{"id":3517,"date":"2012-10-15T11:01:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2012-10-15T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T15:09:17","slug":"epistolophilia-shortlisted-for-mavis-gallant-award-in-nonfiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/?p=3517","title":{"rendered":"Epistolophilia Shortlisted for Mavis Gallant Award in Nonfiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sukys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2517\" title=\"Sukys\" src=\"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sukys-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sukys-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sukys-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sukys.jpg 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I keep wanting to sit down and write a thoughtful post for the blog, and then something happens that I realize I should share: a reading, a review, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Mind you, I&#8217;m not complaining. <strong>I&#8217;m thrilled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s announcement: my book has been shortlisted for a literary prize.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The shortlist for the Quebec Writers&#8217; Federation&#8217;s <strong>Mavis Gallant Prize in Nonfiction<\/strong> is very short indeed. It comprises 3 books.<\/p>\n<p>Yours truly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Julija \u0160ukys, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nebraskapress.unl.edu\/product\/Epistolophilia,674947.aspx\">Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona \u0160imait\u0117<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and two others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taras Grescoe, <em>Straphanger<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>William Marsden,\u00a0<em>Fools Rule: Inside the Failed Politics of Climate Change<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Grescoe and Marsden are both seasoned and award-winning writers, so I&#8217;m particularly honoured to be in their company. The winner will be announced on November 20th, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qwf.org\/\">Quebec Writers&#8217; Federation<\/a> Gala.<\/p>\n<p>It should be lots of fun, and I&#8217;m thinking of getting a new frock for the occasion! I&#8217;ll keep you posted and share some photos of the event.<\/p>\n<p>There is a whole slew of prizes that will be handed out on the 20th. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/story\/2012\/10\/10\/qwf-award-noms.html\">You can read about all the nominees here. <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/button100x23.png\" style=\"border:0px; width:100; height: 23; \" alt=\"Share Button\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Reddit\",\"Print\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Epistolophilia%20Shortlisted%20for%20Mavis%20Gallant%20Award%20in%20Nonfiction\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I keep wanting to sit down and write a thoughtful post for the blog, and then something happens that I realize I should share: a reading, a review, and so on. 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