Short-story writer Nadine Sander-Green is the Canadian nominee for the PEN International New Voices Award, which showcases new writers and their work.

The soon-to-be MFA student in creative writing at U of G (she starts in September) is among a group of international nominees from PEN centres around the world.

A longlist of nominees will be released later this summer. The winner, selected by a jury, will be published by PEN International and receive a $1,000 prize.

PEN Canada is an organization that helps protect freedom of expression as a basic human right in Canada and internationally.

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