Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, every year

Shortlist

• Riverwork Lisa Robertson

  
  Riverwork by Lisa Robertson
• Fancy Gap Zak Jones
  Fancy Gap by Zak Jones
• My Person Téa Mutonji
  My Person by Téa Mutonji
• Seven Heavens Away Ashraf Zaghal
  Seven Heavens Away by Ashraf Zaghal
• Treat Them as Buffalo Blair Palmer Yoxall
  Treat Them as Buffalo by Blair Palmer Yoxall

Also on the shortlist

• We, the Kindling Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

  
  We, the Kindling by Otoniya J. Okot Bitek
• Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand Tim Bowling
  Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand by Tim Bowling
• Julius Julius Aurora Stewart de Peña
  Julius Julius by Aurora Stewart de Peña
• Simple Creatures Robert McGill
  Simple Creatures by Robert McGill

Also on the shortlist

• Prairie Edge Conor Kerr

  
  Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr
• What I Know About You Éric Chacour

  
  What I Know About You by Éric Chacour
• Code Noir Canisia Lubrin
  Code Noir by Canisia Lubrin
• Hi, It’s Me Fawn Parker
  Hi, It’s Me by Fawn Parker

Also on the shortlist

• A Grandmother Begins the Story Michelle Porter

  
  A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter
• Learned by Heart Emma Donoghue

  
  Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
• The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters

  
  The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
• The Book of Rain Thomas Wharton
  The Book of Rain by Thomas Wharton

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• Ezra’s Ghosts Darcy Tamayose
  Ezra’s Ghosts by Darcy Tamayose
• Her First Palestinian Saeed Teebi
  Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi
• Manam Rima Elkouri
  Manam by Rima Elkouri
• Querelle of Roberval Kevin Lambert
  Querelle of Roberval by Kevin Lambert

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• Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch Rivka Galchen

  
  Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
• Fight Night Miriam Toews

  
  Fight Night by Miriam Toews
• August into Winter Guy Vanderhaeghe
  August into Winter by Guy Vanderhaeghe
• We Want What We Want Alix Ohlin
  We Want What We Want by Alix Ohlin

Also on the shortlist

• Five Little Indians Michelle Good

  
  Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
• Indians on Vacation Thomas King

  
  Indians on Vacation by Thomas King
• Good Citizens Need Not Fear Maria Reva
  Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva
• The Beguiling Zsuzsi Gartner
  The Beguiling by Zsuzsi Gartner

Also on the shortlist

• Dual Citizens Alix Ohlin

  
  Dual Citizens by Alix Ohlin
• The Innocents Michael Crummey

  
  The Innocents by Michael Crummey
• Season of Fury and Wonder Sharon Butala
  Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala
• Shut Up, You’re Pretty Téa Mutonji
  Shut Up, You’re Pretty by Téa Mutonji

Also on the shortlist

• Beirut Hellfire Society Rawi Hage

  
  Beirut Hellfire Society by Rawi Hage
• The Saturday Night Ghost Club Craig Davidson

  
  The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson
• Washington Black Esi Edugyan

  
  Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
• Land Mammals and Sea Creatures Jen Neale
  Land Mammals and Sea Creatures by Jen Neale

Also on the shortlist

• American War Omar El Akkad

  
  American War by Omar El Akkad
• Bad Endings Carleigh Baker
  Bad Endings by Carleigh Baker
• The Last Neanderthal Claire Cameron
  The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron
• This Accident of Being Lost Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
  This Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Also on the shortlist

• The Break Katherena Vermette

  
  The Break by Katherena Vermette
• After James Michael Helm
  After James by Michael Helm
• The Parcel Anosh Irani
  The Parcel by Anosh Irani
• Willem De Kooning’s Paintbrush Kerry Lee Powell
  Willem De Kooning’s Paintbrush by Kerry Lee Powell

Also on the shortlist

• The Jaguar’s Children John Vaillant

  
  The Jaguar’s Children by John Vaillant
• Confidence Russell Smith
  Confidence by Russell Smith
• His Whole Life Elizabeth Hay
  His Whole Life by Elizabeth Hay
• Red Jacket Pamela Mordecai
  Red Jacket by Pamela Mordecai

Also on the shortlist

• All Saints K. D. Miller
  All Saints by K. D. Miller
• Girl Runner Carrie Snyder
  Girl Runner by Carrie Snyder
• Pastoral André Alexis
  Pastoral by André Alexis
• The Confabulist Steven Galloway
  The Confabulist by Steven Galloway

Also on the shortlist

• Caught Lisa Moore

  
  Caught by Lisa Moore
• Hellgoing Lynn Coady

  
  Hellgoing by Lynn Coady
• A Bird’s Eye Cary Fagan
  A Bird’s Eye by Cary Fagan
• The Eliot Girls Krista Bridge
  The Eliot Girls by Krista Bridge

Also on the shortlist

• Inside Alix Ohlin

  
  Inside by Alix Ohlin
• The Purchase Linda Spalding

  
  The Purchase by Linda Spalding
• Carnival Rawi Hage
  Carnival by Rawi Hage
• The Tinsmith Tim Bowling
  The Tinsmith by Tim Bowling

Also on the shortlist

• Half-Blood Blues Esi Edugyan

  
  Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
• The Beggar’s Garden Michael Christie

  
  The Beggar’s Garden by Michael Christie
• The Meagre Tarmac Clark Blaise

  
  The Meagre Tarmac by Clark Blaise
• The Quiet Twin Dan Vyleta

  
  The Quiet Twin by Dan Vyleta

Also on the shortlist

• Annabel Kathleen Winter

  
  Annabel by Kathleen Winter
• Cities of Refuge Michael Helm

  
  Cities of Refuge by Michael Helm
• Practical Jean Trevor Cole
  Practical Jean by Trevor Cole
• The Death of Donna Whalen Michael Winter
  The Death of Donna Whalen by Michael Winter