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Best Canadian Stories 12
I’ve just received my contributor’s copy of Best Canadian Stories 12. In it are the ten stories the venerable editor John Metcalf has selected as the best of the year. I’m honoured that my...
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I Feel Lousy
Which is the title of my latest story just out in Eighteen Bridges. Have a look or, better yet, subscribe to this dynamic new magazine.
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Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen
I received my copy of Canadian Notes and Queries, which is always a guilty pleasure. The added bonus this time is to see my own story “Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen” published there. Check out this...
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The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award
“Erection Man” from my on-going novel-in-stories, Ellen in Pieces, has been longlisted for the world’s richest short story prize. Never mind the £30,000! The real prize is to share space on a list...
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Smith on Literature
One of the great pleasures of Thursday is Russell Smith’s literature column in The Globe and Mail. A gifted fiction writer, author of probably the best satirical novel to come out of Canada, Muriella...
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Ryeberg Talk
What a thrill last month to take part in Ryeberg Live Vancouver. I had no idea what to expect of the event; this pretty much guarantees a good time. Which was had by all — me, Kevin Chong, Steven...
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2013 Alberta Magazine Award Nomination
“I Feel Lousy,” published in Eighteen Bridges, is up for an Alberta Magazine Award for fiction. Thanks so much to editors Lynn Coady and Curtis Gillespie. Read the complete list of nominees.
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Gold Medal for Fiction
“I Feel Lousy,” published in Eighteen Bridges, has won the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association Gold Medal for Fiction. The judges write: ”Caroline Adderson takes on big themes of love, loyalty and...
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National Magazine Award for Fiction Nominations
Two stories from Ellen In Pieces have been nominated for a National Magazine Award for Fiction: “Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen,” which appeared in Canadian Notes and Queries and is forthcoming in Best...
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2013 Western Magazine Award for Fiction
I’m thrilled about another magazine award for “I Feel Lousy,” originally published in Eighteen Bridges. It’s up for a Western Magazine Award for Fiction. Congratulations to all the nominees and thank...
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THRIVE Reads
Thrive Fest Logo The Sky Is Falling is one of six BC books chosen for THRIVE Reads, part of the Kamloops THRIVE festival. Check out the other shortlisted titles.
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Another Gold Medal for Ellen!
Another story from my upcoming novel-in-stories, Ellen in Pieces, has brought home a Gold Medal for Fiction. This time it’s a 2013 National Magazine Award. ”Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen” was published...
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13: Best Canadian Stories
I just received my contributor’s copy of 13: Best Canadian Stories, selected by the inimitable John Metcalf. This volume republishes “Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen,” which first appeared in Canadian...
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Ellen in Pieces at Incite
I’m delighted to be previewing a story from my upcoming novel Ellen in Pieces (Harper Collins 2014) at the Vancouver Writers Festival Incite reading series, March 5th. The evening will be a...
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Ellen in Pieces!
Thrilled to have received an Advanced Reading Copy of Ellen in Pieces. Thank you Harper Collins!
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The Talented Michel Vrana
Here’s the final version of the cover of Ellen In Pieces designed by the talented Michel Vrana!
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Best Summer Reading
Ellen in Pieces is on The Toronto Star’s best summer reading list! Available 19 August. See the full list of recommended books.
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The Honeyman Festival
It was an honour to write the introduction to the new issue of Marian Engel’s classic novel. Thanks to House of Anansi for the opportunity and for their important A-list series.
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How I Wrote It
Check out the Canada Writes feature How I Wrote It. Today’s posting: “How I Wrote Ellen in Pieces.”
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Zoom, zoom, Zoomer!
Thanks to Zoomer Magazine for selecting Ellen in Pieces as Book of the Week.
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