2018 Thomas Morton Memorial Prize Shortlists Announced
The Puritan is pleased to present the shortlists for the 7th annual Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Fiction and Poetry!
Judges Zoe Whittall and Kaveh Akbar have selected the top five entries for fiction and poetry, respectively. Winners and runners-up will be announced at The Puritan’s annual Black Friday extravaganza at the Monarch Tavern in Toronto on Friday, November 23rd, 2018.
Fiction Shortlist
"Summer" by Margaret Whitehead
"Coven Covets Boy" by John Elizabeth Stintzi
"City Boy" by Nolan Natasha Pike
"Earning Disapproval" by Shashi Bhat
"Signpost" by Zak Jones
Poetry Shortlist
“Losing Sanction” by Philip Schaefer “Peak Spader” by Ken Babstock “Poem in which I Transition into Want” by Aeon Ginsberg “Whether or Not” by Dominique Bernier-Cormier “Folderol” by Daniel Scott Tysdal
