Literature in Canada and from Canada is now achieving an international audience and wide global acclaim. This volume is a 'who's who' of the literary genre known as the short story. Each of these writers is known not just as a short story writer but also as novelist, poet, playwright, novelist. They all represent some of the best and most successful writers in Canada -- from the west coast, through to the east coast. Most of them are now renowned and best-selling authors internationally.