Search Results by tag: short fiction

Sharon Bala, Richard Kelly Kemick, Darlene Naponse make Journey Prize shortlist

The finalists for this year's Writers' Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, which recognizes the country's best magazine-published short fiction by up-and-coming authors, have been announced. A jury comprising authors Kevin Hardcastle, Grace O’Connell, and Ayelet Tsabari ... Read More »

September 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Alix Hawley wins 2017 CBC Short Story Prize

By Becky Robertson

Kelowna, B.C.–based author Alix Hawley has been named winner of this year's CBC Short Story Prize, which offers $6,000 and a 10-day Banff Centre writing residency to a Canadian author for an unpublished piece of ... Read More »

April 19, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Alix Christie and Nicholas Ruddock among finalists for Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

By Becky Robertson

Canadians Alix Christie and Nicholas Ruddock, along with four other international writers, including Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction longlister Petina Gappah, have been shortlisted for the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. U.K.-based ... Read More »

April 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Humber Literary Review announces its inaugural Emerging Writers Contest winners

By Becky Robertson

Humber College's The Humber Literary Review has named the winners of its first Emerging Writers Fiction Contest. Author Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer judged the winning entries from an 11-story longlist selected by the publication's editorial collective. First ... Read More »

March 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Spring preview 2013: Canadian short fiction, crime fiction, and poetry

By Steven W. Beattie

Rumours to the contrary notwithstanding, publishing is alive and well moving into spring. In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the spring's biggest books. Short fiction Nancy Jo Cullen's short fiction collection ... Read More »

January 10, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Fall preview 2011: Canadian fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. NOVELS One of the most anticipated releases of the fall season is surely the new novel from internationally acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje, ... Read More »

August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

2011 ReLit longlist revealed

By Sue Carter

The very long list of nominees for the 2011 ReLit Awards, which celebrates novels, poetry, and short fiction titles published by Canadian independent presses, has been announced. ECW Press leads this year's longlist with nine ... Read More »

August 8, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Books of the Year 2010: Fiction and Poetry

By Q&Q Staff

There's no formula for choosing the books of the year. Some break ground, some tackle familiar themes with new energy. Some represent the best work from established authors, some introduce us to important new voices. ... Read More »

November 22, 2010 | Filed under: Books of the Year

New Yorker cans short fiction issue

By Steven W. Beattie

On December 4, Douglas Hunter published an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail suggesting that the annual CBC literary smackdown known as Canada Reads is biased against non-fiction: I think it's super that Canadian ... Read More »

December 14, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

The Atlantic kindles a new relationship with Amazon

By Steven W. Beattie

Edna O'Brien, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Paul Theroux are among the writers who will be making their short fiction available exclusively to Kindle users thanks to a new deal between online retailer Amazon.com and the general ... Read More »

December 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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