Friday 13 December 2013

The Writers' Union of Canada - call for submissions

21st Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers
$2,500 PRIZE

 www.writersunion.ca

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will be the best Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction or non-fiction, written by an unpublished author.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 Original and unpublished (English language) fiction or non-fiction is eligible.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.

Friday 6 December 2013

Next Meeting: December 18th

The next meeting of the Sooke Scribblers will be Wednesday, December 18th at the Sooke Library.

All writers welcome. If you want to see what we do and what our big plans are for 2014 please attend and/or sign up for notices from this website.

Season's Greetings and a Wondrous and Happy New Year!

Thursday 5 December 2013

Writing Process Thoughts

"Conflict drives stories.  Without it, nothing happens.  The words just sit there, inert like your uncle Lou in his Barcalounger on Sunday afternoon. . . . You must have conflict in every beat, scene, sequence, act, subplot and global Story or you’re just typing."       Shawn Coyne

Read about the three levels of conflict and how it moves your story along  in the article "Conflict" By Shawn Coyne.