Two Stories. Same Theme. Caribbean Cdn authors dominate literary scene. Kellough and Lubrin in the news
Kei Kellough makes the shortlist for the Gleed Award Caribbean Canadian writers continue succeed even during these stay-at-home times By Stephen Weir Last May Kaie Kellough won the richest poetry prize in the land. The Guyanese Canadian poet Kaie Kellough was awarded the annual $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for his poetry book, Magnetic Equator. Almost a year to the day Kellough has made the shortlist for twenty-fourth annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award for his short story collection Dominoes at the Crossroads . The Writers' Union of Canada administers the Gleed Award and announced the shortlist of contenders earlier this month. The Award recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2020 in the English language. The prize consists of cash prizes for the three best first collections, with a first prize of $10,000 and two additional prizes of $1,000. Five authors have made the shortlist. In addition to Kellough; Frances Boyle (See