Banff Mountain Book Festival

Banff Mountain Book Festival

The Banff Mountain Book Festival is an annual book festival held at the Banff Centre in Banff, Canada.

The following prizes are awarded::*Grand Prize of Canada:*Best Book — Mountain Literature :*Best Book — Mountain Image :*Best Book — Adventure Travel :*Best Book — Mountaineering History :*Special Jury Mention :*Canadian Rockies Award

ee also

*Banff Mountain Film Festival

External links

* [http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/festivals/2007/book/awards.asp Official Banff Mountain Book Festival website]


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