Ace Baker
Nominated for the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writer’s Trust Fiction Prize (How to Make a Killing Jar, CHP 2023)
Ace Baker is a writer, poet, and writing coach from Vancouver, Canada. His short story, "Victory Girl," won the Storyteller Award, and another, "Menos Coca, Más Cacao" won the Blank Spaces short fiction contest, "The Things We Leave Behind," and was published in an anthology by the same name. His poetry has won the SIWC, PNWA, and Magpie awards, among others. Both his prose and poetry have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and National Magazine Awards.
Utilizing an arsenal of tools amassed from years of study and teaching, Ace Baker unleashes a powerful collection of 12+1 tales.
Always compelling, sometimes irreverent, often shocking; revealing layers and levels not often achieved through short stories.
How to Make a Killing Jar will linger long after the last page is read, proving the world of fiction can unveil some harsh, hard, and sometimes humorous truths about the human condition.
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Canadian author unleashes 12 +1 tales of fire, transformation, and what remains