| The Writers’ Union
of Canada and John Gleed are pleased to announce
that submissions are being accepted until January 31, 2009,
for the
2008 DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD
for best first Canadian collection of short
fiction in the English language.
PRIZE
One $10,000 prize for the best first collection
of short fiction; second and
third prizes in the amount of $500 each. Winners will be announced
on
May 23, 2009,during the Annual General Meeting of The Writers’
Union of Canada.
JURY
We are proud to announce that Merilyn Simonds,
JJ Steinfeld and Rudy Wiebe will serve as the jury.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligible titles are first collections of short
fiction written by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
and published in Canada in the English language in the 2008
calendar year.
Please send five (5)of each eligible title,
along with a cover page outlining author, title, and publisher
to:
The Writers’ Union of Canada
90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1P1
Submission deadline: JANUARY 31, 2009
Danuta Gleed’s first collection of short
stories, One of the Chosen, was posthumously published
by BuschekBooks in 1997. All royalties from sales of her book
will go to the Award.
The Writers' Union of Canada is our country's
national organization representing professional authors of
books. Founded in 1973, the Union is dedicated to fostering
writing in Canada, and promoting the rights, freedoms, and
economic well being of all writers. For more information,
please visit www.writersunion.ca.
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For additional information
Deborah Windsor, Executive Director
The Writers’ Union of Canada
416.703.8982 Ext. 221
dwindsor@writersunion.ca
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