Kathleen Winter wins 2nd Annual Metcalf-Rooke Award

It was only the other day that Kathleen was saying how her first collection of short stories was going to be published. And now there she is after winning an award before it's even out.

Go Kathleen Go!

2nd Annual Metcalf-Rooke Award Announcement

Judges Comments:
We have awarded the 2006 Metcalf-Rooke Award to the stories of Kathleen Winter. The stories delighted us for various reasons. They have a clarity and lucidity of thought and language which is rare. They offer a portrait of small-town and rural Newfoundland life in a mixture of stories and sketches and in language electric.We enjoyed the gritty detail in which all the stories were grounded; we enjoyed her quirky eye; and we revelled in the humour which lights up even the grimmest of her stories.We are pleased to welcome a new and distinctive voice in Canadian writing.- Leon Rooke & John Metcalf ...

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