Donner Parties: And Other Anti-Social Gatherings - Paperback

by Keith Cadieux (Author)

In genre-bending fiction, Keith Cadieux's collection of dark short stories set against the backdrop of terrifying events and using a narrative "frame/scenario", this collection pushes various boundaries within the literary form and challenges artistic norms. These propulsive, linked stories by one of Manitoba's most exciting emerging short-story writers are gripping and taut, elevating short stories and genre fiction together.

Author Biography

KEITH CADIEUX is a Winnipeg-based writer and editor. His debut, the novella Gaze was shortlisted for a Manitoba Book Award and a ReLit award. He co-edited the horror anthology The Shadow Over Portage and Main, which was also shortlisted for a Manitoba Book Award, as well as the ?Fantasmagoriana Series? published by the Winnipeg International Writers Festival. His short fiction has appeared in various Canadian fiction venues, including Grain, Prairie Fire, and ELQ and has been translated into French. Two short stories of his (?Stuck? and ?Donner Parties?) have appeared on the Honourable Mentions list of ?The Best Horror of the Year? series, edited by Ellen Datlow. He lives with his partner Lindsey and a big dog named Bear.