announcing the 2023 carte blanche prize shortlist

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2023 carte blanche Prize! This prize is awarded annually at the Quebec Writers’ Federation Gala in November to recognize the best narrative work published in carte blanche in that calendar year. Successful contributions can be a short story, a poem, a comic, or a creative nonfiction piece.

This year, our prize judge was Avleen K. Mokha / Mirabel.

The three pieces on the shortlist are as follows (in alphabetical order by contributor):

• H Felix Chau Bradley, "Three Disorientations" (Fiction)  

• Katia Grubisic, "Relieved" (Translation from Marie-Claire Blais) 

• Laura Mota, "the cows are benevolent and full of flies" (Poetry)” 

Read more on the QWF website!