Julia Elliott Wins US$150k Carol Shields Prize for 'Hellions'
Elliott’s collection was praised for its Southern gothic horror, surrealism and fantasy, and she will receive $150,000 plus a Fogo Island Inn residency.
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Julia Elliott wins US$150k Carol Shields Prize for 'Hellions'
TORONTO — Julia Elliott’s eerie short story collection “Hellions” has won the US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. “Hellions” includes elements of horror, Southern gothic and folklore, and jurors praise it for taking “no half-measures,” saying “every sentence of Hellions crackles or crawls.” The book includes stories about a teen discovering her power, a young woman who goes up against a shape-shifting older professor and a nun working on…
Julia Elliott Awarded $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for 'Hellions'
The winning horror short story collection features a medieval nun, an 'Excorist'-obsessed girl from rural South Carolina, a college-aged sorceress and moreJulia Elliott; HellionsCredit: Forrest Clonts; Tin HouseNEED TO KNOWJulia Elliott has been named the winner of the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for FictionHer short story collection, Hellions, blends Southern gothic horror, surrealism and fantasy with themes of human folly and bodily realismElliot…
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