Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Danuta Gleed Literary Award The is a Canadian literary prize has been awarded since 1998. With his first collection of short stories will each be honored, published in English a Canadian writer.
The ceremony will say the Canadian Writers 'Association presented annually by the Writers' Union of Canada, and was founded by John Gleed, who wanted to keep up with this foundation, the memory of his second wife, the Canadian writer Danuta Gleed as well as their favorite literary genre. In this case, the allowance revenues by Danuta Gleeds own short story collection One for the Chosen, which appeared posthumously in 1997 BuschekBooks edited by Frances Itani and Susan Zettell to continue in the award fund.
2004 increased to the prize money of 5,000 to 10,000 Canadian dollars for the winner. The two runners- authors or collections of short stories will each receive $ 500. The nominations must be submitted by the end of January of each award year. In May of each year shortlist a vintage has been determined and is presented to the press, while the prize will be awarded in early June. For changing jury includes renowned Canadian writer, literary critic and publisher people like for 2012 Gail Anderson - Dargatz, Robin McGrath and Hal Niedzviecki or Douglas Glover, J. Jill Robinson and Claire Holden Rothman for 2011.
In contrast to the also on short stories relating Canadian Journey Prize here a collection of short stories of a writer and not just a debut of a short story will be awarded. In addition, the Danuta Gleed Literary Award is publishing independent, in contrast to existing since 1989 Journey Prize.
The winner of 2012, Ian Williams, claimed before the media that Canadians would do best to write a short story: " I think Canadians do the short story better than anyone else on the planet. "