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Fri June 8, 2012
At the Desk: Deni Y. Béchard
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Vancouver's Carrie Mac Wins CBC Canada Writes Non-Fiction Prize
Submitted by Grace on September 21, 2015 - 2:55pm
East Vancouver resident and former paramedic Carrie Mac has captured the prestigious CBC Canada Writes Non-Fiction Prize for her story "If You Have A Good Seal, The Chest Will Rise". Carrie Mac is the award-winning author of eleven novels for teenagers, including the fantasy Droughtlanders, which was nominated as a Best Book for Young Adults by the ALA and is the first book in the Triskelia series. The jury, comprised of Kamal Al-Solaylee, Michael Harris and Merrily Weisbord, called Carrie's piece "a startling, hard-hitting story... Written with crisis energy and a real vulnerability". The piece follows a newbie paramedic on a stressful shift, based on Carrie's own experiences in Vancouver's troubled downtown east side neighbourhood. Carrie will receive $6,000 and publication in Air Canada's enRoute magazine, as well as a residency at the Banff Centre. The remaining shortlisted authors will receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts. You can read Carrie's winning entry on the Canada Writes website. Related item from our archives |