31 writers make the 2016 CBC Short Story Prize longlist

The next winner of theCBC Short Story Prizewill be found among this list of 31 writers,which includes writerKate Cayley, comic book artist Kasia Juno, novelist Elaine Stirling and poetDave Margoshes.

Here is the complete list of finalists:

• "You can call me Carson Puddy" byKatie Arthur
• "Jake, the Imposter" byMatthew Belyea
• "Get Well Soon (And Best Wishes)" byBronwyn Berg
• "Sometimes, I Sit and Listen" byAdrick Brock
• "The Fourteenth Birthday" byKate Cayley
• "Levelling Up" byKelly Cooper
• "The Sound of His Fall" byKatherin Edwards
• "Submersion" byM. V. Fierce
• "You Should Go Over There" byMeredith Hambrock
• "Regret, Redeemer" byCarla Hartenberger
• "The Space Between Trees" byBenjamin Hertwig
• "Enigma" byDavid Huebert
• "Melba" byCatherine Jackson
• "House on Carbonate" byKasia Juno
• "Variations on a Theme" byKathleen Kennedy
• "20 Percent Donnas" byS. Kennedy Sobol
• "Nonie" byMadeline Kerr
• "Navigating by the light of the Milky Way" byPaula Lemke
• "Mouth Full" byPaige Lindsay
• "Shaman Raven and Green River" byPatricia MacKay
• "Jump" byDave Margoshes
• "Packing Snow" byJustine Mazin
• "Old Sow" byJim McEwen
• "Sophocles Diner" byNancy Minard Stender
• "Tungsten Burning" byJessica Moore
• "Gretchen" byMartin Morrow
• "Love Can Wait" byChristopher Mpofu
• "The Hummingbirds" byNicholas Ruddock
• "Jonas" byPeter Smiley
• "Restitution" byElaine Stirling
• "His Birthday Is Not March 7th" byDaniel Zomparelli

The longlist was selected by a team of readers, all published Canadian authors:Claire Battershill, Chris Benjamin,Spencer Gordon, Matt Joudrey,Irina Kovalyova,Doretta Lau,Anna Leventhal, Jeffrey Moore,Saleema Nawaz,Jess Taylor, Thomas Trofimuk, andRui Umezawa.

The jury, which consists ofGreg Hollingshead, Padma Viswanathan and Richard Van Camp,will select the four finalists and the grand prize winner. The shortlist will be announced on April 13 and the grand prize winner will be revealed on April 19. The winning author will receive $6,000 from theCanada Council for the Arts, publication inAir CanadaenRoutemagazineand a 10-day writing residency atThe Banff Centre.

To check out the longlist for the French competition, go to thePrix de la nouvelle Radio-Canada 2016.