Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness named a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards
- May 24, 2025
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It was so lovely to hear that my Guernica Editions short story collection, Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness, was named a finalist in the Indie Book Awards in the fiction under 70,000 words category. Thank you so much to the judges 💗💗 It was also lovely to see authors who I love, whose books I love, be named finalists too. When I was in Vancouver, I got to read with the amazing Jann Everard who read from her beautiful short story collection, Blue Runaways 🧡📚 Here in Toronto, I got to read with Stephanie Cesca at the Drunk Fiction Reading Series. Stephanie's beautiful novel, Dotted Lines, was also published by Guernica Editions. They're both finalists in different categories too. One of the things I’m so grateful for is the sense of community in the writing world and the way we support each other. If you haven’t their books, I highly recommend them
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