31 writers make the 2016 CBC Short Story Prize longlist
Daphne Santos-Vieira | CBC | Posted: May 15, 2017 4:14 PM | Last Updated: May 15, 2017
The next winner of the CBC Short Story Prize will be found among this list of 31 writers, which includes writer Kate Cayley, comic book artist Kasia Juno, novelist Elaine Stirling and poet Dave Margoshes.
Here is the complete list of finalists:
- "You can call me Carson Puddy" by Katie Arthur
- "Jake, the Imposter" by Matthew Belyea
- "Get Well Soon (And Best Wishes)" by Bronwyn Berg
- "Sometimes, I Sit and Listen" by Adrick Brock
- "The Fourteenth Birthday" by Kate Cayley
- "Levelling Up" by Kelly Cooper
- "The Sound of His Fall" by Katherin Edwards
- "Submersion" by M. V. Fierce
- "You Should Go Over There" by Meredith Hambrock
- "Regret, Redeemer" by Carla Hartenberger
- "The Space Between Trees" by Benjamin Hertwig
- "Enigma" by David Huebert
- "Melba" by Catherine Jackson
- "House on Carbonate" by Kasia Juno
- "Variations on a Theme" by Kathleen Kennedy
- "20 Percent Donnas" by S. Kennedy Sobol
- "Nonie" by Madeline Kerr
- "Navigating by the light of the Milky Way" by Paula Lemke
- "Mouth Full" by Paige Lindsay
- "Shaman Raven and Green River" by Patricia MacKay
- "Jump" by Dave Margoshes
- "Packing Snow" by Justine Mazin
- "Old Sow" by Jim McEwen
- "Sophocles Diner" by Nancy Minard Stender
- "Tungsten Burning" by Jessica Moore
- "Gretchen" by Martin Morrow
- "Love Can Wait" by Christopher Mpofu
- "The Hummingbirds" by Nicholas Ruddock
- "Jonas" by Peter Smiley
- "Restitution" by Elaine Stirling
- "His Birthday Is Not March 7th" by Daniel Zomparelli
The longlist was selected by a team of readers, all published Canadian authors: Claire Battershill, Chris Benjamin, Spencer Gordon, Matt Joudrey, Irina Kovalyova, Doretta Lau, Anna Leventhal, Jeffrey Moore, Saleema Nawaz, Jess Taylor, Thomas Trofimuk, and Rui Umezawa.
The jury, which consists of Greg Hollingshead, Padma Viswanathan and Richard Van Camp, will select the four finalists and the grand prize winner. The shortlist will be announced on April 13 and the grand prize winner will be revealed on April 19. The winning author will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, publication in Air Canada enRoute magazine and a 10-day writing residency at The Banff Centre.
To check out the longlist for the French competition, go to the Prix de la nouvelle Radio-Canada 2016.