 | Sunday, October 20, 2024 | | | | | | Drive conflict organically | | | "I find that one useful way for me to develop plot is to consider the contradictions of my character’s various identities, the layers of self vs. self, self vs. place, self vs. duty.
"What does a hopeful immigrant regret about leaving their home behind? What unfolds when a person’s strong faith starts to clash with their equally strong desires? How characters reckon with opposing forces can organically drive conflict." | | | Vincent Anioke is a Nigerian-Canadian software engineer. He won the 2021 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence and has been shortlisted for multiple contests, including the 2023 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers and the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. His debut short story collection, Perfect Little Angels, was released in April 2024. His story Utopia was longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize twice, in 2021 and 2023. He again made the longlist for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. | | | | | | | | | | Writers Conor Kerr and Michael Christie and actor Kudakwashe Rutendo will judge the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize. They will be selecting the shortlist and the winner of this year’s prize! | | | | | | | | Brought to you in partnership with: | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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