This Cake Is for the Party is a collection of short stories by Canadian author Sarah Selecky published by Thomas Allen & Son Limited.

It was shortlisted for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

[1] "Throwing Cotton" was nominated for the Journey Prize in 2006.

This Cake Is for the Party was shortlisted for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize, but lost to The Sentimentalists.

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