The Mind's Eye CBC Literary Awards Winners, 2001 - 2006 |
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| Contribution by:
| Canada Council Staff,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Staff, |
| Author:
| ECW Press Staff, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55022-832-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Publisher: | ECW Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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"So I thought, why don't we do a competition? And so we did. And that was the beginning of its history." -- Bob Weaver, creator of the CBC Literary Awards"I'm personally convinced that I would never have become a writer had it not been for the encouragement of the CBC. How important it is to get that first boost." -- Carol Shields (in 1985)"Writers love this competition because entries are read without the authors' names and judged blind, on the merits of the writing alone. This unique...
More Description"So I thought, why don't we do a competition? And so we did. And that was the beginning of its history." -- Bob Weaver, creator of the CBC Literary Awards"I'm personally convinced that I would never have become a writer had it not been for the encouragement of the CBC. How important it is to get that first boost." -- Carol Shields (in 1985)"Writers love this competition because entries are read without the authors' names and judged blind, on the merits of the writing alone. This unique literary competition . . . is about writing, the beauty of the language, the interest of the subject matter." -- Kim Echlin, from her introductionCelebrated in this anthology are the first-prize English-language winners of the CBC Literary Awards from 2001 to 2006 in poetry, creative non-fiction and travel, and short fiction plus three new translations of French-language winners.