An author who grew up in Midland has been long-listed for the 2023 CBC Nonfiction Prize.
Susan Carpenter, who now lives in Calgary, made the list for Troublesome Tit, the story of her journey with breast cancer.
The CBC Nonfiction Prize isn’t Carpenter’s first award nomination. Her young adult novel, Theia, was a finalist in Screencraft’s Cinematic Book Contest.
She also wrote and acted in BrokeHer, a short film that will premiere soon at festivals.
Carpenter has an honours English bachelor of arts from Western University and a creative writing certificate from Humber College. She has published short fiction and nonfiction.
The shortlist for the CBC Nonfiction Prize will be announced Sept. 14. The winner, who will be revealed Sept. 21, will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and will attend a two-week writing residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point.
More information on the long list can be found here.
