The Sunburst Award Society released a shortlist for the C$3,000 (about US$2,110) Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, which will be presented this fall. This year's shortlisted titles are:
The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes
Horsefly by Mireille Gagné, translated by Pablo Strauss.
Wild Life by Amanda Leduc
The Lady, the Tiger, and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall
Veal by Mackenzie Nolan