This is the second time that Kusano-Hamel has entered the short story contest. A story about loss and love has secured first place in the Toronto Star’s 40th annual Short Story Contest. “I’ve been writing for a really long time,” the Toronto author said. “The story takes place in a school office and she has done something that kicked her out,” Wilkinson said. Williams said he was inspired to participate in the short story contest after reading about a winner from last year who had made it her New Year’s resolution to write.

Source: thestar April 19, 2018 23:04 UTC