Selecky, SARAH

Sarah Selecky grew up in Northern Ontario and Southern Indiana. Her stories have been published in The Walrus, Geist, Prairie Fire, The New Quarterly, and The Journey Prize Anthology. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia and has been teaching creative writing in her living room for the past ten years. She currently lives in Toronto.


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This Cake is for the Party
These ten smart, tautly written stories mark the debut of an exciting new voice in Canadian short fiction.
 

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Sarah Selecky Longlisted for the Frank O’Connor Award
Congratulations to Sarah Selecky, author of THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY, who has been longlisted for the Frank O’Connor Short Story Award. The award is the world’s richest and most prestigious prize for the short story form, and is awarded to the ...

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This Cake is Definitely Sweet!
Sarah Selecky's debut collection of short stories, THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY, has become a darling amongst critics. Nominated for the Frank O'Connor Short Story Award, THIS CAKE is "...a textbook example of what a short story should be. The prose ...

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{REVIEW} This Cake is For the Party in the Globe and Mail
THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY, the debut collection of short stories from Sarah Selecky, was recently reviewed in the Globe and Mail, calling the collection “compelling, clever and exceptionally crafted.” Follow the link below to read the full ...

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Sarah Selecky Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller
Thomas Allen & Son would like to congratulate Sarah Selecky, who has been named to the Scotiabank Giller longlist for her debut short story collection, THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY. The 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced the longlist on ...

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THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY by Sarah Selecky Selected for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist
05-Oct-2010 Toronto, ON – Today, in a morning press conference that drew over 100 media and members of the publishing industry, the Scotiabank Giller Prize announced its 2010 shortlist. The five finalists were selected by an esteemed jury panel ...

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Sarah Selecky's Giller Prize Q&A with the Globe and Mail
Sarah Selecky, finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize for THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY, recently sat down with The Globe and Mail's Alison Gzowski to talk about her nomination. What was your first thought, the moment you heard you were ...

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Sarah Selecky takes her Cake to the Giller party
"Sarah Selecky was as surprised as anyone to discover in September that her debut short story collection, This Cake is for the Party, had made the 13-book longlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. But having digested that information — which came ...

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"Sarah Selecky could easily be the next Alice Munro"
In its December 2010 issue (on stands now), Chatelaine Magazine writes that "Sarah Selecky could easily be the next Alice Munro. The 10 artfully crafted short stories in her Scotiabank Giller Prize-nominated debut collection, THIS CAKE IS FOR THE ...

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Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of 2010
Scotibank Giller finalist THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY by Sarah Selecky has been named a Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of 2010 for Canadian fiction, along with Caroline Adderson's THE SKY IS FALLING. THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY: "This collection ...

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Three Authors Named to the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Shortlist
On Thursday, February 10, 2011, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize released the Canada and Caribbean regional shortlist for the 2011 Prize, which included three authors from Thomas Allen Publishers Caroline Adderson, author of THE SKY IS FALLING, ...

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Sarah Selecky Nominated for a Bookie Award - Cast Your Vote!
The CBC Book Club Bookies Awards are back, and Sarah Selecky, author of THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY, has been nominated as a Best Short Story Collection. You too can cast your vote for Sarah by going to cbc.ca/books. Voting will be open until ...

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Sarah Selecky Nominated for Two of the Final Four CBC Bookies Shortlists
The final CBC Bookies nominations have been revealed and THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY by Sarah Selecky has been shortlisted in two of the categories: Best Overall Book and Best New Writer! Head over to CBC.ca/books and vote for Sarah! The book with ...

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Sarah Selecky Wins a Bookie for Best New Writer
Congratulations to Sarah Selecky, who won a Bookie for Best New Writer! From CBC.ca: "Sarah Selecky was one of four new writers to capture this country's hearts when she was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her short story ...

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Sarah Selecky at the Holy Oak Book Club
Join Sarah Selecky, author of the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY, at the Holy Oak Book Club on April 23, 2011. When: Saturday, April 23, 7:00-9:00PM Where: Holy Oak Café - 1241 Bloor Street West (at ...

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