This morning, in Toronto’s Ben McNally Books, we (the staff at the Writers’ Trust, along with jurors Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer and Drew Hayden Taylor) announced the shortlists for the 2012 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and Writers’ Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize for short fiction.
The nominees are:
Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
- Tim Bowling, The Tinsmith (Brindle & Glass Publishing)
- Tamas Dobozy, Siege 13 (Thomas Allen Publishers)
- Rawi Hage, Carnival (House of Anansi Press)
- Alix Ohlin, Inside (House of Anansi Press)
- Linda Spalding, The Purchase (McClelland & Stewart)
Writers’ Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize:
- Kevin Hardcastle, “To Have to Wait” (Malahat Review)
- Andrew Hood, “Manning” (PRISM international)
- Alex Pugsley, “Crisis on Earth-X” (Dalhousie Review)
Here’s a roundup of some of the media:
Both prizes will be presented at the 12th annual Writers’ Trust Awards on Nov. 7th.