(Canada, Annual, Short Story/Creative Nonfiction/Poetry, Entry fee)
Submission Deadlines
Short Story
Competition opens: September 1
Deadline: November 1
Creative Nonfiction
Competition opens: January 1
Deadline: March 1
Poetry
Competition opens: April 1
Deadline: June 1
Participants must verify the exact deadlines on the cbcbooks.ca website. Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is permitted to modify these deadlines at any time.
Online submission: all works must be submitted and payments must be made on or before 11:59 PM (ET) on the day of the deadline.
Submission by mail: works must be postmarked, and cheques dated, on the day of the deadline of each competition at the latest.
Winners will be announced approximately 6 months after the deadline for each competition.
For details, please visit Canada Writes, the CBC Literary Prizes official contest website.
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