“The essay that is now in the CBC piece … was actually part of the book (Still, I Cannot Save You) originally. “I had the contract for my first book while she was dying, and we knew that she wasn’t going to get to see it published," Thompson added. '”Local native Kelly S. Thompson is one of the five finalists selected for the 2023 CBC Non-Fiction prize. Just getting this far is a “such a huge thing,” Thompson admitted, adding over her career she’s learned to measure her success by her own yardstick. The four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and also have their work published on CBC Books.
