30 writers make the 2018 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist

SEPT. 12, 2018: The 2018 shortlist has been revealed.

Thirty writers have made the longlist forthe 2018CBC Nonfiction Prize.The complete longlist is:

• High Stakesby Christine Barbetta(Toronto, Ont.)
• Bleeding Dogs and Baseball Batsby Julie Birrell(Toronto,Ont.)
• The Last Best Showerby Ashley Bristowe(Calgary, Alta.)
• The Curve of Forgettingby Sheila Brooke (Gulf Islands, B.C.)
• Triggerby Lindsay Burgess (Montreal, Que.)
• On Bill C-104by Lyle Burwell(Sudbury, Ont.)
• If I wax poetic the pain feels worthwhileby Lily Chang (Montreal, Que.)
• The Routineby Katharine Cukier(Montreal, Que.)
• Kids of 7Cby Kate Gies(Toronto, Ont.)
• Guns over Chinaby Michael Hess (Toronto, Ont.)
• The Stepsisterby Maggie Jansen (Toronto, Ont.)
• Stagesby Jason Jobin(Victoria, B.C.)
• Child Hoodby Gare Joyce (Toronto, Ont.)
• Mangleby Amorina Kingdon (Victoria, B.C.)
• In the Peace River Valleyby Heather Simeney MacLeod(Kamloops, B.C.)
• Where Things Rise, Unannouncedby Erin MacNair(Vancouver, B.C.)
• A Halo, Driftingby Jacob Maybe (SaultSte.Marie, Ont.)
• Accelerationby Anastasia McEwen(Fergus, Ont.)
• How to Catch a Nightcrawlerby Kat Main (Calgary, Alta.)
• The Kusiby Jean McNeil(Cape Breton, N.S.)
• Let Her Inby Karl Meade (Salt Spring Island, B.C.)
• Easy Family Dinnersby Sandra Murdock(Dartmouth, N.S.)
• Birds, More Birds, Cats, and the Birth of Soulby Kati Sidwall(Winnipeg, Man.)
• Waitingby Adam Sol (Toronto, Ont.)
• From Clayby Miles Steyn(Victoria, B.C.)
• April 1977, Cape Breton by Pamela Tarlow-Calder (White Rock, B.C.)
• True Transby Lee Thomas (Calgary, Alta.)
• Living Roomby Barbara Tran (Toronto, Ont.)
• My Friend Hafizby Tama Ward (Vancouver, Ont.)
• Not Home Vacuumingby Elizabeth Zetlin(Owen Sound, Ont.)

The winner of the 2018CBCNonfiction Prize will receive $6,000 from theCanada Council for the Arts, have their story published onCBCBooksand attend a writing residency atthe Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from theCanada Council for the Artsand have their story published onCBCBooks.

Thelonglistwas selected by a team of writers and editors from across Canada.The2018 jury, comprised ofScaachiKoul,GraemeWood andKyoMaclear, will select the finalists and winner from thelonglist.

Theshortlistwill be announced on Sept. 12, 2018. The winner will be revealed on Sept. 18, 2018.

The longlist was selected from more than 2,000 English language-submissions. There were more than 4,000 submissions in English and French.

To see the longlist for the French competition, go to Prix du rcitRadio-Canada.

The 2017 CBC Nonfiction Prize winner was Becky Blake for her story Trust Exercise.

• How Becky Blake wrote the story that won the CBC Nonfiction Prize

The CBC Literary Prizes have been recognizing Canadian writers since 1979. Past winners include Michael Ondaatje, Carol Shields, Michael Winter and Frances Itani.

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