CVC: Book Four

Overview

The best of today's Canadian short fiction is showcased in this fourth annual volume of the Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Anthology series, which features the 12 stories short-listed—among them winners Jason Timermanis and Hugh Graham—for the 2014 $15,000 Vanderbilt/Exile Short Fiction Competition. The book contains contemporary writing that reflects a diversity in emerging and established Canadian writers, including Gregory Betts, K'ari Fisher, Matthew R. Loney, Helen Marshall, George McWhirter, Susan P. Redmayne, Linda Rogers, Leon Rooke, Madelaine Sonik, and Erin Soros. Following the stories are biographies of each contributor.

Author Biography

Gloria Vanderbilt is an actress, an artist, a fashion designer, and the sponsor of the Vanderbilt/Exile Short Fiction Competition. She is the author of memoirs and novels that include A Mother's Story, It Seemed Important at the Time, Obsession, and The Things We Fear Most and has contributed to Elle, the New York Times, and Vanity Fair. She lives in New York City.