The Writers' Trust of Canada has released a shortlist for the 2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers, which is presented to " the best debut book in any genre by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who identifies as (but not limited to) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or Two-Spirit."
The winner, who will be named at the annual Writers' Trust Awards in Toronto on November 13, receives C$12,000 (about US$8,675), while the remaining finalists get C$2,000 (about US$1,445) each. This year's finalists are:
How I Bend into More by Tea Gerbeza
All the Parts We Exile by Roza Nozari
Three Parties by Ziyad Saadi