CVC7 Carter V Cooper Short Fiction Anthology Series – Book Seven

Authors: Halli Villegas, Iryn Tushabe, Katherine Fawcett, Darlene Madott, Jane Callen, Yakos Spiliotopoulos, Chris Urquhart, Norman Snider, Linda Rogers, Carly Vandergriendt, Seán Virgo. Preface by?Gloria Vanderbilt.  The annual $15,000 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction competition is open to all Canadian writers, with two prizes awarded: $10,000 for the best story by an emerging writer, and $5,000 for the best story by a writer at any point of her/his career. The CVC Anthology series features each year's finalists, and is dedicated to the memory of Carter V. Cooper. From writer, artist and philanthropist, Gloria Vanderbilt, who sponsors one of the largest literary prizes in Canada, and who supports this unique Canadians-only short fiction publication: "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."

Gloria Vanderbilt is the author of four memoirs, three novels, a collection of stories, The Things We Fear Most (Exile Editions), and in April 2016 The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son Talk About Life, Love, and Loss (a joint memoir with son Anderson Cooper) which will coincide with the HBO documentary on their lives.