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***2021 BMO WINTERSET AWARD - FINALIST*** ***2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS: ALISTAIR MACLEOD PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION - SHORTLIST*** ***2022 NL BOOK AWARDS, FICTION - FINALIST*** ***2023 NL READS - FINALIST***
***TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2021, THE TELEGRAM*** Warm, funny, and stylistically savvy, these stories follow an interlocking set of characters and the people they love. Characters weave their way in and out of
The Love Olympics, a collection of short fiction set in St. John's. The book is about various forms of love--the ways love grips us, shakes us, releases or envelops us. The stories are smart, witty, funny, warm, and surprising; they capture the preoccupations of characters from different generations who are closely or only tangentially connected to one another. This collection explores people's aspirations, fears, and vulnerabilities; their generosity and desire for connection; their willingness to see past flaws and appreciate other human beings in all their complexity.
About the author
Claire Wilkshire is a writer, editor, translator and teacher living in St. John's with her husband, writer Larry Mathews. They have two adult children.
Maxine (2013) is Claire's first novel. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as
Grain, the
New Quarterly,
Event, and the
Fiddlehead. She's a founding member of the Burning Rock writing group.
