The Royal City Literary Arts Society has announced the shortlist for its fifth annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry.
Shortlisted for this year’s prize are:
- Escape from Wreck City, by John Creary (Anvil Press)
- The Celery Forest, by Catherine Graham (Buckrider Books/Wolsak & Wynn)
- Slow War, by Benjamin Hertwig (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
- Linger, Still, by Aislinn Hunter (Gaspereau Press)
- All the Names Between, by Julia McCarthy (Brick Books)
- Table Manners, by Catriona Wright (Véhicule Press/Signal Editions)
The contest was open to Canadian writers who had a book published in English in 2017. First prize is $500, second prize $250 and third prize $100.
Winners will be announced Nov. 1. See www.rclas.com for details.
