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Krzysztof Pelc wins the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize | CBC
Published: 28 May 2019
APR 24, 2019 |聽Krzysztof Pelc has won the聽2019 CBC Short Story Prize聽for his story聽Green Velvet.聽As the grand prize winner, Pelc will receive $6,000 from the聽Canada Council for the Arts聽and聽a two-week聽writing residency at the聽Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.聽Green Velvet聽was selected by the jury comprised of writers聽Esi聽Edugyan,聽Iain聽Reid聽and聽Lisa Moore. "Told in clear, confident prose,聽Green Velvet聽is an elegant, beautifully-shaped story, lit with a wry humour that tilts unpredictably to melancholy. It's full of whimsy and insight," the jury said in a statement.