carte blanche and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society are pleased to announce the long list for our 2016-17 creative nonfiction competition:

“To the Lighthouse” by Kelley Jo Burke (Regina, SK)
“Doing Better” by Ann Cavlovic (Gatineau, QC)
“Life and Good Fortune” by Patti Edgar (Calgary, AB)
“Darkroom, Daydream” by Matthew Hollett (St. John’s, NL)
“The Unicycle in My Garage” by Barb Howard (Calgary, AB)
“Heavy Wait for Silence” by Lee Kvern (Okotoks, AB)
“A Chaotic Jumble of Infinite Possibility” by Joshua Levy (Montreal, QC)
“Zion’s Children” by Susan Scott (Waterloo, ON)
“The Wedding Rings” by Norah Wakula (Hamilton, ON)

Congratulations to everyone who made the long list and a big thank you to all who participated!

Thank you also to competition readers: Nicole Breit, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, and Gregory McCormick.

Watch for the short list announcement on Friday,  March 24, 2017.

The winner of the competition will be announced at the 13th Annual CNFC Conference, which will be held in Vancouver from May 5 – 6, 2017.


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