Danuta Gleed Literary Award
The Danuta Gleed Literary Award is given annually for the best first collection of published short fiction in English, written by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. For more information on the award, visit the official site.
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2014
- Paul Carlucci – The Secret Life of Fission
Runners-up:
- Astrid Blodgett – You Haven't Changed a Bit
- Eufemia Fantetti – A Recipe for Disaster & Other Unlikely Tales of Love
Also shortlisted:
- Théodora Armstrong – Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility
- Lisa Bird-Wilson – Just Pretending
2013
- Rebecca Lee – Bobcat and other stories
Runners-up:
- Anton Piatigorsky – The Iron Bridge
- John Vigna – Bull Head
Also shortlisted:
- Paul Marlowe – Ether Frolics
- Yasuko Thanh – Floating Like the Dead
2012
- Ian Williams – Not Anyone's Anything
Runners-up:
- Jessica Westhead – And Also Sharks
- Daniel Griffin – Stopping for Strangers
Also shortlisted:
- Andrew J. Borkowski – Copernicus Avenue
- Johanna Skibsrud – This Will Be Difficult to Explain
2011
- Billie Livingston – Greedy Little Eyes
Runners-up:
- Darcie Friesen Hossack – Mennonites Don't Dance
- Alexander MacLeod – Light Lifting
Also shortlisted:
- R.W. Gray – Crisp
- Teri Vlassopoulos – Bats or Swallows
2010
- Sarah Roberts – Wax Boats
Also shortlisted:
- Deborah Willis – Vanishing
- Joey Comeau – Overqualified (withdrawn)
2009
- Pasha Malla – The Withdrawal Method
Runners-up:
- Ian Colford – Halifax for Evidence
- Rebecca Rosenblum – Once
Also shortlisted:
- Ahmad Saidullah – Happiness and other Disorders
- Betsy Trumpener – The Butcher of Penetang
2008
- Andrew Hood – Pardon Our Monsters
Runners-up:
- Roberta Rees – Long After Fathers
- Valerie Stetson – The Year I Got Impatient
Also shortlisted:
- Liane Keightley – Seven Openings of the Head
- Tom Wayman – Boundary Country
2007
Runners-up:
- Vincent Lam – Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
- Russell Wangersky – The Hour of Bad Decisions
Also shortlisted:
- Anar Ali – Baby Khaki's Wings
- Krista Bridge – The Virgin Spy
2006
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Charlotte Gill – Ladykiller
Runners-up:
- Craig Davidson – Rust and Bone
- Jacqueline Honnet – Limbo
Also shortlisted:
- Goran Simic – Yesterday's People
- Vivette Kady – Most Wanted
2005
Runners-up:
- Ramona Dearing – So Beautiful
- Kelly Cooper – Eyehill
Also shortlisted:
- Caroline Shepard – Off Centre
- Carrie Snyder – Hair Hat
2004
- Jacqueline Baker – A Hard Witching & Other Stories
Runners-up:
- Jonathan Bennett – Veranda People
- Susan Rendell – In the Chambers of the Sea
Also shortlisted:
- Cory Doctorow – A Place So Foreign and 8 More
- Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer – Way Up: Stories
- Melanie Little – Confidence: Stories
2003
Runners-up:
- Timothy Taylor – Silent Cruise
- Nancy Lee – Dead Girls
Also shortlisted:
- Tamas Dobozy – When X Equals Marylou
- Shaena Lambert – The Falling Woman
- Emily Schultz – Black Coffee Night
2002
- Gloria Sawai – A Song for Nettie Johnson
Runners-up:
- Rick Maddocks – Sputnik Diner
- Madeleine Thien – Simple Recipes
2001
- Barbara Lambert – Message for Mr. Lazarus
Runners-up:
- Ivan E. Coyote – Close to Spiderman
- Terence Young – Rhymes with Useless
2000
- Mike Barnes – Aquarium
Runners-up:
- Elyse Gasco – Can You Wave Bye-Bye, Baby?
- Russell Smith – Young Men
1999
- Dennis Bock – Olympia
Runners-up:
- Judith Kalman – The County of Birches
- Murray Logan – The King of Siam
1998
- Curtis Gillespie – The Progress of an Object in Motion
