Bridge Prize

Celebrating short story fiction writing at the post-secondary level in Canada

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2026 Bridge Prize Winners!

Gia Bruce

University of British Columbia Undergraduate student pens 2026 Bridge Prize short story contest winning entry, "Blue". To read the winning story, CLICK HERE

Undergraduate Finalist:

Weeds, Emma Davis

Concordia University

Tristan Hay Lee

University of British Columbia Graduate student pens 2026 Bridge Prize short story contest winning entry, "Margo Makes a YouTube Channel". To read the winning story, CLICK HERE

Graduate Finalist:

Three Wolves Howling at the Moon, Scotty Olsen

University of British Columbia

Shirarose Wilensky - Editor

Shirarose Wilensky works for House of Anansi Press from her home in Port Moody, BC. She attended Simon Fraser University’s Master of Publishing Program and has worked for Arsenal Pulp Press, Greystone Books, Douglas & McIntyre, and Harbour Publishing. In 2021, she won the Tom Fairley Award for editing Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi. Other bestselling and acclaimed books she’s edited include A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett, Rebent Sinner by Ivan Coyote, Shut Up You’re Pretty by Téa Mutonji, and The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong. She acquires and edits literary fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a special interest in BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+, and debut writers.