Paige Cooper

Paige Cooper is a Canadian writer, originally from Canmore, Alberta and currently based in Montreal, Quebec. Her debut short story collection ''Zolitude'' was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize, a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, a shortlisted finalist for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction in 2018, and a runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. ''Zolitude'' won the 2018 Concordia University First Book Prize. A French translation of ''Zolitude'' was published by Éditions du Boréal in 2019. The French translation was shortlisted for Le Prix de Traduction de la Fondation Cole in 2020.

The collection derives its title from Zolitūde, an apartment block in Riga, Latvia where a major shopping centre underwent a roof collapse in 2013. The book's stories have been described as speculative fiction.

Her short stories have also appeared in ''The Fiddlehead'', ''West Branch'', ''Michigan Quarterly Review'', ''Gulf Coast Online'', ''Canadian Notes & Queries'', ''The New Quarterly'' and the Journey Prize anthology.

In 2019, Paige was voted 3rd best living author in Montreal.

In 2020, she edited a collection of short stories, ''Best Canadian Stories 2020.'' Provided by Wikipedia
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    A new approach to mentoring for research careers: the National Research Mentoring Network

    A new approach to mentoring for research careers: the National Research Mentoring Network by Christine A. Sorkness, Christine Pfund, Elizabeth O. Ofili, Kolawole S. Okuyemi, Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, on behalf of the NRMN team, Maria Elena Zavala, Theresa Pesavento, Mary Fernandez, Anthony Tissera, Alp Deveci, Damaris Javier, Alexis Short, Paige Cooper, Harlan Jones, Spero Manson, Dedra Buchwald, Kristin Eide, Andrea Gouldy, Erin Kelly, Nicole Langford, Richard McGee, Clifford Steer, Thad Unold, Anne Marie Weber-Main, Adriana Báez, Jonathan Stiles, Priscilla Pemu, Winston Thompson, Judith Gwathmey, Kimberly Lawson, Japera Johnson, Meldra Hall, Douglas Paulsen, Mona Fouad, Ann Smith, Rafael Luna, Donald Wilson, Greg Adelsberger, Drew Simenson, Abby Cook, Monica Feliu‐Mojer, Eileen Harwood, Amy Jones, Janet Branchaw, Stephen Thomas, Amanda Butz, Angela Byars‐Winston, Stephanie House, Melissa McDaniels, Sandra Quinn, Jenna Rogers, Kim Spencer, Emily Utzerath, DUPLICATE of Weber-Main, Veronica Womack

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