The Malahat Review’s 2010 Creative Non-Fiction Prize Deadline: August 1, 2010 (postmarked) Prize: $1000 CAD Submit one piece of creative non-fiction between 2000 and 3000 words in length. Entry fee: $35 CAD for residents of Canada $40 USD for residents of the United States $45 USD for entries from elsewhere (entry fee includes a one…
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The Malahat Review’s Creative Non-Fiction Prize
Deadline: August 1, 2010Prize: $1000 CADSubmit one work of creative non-fiction between 2000 and 3000 words in length. No restrictions as to subject matter or approach apply.Entry fee: $35 CAD for Canadians$40 USD for entries from the United States$45 USD for entries from elsewhere(entry fee includes a one year subscription to The Malahat Review)For more…
14th annual Great Canadian Literary Hunt
The 14th annual Great Canadian Literary Hunt has begun. For 14 years now This Magazine has surveyed this vast country for the best and brightest in Canadian new fiction and poetry and this year, just to keep things interesting, we’ve added a new category. For the first time, we’ll award a prize for best graphic…
Raddall Fiction Prize increased to $20,000
Atlantic Canada’s richest literary prize just got richer. At a ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary of the award this Thursday at White Point Beach Resort, award benefactor Tom Raddall II announced that the $15,000 award would increase to $20,000 beginning next year. The Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize was established by the Writers’ Federation…
Linden MacIntyre, Shandi Mitchell, SS Atlantic big winners at 2010 Atlantic Book Awards
It was standing room only at the Alderney Landing Theatre in Dartmouth, NS Wednesday night as over 200 of the region’s writers, illustrators, book publishers and readers celebrated the 33 nominees and recipients of 13 different literary prizes at the 2010 Atlantic Book Awards. CBC Radio host Costas Halavrezos and Newfoundland playwright, comedian and author…
Enfield & Wizenty Fiction Contest Renewed
Building on the success of its initial contest last year, Enfield & Wizenty is once again offering a $5,000 advance for best novel or short story collection by a Canadian author. Last year’s winner, Michelle Berry, will see her novel This Book Will Not Save Your Life released this September alongside two new titles by contest…
Congratulations to The Malahat Review’s 2010 Novella Prize Winner
Congratulations to The Malahat Review’s 2010 Novella Prize Winner The Malahat Review congratulates Tony Tulathimutte of San Francisco, CA on winning our 2010 Novella Prize! His story, “Brains,” was chosen from 196 entries by our three final judges: Bill Stenson, Bernice Friesen, and Patricia Robertson. Of “Brains,” our judges said: “It was a pleasure to…
Atlantic Book Awards & Festival Events
Bob Chaulk, co-author of SS Atlantic: The White Star Line’s First Disaster at Sea and a double Atlantic Book Award nominee, will be speaking at two events in Halifax on April 15. The first event will be a panel discussion with fellow nominee Mike Herffernan, author of Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster. Chaulk…
Commonwealth Prize winners at King’s College/Atlantic Book Awards & Festival
The King’s Co-op Bookstore will host an Atlantic Book Awards & Festival reading with Commonwealth Writers’ Prize winning-authors Shandi Mitchell of Wellington, NS and Michael Crummey of St. John’s, NL: Friday, April 16, 7 pm, Alumni Hall, University of King’s College, Halifax (422-1271, x261) Michael Crummey has won the CWP Canada and Caribbean Region Best…
Bottle Tree Productions One Act Play Competition for Writers 2010
Bottle Tree Productions ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION FOR WRITERS 2010 http://www.bottletreeinc.com/script_contest.html First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $250 Third Prize $100 One Act Plays of up to 70 minutes may be submitted to Bottle Tree Productions at 445…
2010 Atlantic Book Awards & Festival
The 2010 Atlantic Book Awards & Festival has released its schedule of free literary events–book signings, launches, panel discussions and readings–taking place in all four Atlantic provinces from Saturday, April 10 – Sunday, April 18. The festival schedule, as well as the list of titles 28 up for the 11 book awards, is available at www.atlanticbookawards.ca Brochures listing many of the events…
23rd Annual Island Literary Awards
23rd Annual Island Literary Awards PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Deadline for Submissions : May 28th 2010 The PEI Writers’ Guild (PEIWG) has decided to go on receiving submissions, longer than originally announced, for the 23rd annual Island Literary Awards (ILAs). The new submission deadline is 4pm on Friday, May 28th, 2010. The PEI Public Library Service…
The Writing Pool 