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April 18, 2023

Vancouver's Will Richter Wins CBC Short Story Prize for His Gripping Tale of Literary Festival Violence

This morning, CBC Books and the Canada Council for the Arts announced that Vancouver's Will Richter has won the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize. His story "Just a Howl" captured the prestigious $6,000 prize, ...

Book cover for "The Right to Be Wrong" by Ray Robertson, featuring a red X on the cover and speech bubbles with the words: Right?, Wrong., Right!, and Wrong!!.

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Book cover for "The Right to Be Wrong" by Ray Robertson, featuring a red X on the cover and speech bubbles with the words: Right?, Wrong., Right!, and Wrong!!.

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