin
- June: Shadi Shakeraneh
- July: Rob Taylor
- Our 2019-2020 White Pines Authors Part 1: Erik D’Souza, Kasturi Ghosh, Anya Wyers, Leigh Anne Higgins, Kailey Veenstra, Debra Purdy Kong
- Our 2019-2020 White Pines Authors Part 2: Bé Blackler, Leesa Hanna, Shannon Matter, Garrett Stevens, Antek Twardysko
- Our 2019-2020 White Pines Authors Part 3: Yvonne Harris, Karen Hein, Doug Matthews, Rob Taylor
- Our 2019-2020 White Pines Authors Part 4: Jim Peacock and Dawn Mattson, Elby Wordsmith, Gregory Robb, Kaitlyn Johnson
- Our 2020 White Pines Authors Part 1: A.J. Devlin, Alf Dumont, Eileen Holland, Wolf Schamberger
- Our 2020 White Pines Authors Part 2: Brandon Yip, Đẹp Blackler, Kristi Nielsen, Ira Bhasin
2021
- Our 2021 White Pines Authors Part 1: Jahangir Asadi, Tara McIntosh, Shohreh Afshar, Alexia Adams
- Our 2021 White Pines Authors Part 2: Margaret Franz, Ronald Stephen Reiniger, Anesta Terry, Trevor Atkins
- Our 2021 - 2022 White Pines Authors Part 1: Lyn E. Ayre. Bob Cowin, Carlos Lozano-Gilabert, Chris Pudlak
2022
- Our 2022 White Pines Authors Part 2: BooksByNatalia, Pamela K. Turner, Lyn E. Ayre, Jim Peacock
- Our 2022 White Pines Authors Part 3: Harmonie Garry, Karen Hein, Cat Hendriks, Matteo Iuzzolino, Arzina Nurani, Gisela Woldenga, Hui Zhang
2023
- Our 2023 White Pines Authors Part 1: George B. Hatton, Oliver Allen, Asian Impact Society (AIS) and Stephanie Shieh, Omid Kaveh
- Our 2023 White Pines Authors Part 2: Rachel Ahern, Bari Emam, Colleen Van Niekerk, Mary Bertucci
- Our 2023 White Pines Authors Part 3: Graeme Partridge-David, Karine Abergel, Lucas Green, Ryan Murphy, Amruta Krishnan Srinivasan