Itsa国际传媒檚 down to three finalists in the 2017 Okanagan Short Story contest, organized by UBC Okanagansa国际传媒檚 Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.
The first-place winner, along with the runners-up, will be announced by author Ren茅e Sarojini Saklikar at a special event April 18 in the new Great Room at the Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library.
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The annual contest, now in its 19th year, received more than 80 entries. That number was narrowed down to a shortlist, juried by FCCS faculty members. From that list, Saklikar, UBC Okanagansa国际传媒檚 2017 Writer in Residence, reviewed and made the final selections.
Smith says there will be more than one sa国际传媒渨onderful announcementsa国际传媒� on April 21: UBC will share the news about a new Short Story Contest category, as well as larger prize pool for winning authors for next yearsa国际传媒檚 contest.
The April 18 event also launches the 2017 PaperShell creative writing anthology at UBC Okanagan.
This yearsa国际传媒檚 shortlisted stories are:
The Elm Tree by Dick Bird of Princeton
The Island by Karen Hofmann of Kamloops
Poppy and Boo by Michael Griffin of Kelowna
Getting Straight by Carol Zuckerman of Kelowna
A Certain Way With Furniture by Cliff Hatcher of Kamloops
Rose by Monique Th茅riault of Kelowna
Blood June by Summer Kenney of Kelowna
Along with the $500 prize money and bragging rights, this yearsa国际传媒檚 winner will have their story published in Vancouver-based subTerrain magazine and win a one-week residency at the Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre. Second and third-place winners receive $200 and $100, respectively.
The contest is sponsored by FCCS at UBC Okanagan, sa国际传媒, the Central Okanagan Foundation and subTerrain magazine.
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