Now in its sixth year, the Cuffer Prize is sponsored by The Telegram and Creative Book Publishing in St. John’s. It showcases some of the best short fiction from Newfoundland and Labrador writers, both new and established.

Entries in 2012 touch on numerous themes — relationships in their death throes, the loss of a parent of child, impending Armageddon, the strong pull of addiction and the perils of the sea. The stories were reviewed by Cuffer Prize judges Ramona Dearing, Joan Sullivan and Russell Wangersky, and selected by editor Pam Frampton.

The Cuffer Anthology Volume V includes exquisitely crafted stories from the top three prize winners in 2012: Wanda Nolan for Nancy Drew, Joshua Goudie for Satsuma and Cigarettes and Janet Kelly for Bliss. They were chosen from the more than 150 entries for the Cuffer Prize. A portion of the proceeds from each anthology is donated to Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador.

Pam Frampton is a columnist and the story editor at The Telegram. She has a BA (Honours) in English Literature from Memorial University of Newfoundland and has worked as a journalist for 20 years. Originally from Trinity Bay, she lives in St. John’s with her husband, Glenn Payette, and their two children, as well as a furry, four-legged son. An ardent fan of books and language, Pam was a founding member of The Telegram’s literary prize committee and is its current chair.

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