Congratulations to our 2015 winner, Brent van Staalduinen, whose new novel, BOY, was published recently by Canadian publisher, Dundurn Press.
BOY is Brent’s second novel and has been receiving great praise: Miriam Toews calls it “Exquisite….BOY is a perfectly compelling protagonist”, while Timothy Taylor, author of The Rule of Stevens, says it is “A mesmerizing coming of age story that manages to be both magical and intensely real. BOY takes readers on a journey of personal growth in the face of at-times frightening and mysterious obstacles.”
The novel will be officially launched on Thursday, October 1st with an online event featuring readings and music. The event starts at 7pm ET (Canada). To watch the launch, visit: https://www.brentvanstaalduinen.com/boy-launch.html. A clip of Brent reading from BOY is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDUnF0rT6Q&feature=youtu.be
Brent, who lives in Hamilton, Canada, won the 2015 Bristol Short Story Prize with his story A Week on the Water. It is published by Tangent Books in our Volume 8 anthology. https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/bristol-short-story-prize-volume-8,michael-bird-lisa-k-buchanan-florence-9781910089231?term=bristol+short+story+prize+volume+8