The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is an annual event that shines the spotlight on the best books and films for mountain enthusiasts. The Festival “celebrates mountain literature and film, bringing together filmmakers, writers, publishers, editors, photographers, athletes, adventurers, and – of course – readers.”
Every year numerous books are submitted to the contest. Then “an international jury of writers, adventurers and editors” selects the best of the best in eight categories. Those categories include:
- Adventure Travel
- Mountain Fiction & Poetry
- Mountain Literature
- Mountain Environment And Natural History
- Mountain Image
- Guidebook
- Mountaineering Article
- Mountaineering History
The winners of each category and the grand prize will be announced on November 2, 2017. Over $16,000 will be awarded to the various winners. Stay tuned for that exciting announcement. In the meantime, the Banff Mountain Festival 2017 book competition longlist has been announced and our reading list just got a lot longer.
Any book that makes the Banff Mountain Book longlist is worth a read. If you’re looking for a bit of written entertainment, use the Banff Mountain Book long list as your reading list for the next year. These books are all highly recommended.
View The Complete Banff Mountain Festival 2017 Book Competition Longlist
Let’s quickly take a look at this year’s category finalists for our favorite niche: Mountain Literature:
- Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka by Bernadette McDonald, Rocky Mountain Books (CAN, 2017)
- Karakoram: Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict by Steve Swenson, Mountaineers Books (USA, 2017)
- My Old Man and the Mountain: A Memoir by Leif Whittaker, Mountaineers Books (USA, 2017)
- On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor, Simon & Schuster (USA, 2016)
- The Push: A Climber’s Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits by Tommy Caldwell, Viking Books (USA, 2017)
To view the category finalists for other categories, please visit BanffCenter.ca.
Who do you think will win the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival? Best of luck to all of the authors. We’re excited to see who wins this year’s Grand Prize!
If you’re free October 28-November 5, 2017, head to Banff and enjoy the full experience of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. This is nine days of mountain awesome. Check out the trailer here:
See Also: 2016 Banff Mountain Book Competition Award Winners
