Vancouver's Kate Gunn Wins the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize

Earlier today, CBC Books announced that author Kate Gunn of Vancouver has been named as the winner for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. Gunn’s story, Old Bones, was selected from more than 2,000 entries.

The annual award has a prestigious past, with previous winners including David Bergen, Michael Ondaatje, Carol Shields and Michael Winter. It is part of a group of CBC Literary Prizes that have been recognizing Canadian writers since 1979. 

The four runners-up for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize, who will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, are: Miriam Ho Nga Wai of Toronto for Lamentations; Zilla Jones of Winnipeg for How to Make a Friend; Kailash Srinivasan of North Vancouver, B.C. for The Baby; and Carley Thorne of Toronto for Permission to Pause.

As the grand-prize winner, Gunn will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and the publication of her work on CBC Books. 

The 2024 CBC Short Story Prize jurors were Suzette Mayr, Kevin Chong, and Ashley Audrain.