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Cathleen With (born 1967) is a Canadian writer and author. Skids, her short story collection about Vancouver street kids from the Davie Village to the Downtown Eastside, was shortlisted for the 2007 Relit Awards. She was also shortlisted for the 2005 Western Magazine Award for her story “Carny”, which was featured in Humanist Perspectives. Her work has been published in several literary journals, including The Antigonish Review, Grain and Fireweed. While she is best known for her short stories, her first novel Having Faith in the Polar Girls’ Prison was published with Penguin Canada in 2009 and won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. She is represented by Denise Bukowski of The Bukowski Agency.