Heather O'Neill shortlisted for $10K Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Jane van Koeverden | CBC | Posted: July 17, 2017 9:44 PM | Last Updated: July 17, 2017
The Writers' Union of Canada has presented its five-title shortlist for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The prize is given to the best debut short story collection written in English and comes with $10,000 for first place and $500 each for second and third place.
Heather O'Neill is among the finalists for her collection Daydreams of Angels, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
The full list of finalists also includes:
- In a Time of Drought and Hunger by Gerard Beirne
- What You Need by Andrew Forbes
- Last Words by Hugh Graham
- Debris by Kevin Hardcastle
The winner will be announced at the Canadian Writers' Summit, which takes place from June 15 to 19. This year's jury includes Shauna Singh Baldwin (What the Body Remembers), Barry Dempster (The Burning Alphabet) and Dora Dueck (What You Get at Home).