Some words of wisdom from writer Neil Gaiman:
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WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished stories stories between 1200 and 1500 words.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.