The Journey Prize Stories 19 The Best of Canada's New Writers

Take the pulse of Canada's literary scene with the country's most popular fiction anthology. This is the nineteenth edition of the celebratedJourney Prize Stories, the pre-eminent showcase for Canada's finest up-and-coming literary voices. Readers of the anthology were among the first to discover such writers as Andre Alexis, David Bergen, Dennis Bock, Michael Crummey, Elizabeth Hay, Yann Martel, Lisa Moore, Heather O'Neill, Eden Robinson, Neil Smith, Timothy Taylor, Madeleine Thien, and M.G. Vassanji, among others. Now completely redesigned, and featuring an introduction by the jury and authors' comments on the inspirations for their stories,The Journey Prize Storiescontinues to live up to its reputation for presenting the most exciting new writers from coast to coast. The stories included in the anthology are contenders for the $10,000 Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, which is made possible by James A. Michener's generous donation of his Canadian royalty earnings from his novel Journey (M&S, 1988). The winner will be announced in the spring of 2008 as part of the Writers' Trust Awards.

Caroline Adderson is the author of two novels, A History of Forgetting and Sitting Practice, and two collections of short stories, Bad Imaginings and Pleased to Meet You. She lives in Vancouver.

David Bezmozgis is the author of Natasha and Other Stories. His writing has appeared in Harper’s, The New Yorker, and The Walrus, and has been anthologized in Best American Short Stories 2005. He lives in Toronto.

Dionne Brand is a poet, novelist, and essayist, and a professor at the University of Guelph. In 2006, she won the Harbourfront Festival Prize for her contribution to the world of books and writing. She lives in Toronto.