The Writers' Union of Canada has released a shortlist for the C$10,000 (about US$7,315) Danuta Gleed Literary Award, which recognizes "a Canadian writer for the best first collection of published short fiction in the English language." Two finalists are also awarded C$1,000 (about US$730) each. The winners will be named June 11 on TWUC's Facebook Live. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Cocktail by Lisa Alward
Her Body Among Animals by Paola Ferrante
The Girl Who Cried Diamonds & Other Stories by Rebecca Hirsch Garcia
Anecdotes by Kathryn Mockler
The Private Apartments by Idman Nur Omar