2011 Quebec Writing Competition
We are pleased to announce the winning entries in the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. The awards were presented by Jeanette Kelly at the Quebec Writers Federation Gala on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.
Grand Prize Winner ($1000)
Someone Has to Save Us from This by Kasper Hartman
Second Prize Winners ($1000 each)
You can listen to the winners' stories here.
Honourable mentions
Den Coupal, Brand Loyalty
Heather Davidson, The Young Admirer
Carolina Echeverria, Counter Dancing
Steven Manners, Dreaming in Colour
B. A. Markus, A Good Sign
Israël Montplaisir Benedict, Dear Mother
Guillaume Morissette, Vaster Emptiness Achieved
Shaun Pett, The Bus Stop
Peter Richardson, André Guilbert--an Airport Report Card
Claire Sherwood, Rat Catcher
The judges for the 2011 competition were Drew Nelles, Jaspreet Singh and Johanna Skibsrud.
All winners are published in the anthology Minority Reports, published by Véhicule Press.
The first prize winner's story will also be published in the Winter edition of Maisonneuve magazine, on newsstands December 16th. And the two second prize winner's stories will be published in the magazine's online edition.
Listen to Cinq à Six for a Quebec Writing Competition special broadcast, featuring interviews with the winners and readings of the winning entries. That show will be broadcast on December 31, 2011.
Cinq à Six with Jeanette Kelly
Cinq à Six is a program that explores new directions in Quebec culture.
Saturdays at 5 p.m. on CBC Radio One
Quebec Writers' Federation
In order to promote and encourage English-language writing and writers in Quebec, QWF is involved in a wide range of activities, publications and programs.
Véhicule Press
Véhicule Press has been publishing prize-winning fiction, poetry, and social history for over thirty years.
Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve is an award-winning Canadian magazine dedicated to the pursuit of eclectic curiosity.
