And the award goes to....
Pasha Malla is on a roll. He's kind of a quiet, understated dude, and I think all the fuss may be making him a little uncomfortable, but hell if I care! I'm really pleased with all of the attention his gorgeous book of short stories is getting.
• He's the winner of this year's Danuta Gleed Literary Award
• He's a finalist for the Trillium Award
• He's a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize
• He's been longlisted for the Giller Prize
• And this just in: he's won the Ellis Award for the best short story for his contribution to Toronto Noir
And I'm thinking, the Canadians seem to be on to something here...