TORONTO – Award-winning short-story author Hugh Graham is one of five writers shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award.
The Toronto-based Graham is being recognized for his collection “Last Words” (Exile Editions).
Fellow Torontonian Kevin Hardcastle was nominated for “Debris” (Biblioasis) and Peterborough, Ont.-based writer Andrew Forbes was honoured for “What You Need” (Invisible Publishing).
Rounding out the short list are Montreal-born Heather O’Neill for “Daydreams of Angels” (HarperCollins) and Fredericton-based Irish writer Gerard Beirne for “In a Time of Drought and Hunger” (Oberon Press).
The award was created in honour of the late writer Danuta Gleed, who received several awards for her short fiction before her death in December 1996.
The winners will be announced at the Canadian Writers’ Summit at Harbourfront in Toronto next month.
