Winners are nominated by letters from the general public. A selection committee consists of the board of directors of Pacific BookWorld News Society. These presently include:

Paul Whitney (Director, Vancouver Public Library); Howard White (Publisher, Encyclopedia of British Columbia); Jean Barman, UBC Historian, author of The West Beyond the West: The History of British Columbia), Dr. Rowland Lorimer (Director, Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing), Andreas Schroeder (author, former director, UBC Creative Writing), David Kerfoot (bookseller) and Margaret Reynolds (Executive Director, Association of Book Publishers of B.C.).

There is no descrimination with regards to genres of writing other than all recipients must be authors of books.

For more information about the Terasen Lifetime Achievement Award, contact 604-736-4011. To nominate a candidate for the award, send a brief letter or postcard to Terasen Lifetime Achievement Award c/o BC BookWorld, 3516 West 13th Avenue Vancouver B.C. V6R 2S3.