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Discover the intriguing and diverse voices of Canada's
new literary writers in this popular and nationally acclaimed annual anthology
"There's nothing else like it in Canada. . . .
The Journey Prize anthology has become
the proving ground for new, young Canadian writers,
a who's who of the coming generation. . . . I, for one,
owe everything to the Journey Prize."
- Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi
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The $10,000 Journey Prize,
now known as The Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize,
is awarded annually to a new and
developing writer of distinction for a short story published
in a Canadian literary publication. This award is made
possible by James A. Michener's generous donation of his
Canadian royalties earnings from his novel Journey,
published by McClelland & Stewart in 1988. The Journey
Prize itself is the most significant monetary award given in
Canada to a writer at the beginning of his or her career for a
short story or excerpt from a fiction work-in-progress.
The winner of the Journey Prize is selected from among the
stories that appear in the current volume of The Journey
Prize Stories, published annually in the fall by
McClelland & Stewart.
For over a decade The Journey Prize Stories has
established itself as one of the most prestigious
anthologies in the country, introducing readers to the best
new Canadian writers from coast to coast. It has become a
who's who of up-and-coming writers, and many of the authors
whose early work has appeared in the anthology have gone on
to distinguish themselves with acclaimed collections of
stories or novels, and have won many of Canada's most prestigious
literary awards, including the Governor
General's Award, the Trillium Award, the Chapters/Books in
Canada First Novel Award, and The Giller Prize.
The anthology sets itself apart from others in that it
comprises a selection of stories that editors of literary
publications from across the country have chosen as what, in
their view, is the most exciting writing in English that
they have published in the previous year. In recognition of
the vital role literary publications play in discovering and
promoting new writers, McClelland & Stewart gives its
own award of $2,000 to the literary publication that
originally published and submitted the winning entry.
McClelland & Stewart acknowledges the continuing
enthusiastic support of writers, literary publication
editors, and the public in the common celebration of the
emergence of new voices in Canadian fiction.
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This year's anthology: #20
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Théodora Armstrong, “Whale Stories” (Event)
Mike Christie, “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” (subTerrain Magazine)
Anna Leventhal, “The Polar Bear at the Museum” (Geist)
Naomi K. Lewis, “The Guiding Light” (The Fiddlehead)
Oscar Martens, “Breaking on the Wheel” (Queen’s Quarterly)
Dana Mills, “Steaming for Godthab” (Geist)
Saleema Nawaz, “My Three Girls”(Prairie Fire) Winner
Scott Randall, “The Gifted Class” (The Dalhousie Review)
S. Kennedy Sobol, “Some Light Down” (Prism International)
Sarah Steinberg, “At Last at Sea” (This Magazine)
Clea Young, “Chaperone” (Grain Magazine)
More information on this year's anthology.
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Authors whose work have appeared in The Journey Prize
Stories include:
Caroline Adderson (volume 5)
André Alexis (volume 2), author of Childhood, Despair, and Asylum
David Bergen (volumes 1, 3, 4, and 5), author of The Case of Lena S. and The Time in Between
Dennis Bock (volume 9)
Randy Boyagoda (volume17)
Anne Carson (volume 6)
Michael Crummey (volume 10)
Kristen den Hartog (volume 9), author of Origin of Haloes
Craig Davidson (volume 17)
Elyse Gasco (volume 8), author of Can You Wave Bye Bye, Baby?
Jonathan Goldstein (volume 14)
Jessica Grant (volume 15)
Terry Griggs (volumes 2 and 9)
Mark Anthony Jarman (volumes 9 and 11)
Jane Eaton Hamilton (volumes 10 and 11)
Elizabeth Hay (volumes 7 and 8), author of A Student of Weather, Small Change, Garbo Laughs, and Late Nights on Air
Steven Heighton (volume 4)
Frances Itani (volume 1)
Thomas King (volumes 1 and 2)
Elise Levine (volumes 7 and 10), author of Driving Men Mad and Requests and Dedications
Rick Maddocks (volume 8)
Yann Martel (volume 3)
Robert McGill (volume 14), author of The Mysteries
Lisa Moore (volume 13)
Heather O’Neill (volumes 13 and 15)
Nancy Richler (volume 12)
Eden Robinson (volume 4), author of Blood Sports
Holley Rubinsky (volume 1)
Antanas Sileika (volume 7)
Anne Simpson (volume 9), author of Light Falls Through You, Loop, Quick, and Falling
Neil Smith (volumes 14,16,and 17)
Karen Solie (volume 12)
Dorothy Speak (volume 6)
Timothy Taylor (volume 12)
Madeleine Thien (volume 10), author of Simple Recipes and Certainty
M. G. Vassanji (volume 1), author of Amriika, The Book of Secrets, and No New Land
Alison Wearing (volume 6)
Alissa York (volume 11)
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Journey Prize Stories.
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