The Short Story Advent Calendar is back and more beautiful than ever

One of Edmonton’s cleverest literary traditions has grown into an international affair.
Michael Hingston is the editor and co-producer of the annual Short Story Advent Calendar, and while keeping space within for local and regional content, every year he calls on writing from authors around the world to fill it with 24 stories.
“It’s an excuse to knock on the doors of my favourite writers and wave at them through the window,” he said. “But in the last couple years,