Finalist Readings from the 2016 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers

Writers' Trust of Canada

English - June 10, 2016 15:57 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB
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Hear three rising stars of Canadian literature (Brendan Bowles, Allegra McKenzie, and Hannah Rahimi) read from their short fiction during the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award ceremony. This is an award that highlights Canada’s best, developing writers, and it has a track-record for spotlighting future bestselling and literary-award winning talent. Hosted by novelist Alissa York, who won the Wallace Award in 1999, this podcast concludes with the announcement of this year’s prizewinner. The prize presentation ceremony was recorded in Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music on June 8, 2016.

1:27 - 5:49 -- Brendan Bowles reading "Wyatt Thurst";
5:50 - 11:04 -- Allegra McKenzie reading "This Monstrous Heart";
11:05 - 16:23 -- Hannah Rahimi reading "With My Scarf Tied Just So".