CVC: Book Four: Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Anthology Series [Paperback]

The best of today’s Canadian short fiction is showcased in this fourth annual volume of the Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Anthology series, which features the 12 stories short-listed—among them winners Jason Timermanis and Hugh Graham—for the 2014 $15,000 Vanderbilt/Exile Short Fiction Competition. The book contains contemporary writing that reflects a diversity in emerging and established Canadian writers, including Gregory Betts, K’ari Fisher, Matthew R. Loney, Helen Marshall, George McWhirter, Susan P. Redmayne, Linda Rogers, Leon Rooke, Madelaine Sonik, and Erin Soros. Following the stories are biographies of each contributor.

Gloria Vanderbiltis 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 includeA Mother's Story,It Seemed Important at the Time,Obsession, andThe Things We Fear Mostand has contributed toElle, theNew York Times, andVanity Fair. She lives in New York City.

This book contains the best of contemporary writing, and reflects a diversity of styles and temperaments and approaches, from both emerging and established writers, as selected by Gloria Vanderbilt.A selection from the 34 contributors who have appeared in the first three books: Austin Clarke, Priscila Uppal, Greg Hollingshead, Kelly Watt, Darlene Madott, Jacqueline Windh, Martha Bátiz, Leigh Nash, Richard Van Camp, Leon Rooke, Rishma Dunlop, Christine Miscione, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Hugh Graham, Ken Stange and Seán Virgo.