Fences in Breathing shortlisted for Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize!

The morning of September 30, 2009, at Ben McNally Books in Toronto, the finalists of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize were announced. The prize's jury (Marina Endicott, Miriam Toews and R.M. Vaughan) read the shortlist of five titles, and among them was Nicole Brossard's Fences in Breathing (translated by Susanne de Lotbinière-Harwood)!

Brossard and de Lotbinière-Harwood were shortlisted along with Douglas Coupland (Generation A), Annabel Lyon (The Golden Mean), Alice Munro (Too Much Happiness) and Andrew Steinmetz (Eva's Threepenny Theatre). Congratulations to all the nominees!

The winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust will be announced at an event on November 24. For full details, and shortlists for the other Writers' Trust Awards, visit www.writerstrust.com.