Heroes and Antiheroes: an original CBC Books literary series
CBC Books | CBC | Posted: July 17, 2017 2:46 PM | Last Updated: July 17, 2017
With support from the Canada Council for the Arts, CBC Books is proud to present "Heroes and Antiheroes," original new writing by five Governor General's Literary Award winners.
Inspired by Margaret MacMillan's 2015 CBC Massey Lectures, History's People, this series explores questions of personal heroism. "Heroes and Antiheroes" delves into the complicated matter of what it takes to be a hero... and the fine line that can separate the hero from his or her antithesis.
- "The Trees" by Kate Pullinger
- "Lot's Wife" by Jordan Tannahill
- "The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster" by Raziel Reid
- "pieces of moon" by Katherena Vermette
- "Each Era Has Heroes" by Paul Yee
Katherena Vermette won the 2013 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry for her book North End Love Songs. Raziel Reid won the young people's literature – text category in 2014 for When Everything Feels Like the Movies, and Paul Yee won that category in 1996 for Ghost Train. Kate Pullinger won the fiction award in 2009 for her novel The Mistress of Nothing, and Jordan Tannahill took home the drama prize in 2014 for his play Age of Minority.
Check out their original new pieces, and make sure to listen to this special CBC Radio Ideas broadcast devoted to Heroes and Antiheroes: