Jennifer Goodman has made the 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for Raining Glitter.

The winner of the 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have their work published on CBC Books and have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.

The shortlist will be announced on Sept. 22 and the winner will be announced on Sept. 29.

If you're interested in the CBC Literary Prizes, the 2022 CBC Short Story Prize is open for submissions until Oct. 31.

Jennifer Goodman loves to share her love of words by writing stories, poems and songs. She works as a ghostwriter for The Urban Writers, which enables her to live her passion daily. When she isn't writing, she enjoys singing, reading good books and being surrounded by nature. She is pursuing a degree in English at Carleton University, in hopes of one day teaching others the power of words.

"Remembering the good in hardships."

"Putting to paper a memory that is so raw and vulnerable was a way to permanently capture a defining moment in my life. Although the conversation of cancer is heartbreaking, my parents always found ways to keep us away from stress and sadness. This story is about my younger self learning about the harsh realities that humans face but also shows how language can impact the way in which we react to situations, making even the hardest conversations ones that are remembered with a smile."

It's Sunday night — the night when we move over to the other house. This time, it's Dad driving me and my sisters to Mom's. We've been doing it for a few months now, and I still haven't gotten used to this part-time kind of living. The trunk is loaded with our stuffed suitcases that hold way more than needed for just a week. They always remind us that we don't need to pack so much, but it feels better to bring my whole stuffed animal collection than leave it behind, so it comes along with me.

We reach Mom's house and step out of the silver-coloured Dodge van grabbing our school backpacks and suitcases from the back.

The winner of the 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have their work published on CBC Books and attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.

The 2022 CBC Short Story Prize is currently open for submissions until Oct. 31, 2021. The 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize will open in January and the 2022 CBC Poetry Prize will open in April.