The Writers’ Union of Canada has announced the shortlist for the 2015 Danuta Gleed Literary Award, recognizing the first collection of short fiction by an English-language Canadian author.

The winner will receive a cash prize of $10,000. A second and third prize of $500 will also be awarded. Winners will be announced at the Canadian Writers’ Summit, running from June 15 to 19, at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre.

This year’s shortlist:

• Gerard Beirne, In a Time of Drought and Hunger (Oberon Press)
• Andrew Forbes, What You Need (Invisible Publishing)
• Hugh Graham, Last Words (Exile Editions)
• Kevin Hardcastle, Debris (Biblioasis)
• Heather O’Neill, Daydreams of Angels (HarperCollins)