Danuta Gleed Literary Award Shortlist!

I’m thrilled to find All the Shining People on the short list of nominees for the 26th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award, presented by The Writers’ Union of Canada. The Award recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2022 in the English language and was judged by Cynthia Holz, Sally Ito, and Jack Wang.

Here’s what the jury had to say about All the Shining People:

“Kathy Friedman’s stories in All the Shining People zero in on Toronto’s South African Jewish community and on other outsiders contemplating a loss of culture and identity. Surprising, compassionate, and insightful, these memorable tales are both intimate and political, with vivid characters searching for connection and a sense of belonging and, in some cases, dealing with the repercussions of a past lived with apartheid. This is an honest and sophisticated collection.”

The winners will be announced on May 25th at noon ET on Facebook.