Celebrating the diversity of Canadian short fiction, 12 writers are
featured in this volume of the short list and winners of the 2012
Vanderbilt/Exile Short Fiction Award. The curated short-story collection
includes writing by contemporary storytellers Christine Miscione,
exploring self-mutilation as the art of living; Leon Rooke and his maze
of contradictory and unresolved questions; and Seán Virgo with a surreal
tale of a wintertime house and harpsichords. Also showcased in the
anthology are short fictions by Amy Stuart, Daniel Perry, Darlene
Madott, Jacqueline Windh, Kelly Watt, Kris Bertin, Linda Rogers, Martha
Bátiz, and Phil Della.