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Corinna Chong's short fiction has appeared in magazines including Grain, Room, and Riddle Fence. She won the 2021 CBC Short Story Prize for ""Kids in Kindergarten."" Corinna's first novel, Belinda's Rings, was published by NeWest Press in 2013. She is an English and Fine Arts Professor at Okanagan College. corinnachong.com
In one of the final stories of The Whole Animal, a character remarks, of a house full of possessions after her husband has passed away, 'There's just so much.' The reader sees only three: an antelope head, a cooler, and an electric carving knife. This is a perfect encapsulation of Chong's style, the writing always astute, deliberate, and keenly observed. Chong finds just the right details, whether the blank, glossy eyes of a stuffed antelope or the seemingly quiet moments on which a whole life turns - when a person is revealed to themselves, when a brush with cruelty embeds itself forever, when the world is a revelation - and lets them layer and build to devastating effect. Kim Fu, author of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century These irresistible stories are so compellingly drawn you'll find yourself devouring them, one after the other, like chapters of a page-turning mystery novel. Corinna Chong's vivid, seamless style draws you in and leaves you wanting more. Lynn Coady, author of Hellgoing These stories have a clarity that belies their depths. Corinna Chong's hallmark is a blend of simple and startling, gorgeous and grotesque, making each story unpredictable - and unforgettable. A powerful collection. Alix Hawley, author of All True Not a Lie in It
