

The whole way home, including the elevator ride up to my condo, I can't stop thinking about the real reason why they asked me to dinner. I stuff my fists in my jacket pockets and start walking. I wave goodbye and watch them walk together to the parking garage. We stand outside the restaurant in the cool, brisk evening air. If you're interested in the CBC Literary Prizes, the 2022 CBC Poetry Prize is open for submissions until May 31.ĭinner with Mallory and Rachel lasts an excruciating two hours and 27 minutes. Sutherland won the 2022 CBC Short Story Prize for Beneath the Softness of Snow. She will receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and her short story has been published on CBC Books.Ĭhanel M.

Nancy Hui Sulaiman made the 2022 CBC Short Story Prize shortlist for Dinner With Friends.
