Tamas Dobozy: Writers Trust Fiction Prize

Bank Account Dept: They come infrequently, boost the bank account with enough cash for groceries or a few months of worry-free writing time, generate interest among readers for a few weeks, look good on the mantel and the resume . . . but they re no guarantee of consistent good fortune in the writing game. More often than not, they re reminders of potential yet unfulfilled, according to The Star. It was also nominated for the Governor General s Literary Award, which went Tuesday to Toronto novelist Linda Spalding for The Purchase and writers tend to downplay the benefits of prizes and awards. They re more often an encumbrance than a reward. Tamas Dobozy knows this, even though he was still buzzing a couple of days after his collection of short stories, Siege 13 , was awarded the Writers Trust Fiction Prize, one of Canada s annual Big Three literary contests. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.