CVC: Book Three Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Anthology Series

The best of today's Canadian short fiction is showcased in this third volume of the Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Anthology series, which features the 12 stories short-listed—among them the three winners—for the 2013 $15,000 Vanderbilt/Exile Short Fiction Competition. The book contains contemporary writing that reflects a diversity in emerging and established Canadian writers, including Austin Clarke, Leon Rooke, Priscilla Uppal, Greg Hollingshead, Sang Kim, Matthew R. Loney, Helen Marshall, George McWhirter, Rob Peters, David Somers, Yakos Spiliotopoulos and Liz Windhorst Harmer. The collection contains the winners, including Kim's "When John Lennon Died," a story about loss, homesickness, and nostalgia; Uppal's "Cover Before Striking," a disturbing, poetic tale sure to make readers' hearts race; and Clarke's "They Never Told Me," a haunting, unforgettable story that reaches the deepest places in the mind and heart. Following the stories are biographies of each contributor.

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.

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