The Writers' Union of Canada has released a shortlist for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, which recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2020 in English. The award consists of a C$10,000 (about US$8,065) first prize and two additional C$1,000 (about US$805) prizes. The winners will be named May 27 on TWUC's Facebook page. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Seeking Shade by Frances Boyle
Dominoes at the Crossroads by Kaie Kellough
You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig
How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
We Two Alone by Jack Wang