Danuta Gleed Literary Award

だぬたぐりーどぶんがくしょう

Annual literary award for first published short story collections of English-language short fiction in Canada.

Short stories (short story collection)Debut work (first short story collection)English-language works onlyCanadian literary award

創設年: 1998
主催: Writers' Union of Canada
カテゴリー: 一般文芸・大衆小説
選考方式: Recommendation
受賞対象: 新人
開催頻度: 年1回
発表時期: 6月頃
賞のステータス: 活動中

説明

Established in 1998 by John Gleed in memory of his late wife Danuta Gleed. Administered and presented by the Writers' Union of Canada, targeting debut short story collections by Canadian authors written in English. The prize was initially CAD 5,000, increased to CAD 10,000 from 2004. Runners-up each receive CAD 500. Nominations are due by the end of January each year, with the shortlist and winner announced by judges in spring (around May to June). Judging is conducted by a panel of changing Canadian writers, critics, publishers, etc.

賞品

主賞品: CAD 10,000 to the winner (since 2004)
賞金: 10,000 CAD

CAD 500 each to runners-up
Publicity opportunities from winning or shortlisting
Funding from proceeds of Danuta Gleed's posthumous works

選考情報

選考プロセス

段階	審査員	通過率	発表
Application reception (Nomination)	Writers' Union of Canada handles application reception and eligibility verification	—	Deadline: End of January annually (nomination submission)
Shortlist selection (first round)	Annually changing judges (Canadian writers, literary critics, publishers, etc. Examples: Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Robin McGrath, Hal Niedzviecki, etc.)	—	Shortlist announcement: Around May
Final selection and winner determination	Same judges deliberate and vote on first-round selected works to decide	—	Winner announcement: Around May to June

Application reception (Nomination)

審査員 Writers' Union of Canada handles application reception and eligibility verification

発表 Deadline: End of January annually (nomination submission)

Shortlist selection (first round)

審査員 Annually changing judges (Canadian writers, literary critics, publishers, etc. Examples: Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Robin McGrath, Hal Niedzviecki, etc.)

発表 Shortlist announcement: Around May

Final selection and winner determination

審査員 Same judges deliberate and vote on first-round selected works to decide

発表 Winner announcement: Around May to June

選考基準

Must be the author's debut short story collection (first published short story collection)
Must be written in English
Author must be Canadian (by nationality or residence)
Literary quality as short stories, narrative persuasiveness, consistency and diversity
Originality and expressiveness

応募のヒント

推奨

Strictly confirm that your work qualifies as a 'debut short story collection (first published short story collection)'
Submit by the nomination deadline (end of January each year)
Confirm that the work is written in English
If formal nomination by the publisher is required, comply with submission requirements (format, page count, etc.)
Ensure cohesion across the collection (voice, themes, structure) and polish each individual short story

注意

Do not submit previously published collections as debut works (risk of disqualification due to prior publication)
Do not submit after the deadline
Do not submit if entry requirements (language, author eligibility, publication format, etc.) are not met

審査員から

Diversity of voice and narrative conviction in each short story are evaluated highly (refer to 2010 judges' comments)
Emphasis on editorial and structural consistency as a collection
Originality and range of expression are highly valued