The deadline for entries to the 21st annual Island Literary Awards is this Friday, March 7. Writers are invited to enter in the categories of short story, poetry, literature for children and creative nonfiction. There are also two award categories for students. Awards range from $500 for first place in the adult categories to $25 for third place in the student categories.

For more details, or submission guidelines, please e-mail ila@peica.ca or call 902.620.3417. See also the previous post on this blog about the ILAs for more information.