21st Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers
$2,500 PRIZE
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The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until March 1, 2014 for the 21st Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction or non-fiction, written by an unpublished author.
PRIZE
$2,500 for the winning entry, and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian magazines.
JURY
Writers Mark Abley, Ranj Dhaliwal, and Erin Dunham will serve as the jury.
ELIGIBILITY
This competition is open to all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants who have not had a book published in any genre and who do not currently have a contract with a book publisher. Original and unpublished (English language) fiction or non-fiction is eligible.
HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES:
Entries should be typed, double-spaced, in a clear twelve-point font, and the pages numbered on 8.5 x 11 paper, not stapled.
Submissions will be accepted in hardcopy only.
Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, address, phone number, email address, word count, and number of pages of entry.
Please type the name of entrant and the title of entry on each numbered page. This is not a blind competition.
Make cheque or money order payable to The Writers' Union of Canada. Multiple entries can be submitted together and fees can be added and paid with one cheque or money order, $29 per entry.
Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2014 to be eligible.
Mail entries to: SPC Competition, The Writers' Union of Canada, 90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5C 1P1.
Results will be posted at www.writersunion.ca in May 2014. Manuscripts will not be returned.
Got a story you want to share? Enter the Surrey International Writers' Conference Writing Contest for a chance at one of the richest contest prize packages around. Prizes total more than $4600 — why not give it a shot?
The contest features blind judging in four categories:
- SIWC Storyteller's Award
- SIWC Non-fiction Award
- SIWC Poetry Award
- SIWC Writing For Young People Award
Details, rules and criteria are here: 2013 SiWC Writing Contest Rules and Guidelines.
Winning entries are printed and sold as an anthology during and after the conference.
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Canada Writes: CBC Short Story Prize
WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished stories stories between 1200 and 1500 words.
WHEN: Competition opens: September 1, 2013. Deadline to submit: November 1, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. ET
WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada can submit.
HOW: While the competition is active, submit online by clicking the "submit" link below or, if you wish to submit by mail, you can download the offline submission form.
A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry.
THE PRIZE: The First Prize winner will receive $6,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and will have his/her story published in Air Canada’s enRoute magazine and on the Canada Writes website. He or she will also be awarded a two-week residency at The Banff Centre's Leighton Artists' Colony, and will be interviewed on CBC Radio.
The 4 runners-up will each receive $1,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and their stories will be published on the Canada Writes website.
