From an astounding 6,000 submissions, three Atlantic Canadians have found themselves on the shortlist for the 2009 CBC Literary Awards

Short Fiction
Roger Moore’s “The Key” (Island View, NB)
Mark Jarman’s “The Troubled English Bride” (Fredericton, NB)

Creative Non-fiction
 Jeff Rose-Martland’s “First Call Resolution” (St. John’s, NL)

No Atlantic Canadians on the poetry shortlist, but we’re just taking a break. Halifax’s Sue Goyette won it last year,

Winners will be announced March 22, 2010.