The Journey Prize Stories 20: The Best of Canada's New Writers (Journey Prize Stories: Short Fiction from the Best of Canada's New Writers)

Considering the number of popular and prize-winning writers who have a Journey Prize as part of their resume, it s no exaggeration to suggest that this volume is the future of Canadian writing. . . . And the future seems bright indeed. Robert Wiersema, Ottawa Citizen

The Journey Prize Stories is widely celebrated as the premiere showcase for new writing in Canada, and a virtual who s who of up-and-coming literary talents. Readers of the anthology have consistently been among the first to discover such now well-known writers as Andr Alexis, David Bergen, Michael Crummey, Elizabeth Hay, Yann Martel, Lisa Moore, Heather O Neill, Eden Robinson, Neil Smith, Timothy Taylor, Madeleine Thien, M.G. Vassanji, and Alissa York, among many others. With this twentieth edition, featuring an introduction by the jury and comments from a stellar group of high-profile past contributors, The Journey Prize Stories continues to take the pulse of Canada s literary scene.

The stories included in the anthology are contenders for the $10,000 Writers Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize. The winner will be announced in spring 2009.