31 writers make the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize longlist

31 writers from across Canada have been longlisted for the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize.

The complete longlist is:

• We're Watching You by Farah Ahamed (London, England)
• The Intruder by Nada Alic (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• She's All Right by Graham Arnold (Ajax, Ont.)
• Ghost Writer by Colin Brezicki (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.)
• Untethered by Diane Carley (St. John's, N.L.)
• Saving Face by Trevor Corkum (Toronto, Ont.)
• Bodies by Nina Dragicevic (Toronto, Ont.)
• For Pari by David Dupont (Toronto, Ont.)
• Salt Water by Angie Ellis (Duncan, B.C.)
• The Cure for Plastic by Peter Forestell (Saint John, N.B.)
• Red Sails by Kate Gunn (Vancouver, B.C.)
• All This, and Heaven Too by Amanda Leduc (Hamilton, Ont.)
• Boston D.C. by Trent Lewin (Waterloo, Ont.)
• Gbor by Elaine McCluskey (Dartmouth, N.S.)
• The Centre Man by Karl Meade (Salt Spring Island, B.C.)
• The Garden of Impossible Flowers by Ashton Noone(Calgary, Alta.)
• The Gift of Choice by Janika Oza (Toronto, Ont.)
• Little Wild Creatures by Emily Paskevics (Toronto, Ont.)
• Green Velvet by Krzysztof Pelc (Montreal, Que.)
• Roads Home by Ana Rosa Pereira (Toronto, Ont.)
• Black Coffee by Menaka Raman-Wilms (Ottawa, Ont.)
• At a Distance by Will Richter (Vancouver, B.C.)
• Blackout Poetry by Madison Robinson (Calgary, Alta.)
• The Study of Hidden Animals by Ellie Sawatzky (Vancouver, B.C.)
• Because the Fall is in Two Weeks byTraci Skuce (Cumberland, B.C.)
• Out tothe Horses by Tricia Snell (Lunenburg, N.S.)
• Those Boys by Kari Teicher (Toronto, Ont.)
• Elevator Lady by Vincent Ternida (Vancouver, B.C.)
• Green is the Colour of Calm by Meg Todd (Vancouver, B.C.)
• By-standing by Marina Wolfe (Cochrane, Alta.)
• A Quick Fix for Hunger by Clea Young (Vancouver, B.C.)

The longlist was selected from more than 3,000 English-language submissions. Ateam of writers and editors from across Canada compiled the list.

Five finalists will be selected by the jury, which is comprised of EsiEdugyan, Iain Reid and Lisa Moore. The jury will also select the winner.

The shortlist will be announced on April 17 and the winner will be announced April 24.

The winner of the 2019CBC Short Story Prizewill receive $6,000 from theCanada Council for the Arts, attend a two-weekwriting residency at theBanff Centre for Arts and Creativityand have their story published onCBC Books. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from theCanada Council for the Artsand will have their story published onCBC Books.

The longlist for the French-language competition has also been revealed. To read more, go to the Prix de la nouvelle Radio-Canada.

The winner of the 2018 CBC Short Story Prize wasLeah Mol for Lipstick Day.

• How Leah Mol wrote the story that won the CBC Short Story Prize

TheCBC Literary Prizes have been recognizing Canadian writers since 1979. Past winners include Michael Ondaatje, Carol Shields, Michael Winter and Frances Itani.

If you're a writer,you can join our Canada Writes Facebook group, a place where Canadian writers can connect and support each other.

If you're interested in entering the CBC Literary Prizes, the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize is now open. The 2020 CBC Short Story Prize will open in September and the 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize will open in January.