CVC Anthology Book Seven

Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Anthology Series features each year’s finalists from the annual $15,000 short fiction competition, held in memory of Carter Cooper: $10,000 for the best story by an emerging writer, and $5,000 for the best story by a writer at any career point.

CVC7 stories and authors:
• Road Kill by Halli Villegas – $10,000 winner, Emerging Writer
• A Separation by Iryn Tushabe (emerging)
• The Pull of Old Rat Creek by Katherine Fawcett (emerging)
• Winners and Losers by Darlene Madott
• Grace by Jane Callen (emerging)
• Grave Digger by Yakos Spiliotopoulis (emerging)
• Skinbound by Chris Urquhart (emerging)
• Husband Material by Norman Snider
• Resurfacing by Carly Vandergriendt (emerging)
• Breaking the Sound Barrier by Linda Rogers
• Sweetie by Seán Virgo – $5,000 winner, Any Career Point Writer

From writer, artist, philanthropist – and mother of Carter – Gloria Vanderbilt, who sponsors one of the largest literary prizes in Canada: “I am proud and thrilled that all these wonderful writers are presented in the CVC Anthology. Carter, my son, Anderson Cooper’s brother, was just 23 when he died in 1988. He was a promising editor, writer, and, from the time he was a small child, a voracious reader. Carter came from a family of storytellers, and stories were a guide which helped him discover the world. Though I, and those who loved Carter, still hear his voice in our heads and in our hearts, my son’s voice was silenced long ago. I hope this prize helps other writers find their voice, and through inclusion in the annual anthology helps them touch others’ lives with the mystery and magic of the written word.”

Notable previous winners/shortlisted: among the emerging writers are Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Christine Miscione, Veronica Gaylie, Matthew R. Loney (each with a follow-up book from Exile Editions), Matthew Heiti, Lisa Foad, Leigh Nash, and Amy Stuart; among the established writers are Austin Clarke, George McWhirter, Leon Rooke, Hugh Graham (each with a follow-up books from Exile Edition), Helen Marshall, Nicholas Ruddock, Linda Rogers, Josip Novakovich, Greg Hollingshead, Richard Van Camp, Seán Virgo and Priscila Uppal.