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Fiction Short Stories (single Author)

The Pink House and Other Stories

by (author) Licia Canton

Publisher
Longbridge Books
Initial publish date
Feb 2018
Category
Short Stories (single author), Short Stories
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781928065104
    Publish Date
    Feb 2018
    List Price
    $25.00

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Description

The Pink House, Licia Canton’s much anticipated second collection of short fiction, like her first, Almond Wine and Fertility, delves into the lives of ordinary people who must contend with extraordinary situations.

About the author

Licia Canton is the author of The Pink House and Other Stories (2018). Her short story collection Almond Wine and Fertility (2008; second edition 2018) was published in Italy as Vino alla mandorla e fertilità (2015). Her writing has been anthologized internationally. She is also a literary translator and founding editor-in-chief of Accenti Magazine. She mentors emerging writers through the Quebec Writers' Federation. She has been a guest author and keynote speaker at universities and literary events in Canada and abroad. Licia Canton has published ten volumes as (co)editor, including two on the internment of Italian Canadians during World War II, and Writing Cultural Difference (2015), Conspicuous Accents (2014), Writing Our Way Home (2013), Reflections on Culture (2010), Writing Beyond History (2006), Adjacencies: Minority Writing in Canada (2004) and The Dynamics of Cultural Exchange (2002). She has served on the board of the Quebec Writers' Federation (QWF) and is past-president of the Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW). She is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Hull, United Kingdom. She holds a Ph.D. from Université de Montréal and an M.A. from McGill University. Licia Canton is the recipient of the Premio Italia nel Mondo (2018) and the Premio Donna Veneta (2015). She lives in Montreal. She can be reached at lcanton@accenti.ca www.accenti.ca

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