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 celebration of 13: Best Canadian Stories (Oberon Press), which includes “Ellen-Celine, Celine-Ellen,” winner of the Gold Medal Award for Fiction at the 2013 National Magazine Awards.  I’ll …

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 Notes and Queries and won the 2013 National Magazine Award Gold Medal for Fiction. Wonderful to be between the covers with the likes of Cynthia Flood, Clark Blaise, Elisabeth …

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 in Canadian Notes and Queries.  Thanks so much to editor Dan Wells, who accepted the story.  Congratulations to all the nominees and winners.  Read the story.

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 Canadian Stories 13, and “I Feel Lousy,” published in Eighteen Bridges, winner of the 2013 Gold Medal Award for Fiction from the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association.  Thank …