Danuta Gleed Literary Award
The Danuta Gleed Literary Award is a Canadian literary prize that has been awarded since 1998 , each spring for the previous literary year it bears. It honors the first collection of short stories that a Canadian writer has published in English .
The honor is awarded annually by the Writers 'Union of Canada , the Canadian writers' association, and was established by John Gleed, who wanted to use this foundation to preserve the memory of his second wife, the Canadian writer Danuta Gleed and her favorite literary genre. The proceeds from Danuta Gleed's own short story collection One for the Chosen , which was published posthumously in 1997 by BuschekBooks by Frances Itani and Susan Zettell , will continue to flow into the award fund .
In 2004 the prize money increased from 5,000 to 10,000 Canadian dollars for the winner. The next two authors or short story collections will each receive $ 500. The candidate proposals must be submitted by the end of January of each award year. In May of each year, the shortlist for each year is set and presented to the press, while the prize is awarded at the beginning of June. The changing jury includes renowned Canadian writers, literary critics and publishers such as Gail Anderson-Dargatz , Robin McGrath and Hal Niedzviecki for 2012 or Douglas Glover , J. Jill Robinson and Claire Holden Rothman for 2011.
In contrast to the Canadian Journey Prize , which is also related to short stories, a short story collection by a writer and not just a debut short story is awarded here. In addition, unlike the Journey Prize, which has existed since 1989, the Danuta Gleed Literary Award is independent of the publisher.
The 2011 awardee, Ian Williams, said Canadians would be best at writing short stories: "I think Canadians do the short story better than anyone else on the planet."
Award winners
| year | author | Short story collection title |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Curtis Gillespie | The Progress of an Object in Motion |
| 1998 | Dennis Bock | Olympia |
| 1999 | Mike Barnes | Aquarium |
| 2000 | Barbara Lambert | A message for Mr. Lazarus |
| 2001 | Gloria Sawai | A Song for Nettie Johnson |
| 2002 | Lee Henderson | The Broken Record Technique |
| 2003 | Jacqueline Baker | A Hard Witching & Other Stories |
| 2004 | David Bezmozgis | Natasha and Other Stories |
| 2005 | Charlotte Gill | Lady killer |
| 2006 | Nathan Sellyn | Indigenous Beasts |
| 2007 | Andrew Hood | Pardon Our Monsters |
| 2008 | Pasha Malla | The Withdrawal Method |
| 2009 | Sarah Roberts | Wax Boats |
| 2010 | Billie Livingston | Greedy Little Eyes |
| 2011 | Ian Williams | Not Anyone's Anything |
| 2012 | Rebecca Lee | Bobcat and other stories |
| 2013 | Paul Carlucci | The Secret Life of Fission |
| 2014 | Rivka Galchen | American Innovations |
| 2015 | Heather O'Neill | Daydreams of Angels |
| 2016 | Kris Bertin | Bad Things Happen |
| 2017 | Norma Dunning | Annie Muktuk and Other Stories |
Web links
- Official Danuta Gleed Literary Awards website , accessed August 22, 2016
- "Danuta Gleed Literary Award" at www.canadianauthors.net , accessed July 2, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ so for the first year: "1997"
- ↑ Guidelines of the Danuta Gleed Literary Award (PDF; 106 kB)
- ^ Mark Medley: Danuta Gleed Literary Award reveals shortlist. In: National Post . May 9, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ Journey Prize on the website of the McClelland and Stewart publishing house , Toronto . Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ↑ Ian Williams wins $ 10K prize for debut story collection. On CBC News . June 7, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ Mark Medley: Billie Livingston wins Danuta Gleed Literary Award. ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: National Post . May 30, 2011. Accessed July 2, 2012. The next best authors, each endowed with $ 500, were Dacie Friesen Hossack ( Mennonites Don't Dance ) and Alexander MacLeod ( Light Lifting ).
- ↑ James Adams: Ian Williams named winner of Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The Globe and Mail . June 7, 2012. Accessed July 2, 2012. Daniel Griffin (for Stopping for Strangers ) and Jessica Westhead (for And Also Sharks ) won $ 500 each.
- ^ Ashley Goodfellow: Prestigious prize goes to Brampton writer. In: Brampton Guardian. June 17, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ Danuta Gleed Literary Award
