We’re excited to announce the long list for our 2016 Short Fiction Contest! This year we received almost 450 entries from Canada, and around the world. Of these, fifteen were selected for the long list.
Here is PRISM’s Short Fiction Contest long list for 2016 (in no particular order):
“Cascadia Fault,” Sara Bayat
“Achieve,” Emily Rossi
“Marshall Friday,” Elly Graff
“The Cull,” Carmella Gray-Cosgrove
“Encore! Encore! Encore!” Meredith Hambrock
“Bereavement Tax Credit,” Richard Kelly Kemick
“The Dance Quiz,” Kendall Klym
“Montreal River,” Lesley Krueger
“Your Brother Returns in a Kayak,” Judy Leblanc
“You Can Do Better,” Taryn Pearcey
“They Named Me, More or Less, Immortal,” Loucas Raptis
“Futur Simple,” Susan Sanford Blades
“There’s Hardly Anyone Not Yet in Bed Who Can Legally Sleep in Osoyoos,” Krischan Stotz
“The Decathletes of the Downtown Eastside,” Jennifer Todhunter
“The Woman, The Man, The Husband, The Grave,” Anuja Varghese
Congratulations to everyone who made the long list, and thanks to everyone who entered our contest! We’ll be announcing the shortlist on Monday, April 18th, and the winners on Thursday April 21st, so make sure to check back!