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29 writers from across Canada make 2024 CBC Short Story Prize longlist

The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be announced on April 18 and the winner will be revealed on April 25.

The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books

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Writers from across Canada have been longlisted for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. (See individual pages for credit)

Twenty-nine writers from across Canada have been longlisted for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize.

The complete list is:

The longlist was selected from more than 1,900 submissions. A team of 12 writers and editors from across Canada compiled the list.

The jury selects the shortlist and the eventual winner from the readers' longlisted selections. This year's jury is comprised of Suzette Mayr, Kevin Chong and Ashley Audrain.

The shortlist will be announced on April 18 and the winner will be announced on April 25.

The winner of the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, awriting residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and their work will be published on CBC Books.

Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.

Last year's winner was Vancouver writer Will Richter for his story Just a Howl. You can read the entire 2023 shortlist here.

The longlist for the French-language competition has also been revealed. To read more, go to the Prix de la nouvelle Radio-Canada.

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

If you're interested in other writing competitions, check out the CBC Literary Prizes. The 2024CBC Poetry Prize is currently accepting submissions. The 2025 CBC Short Story Prize will open in September and the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize will open in January.

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