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The Danuta Gleed Literary Award, Canada’s pre-eminent award for the best first Canadian collection of short fiction in the English language, is celebrating its 28th year. Deadline: January 31, 2025.
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Charlotte Gray
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For writers, who so often work in isolation, the Union provides a crucial rallying call to collective action.
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Katherine Koller
Katherine Koller is a contributor to a new anthology of ecofiction entitled Through the Portal: Tales from a Hopeful Dystopia, edited by Lynn Hutchinson Lee and Nina Munteanu, and published by Exile Editions. It is available for pre-order at 15% off until December 31…
