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Yilin Wang Curates a Crucial Anthology of Sinophone Poetry with The Lantern and the Night Moths

While the work of Tang Dynasty Classical Chinese poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei has long been celebrated in China, and throughout the world, there are key texts that add to this tradition that ...

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Vancouver's Kate Gunn Wins the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize

Earlier today, CBC Books announced that author Kate Gunn of Vancouver has been named as the winner for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. Gunn’s story, Old Bones, was selected from more than 2,000 ...

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Writers' Trust Announces 2024 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award Finalists for Fiction & Poetry

Today the Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the finalists in both the Fiction and Poetry categories for the prestigious RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. The prizes, which in recent ...

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The 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist Has Been Set

Today, the Griffin Poetry Prize announced its 2024 shortlist. With the previous international and Canadian awards combined into one, the Griffin Prize has become the biggest poetry award in the world, ...

April 17, 2024

Danila Botha's New Short Story Collection Makes Us Laugh, Cry, and Feel Less Alone

The best short story writers often show an unmatched precision in their work, finding ways to illuminate truths about the world with economy and elegance. They carefully observe the characters, places, ...

April 12, 2024

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