Book

A collection of personal stories behind some of the stunning contest photographs was co-published by Pivot Legal Society and Arsenal Pulp Press in 2008. Hope in Shadows: Stories and Photographs of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has been widely recognized winning the City of Vancouver Book Award and a B.C. Book Prize nomination. The personal narratives in Hope in Shadows are candid and moving and will challenge the way you think about poverty, mental health and drug addiction.

Find a street vendor
The Hope in Shadows book is sold on the streets of Vancouver by homeless and low-income vendors who earn $10 for every $20 book sold. It is available now from street vendors, many of whom also sell Megaphone, Vancouver's street newspaper. Visit Megaphone's website for details about where to find a vendor. On the street, the book sells for $20 including taxes.

Visit a bookstore 
Hope in Shadows is also available at bookstores across Canada. Our favourite independent bookstores in Vancouver are People's Co-op Bookstore, Book Warehouse, Blackberry Books, Spartacus and Duthie Books.

Buy it online
There are a couple of options for buying the book online. You can order directly from the publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press, or your favourite bookseller. If that's Amazon, please post a review!