{"product_id":"the-journey-prize-stories-28-isbn-9780771050862","title":"The Journey Prize Stories 28","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe celebrated annual fiction collection showcasing the best stories by the best new writers in Canada, all contenders for the prestigious $10,000 Writers' Trust of Canada\/McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart Journey Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the \u003ci\u003eO. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most celebrated annual literary anthologies in North America. But what makes it unique is its commitment to showcasing the best short stories published each year by some of Canada's most exciting new and emerging writers. For more than 25 years, the anthology has consistently introduced readers to the next generation of great Canadian authors, a tradition that proudly continues with this latest edition.\u003cbr\u003e     The stories included in the anthology are contenders for the $10,000 Journey Prize, which is made possible by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener's donation of Canadian royalties from his novel \u003ci\u003eJourney\u003c\/i\u003e. The 2016 winner will be announced by the Writers' Trust of Canada in November 2016.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • \"The collection consistently does what the oeuvre does best: communicate intense emotion with force, give life to characters that struggle with their circumstances, illuminate the universal through the specific and the particular, and turn the commonplace into art.\" \u003ci\u003e-- The Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003eKATE CAYLEY's first collection of short fiction, \u003ci\u003eHow You Were Born\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2015 Trillium Book Award, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award, and was longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. She is currently a playwright-in-residence at Tarragon Theatre, and has written two plays for Tarragon.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRIAN FRANCIS is the author of two novels. \u003ci\u003eNatural Order\u003c\/i\u003e was selected by the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, Kobo, and \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Straight\u003c\/i\u003e as a Best Book of 2011. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eFruit\u003c\/i\u003e, was a 2009 Canada Reads finalist and was selected as a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers title. Francis writes a monthly advice column, \"Ask the Agony Editor,\" for \u003ci\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/i\u003e and is a regular contributor to CBC Radio's \u003ci\u003eThe Next Chapter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMADELEINE THIEN's first book of fiction, \u003ci\u003eSimple Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e, won four awards in Canada and was a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Her novel \u003ci\u003eCertainty\u003c\/i\u003e won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, and was a \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eDogs at the Perimeter\u003c\/i\u003e, was also a \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book. Originally from Vancouver, Thien currently divides her time between that city and Montreal. The author lives in Toronto and Montreal.","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302773608677,"sku":"NP9780771050862","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771050862.jpg?v=1767740016","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-journey-prize-stories-28-isbn-9780771050862","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}