Friday, May 11, 2007
Nathan Sellyn has once again been shortlisted for prestigious prize for Indigenous Beasts: this time it’s the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, which recognizes the best first English-language collection of short fiction by a Canadian author. The winner receives $10,000 and there are also two prizes of $500. The Writers’ Union of Canada will announce the winner in Vancouver on June 2 at their AGM.
Nathan was also nominated for the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book in the Canada and Caribbean region. Readers everywhere agree: Nathan’s a pretty good writer!
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