PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Deadline for Submissions 23 April The PEI Writers’ Guild is excited to announce that 4pm, Friday, 23 April, 2010 is the submission deadline for the 23rd annual Island Literary Awards The ILAs are being held this year on Sunday, 6 June. The Awards are an important focus for the PEIWG’s vital role…
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Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW) 2010 Short Story Writing Contest
Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW) 2010 Short Story Writing Contest Entries: Limit of 2500 words Submissions accepted in English, French, and Italian No previously published or simultaneous submissions. Multiple entries welcome Not restricted to Canadian writers and/or writers Italian descent. Anyone can enter. Contest entrants have two options for submitting their manuscripts: 1. By…
carte blanche is looking for submissions for Spring 2010!
The Montreal-based online literary magazine, http://www.carte-blanche.org is looking for fiction, non-fiction and graphic fiction writers, poets, translators, and photographers from across the country and around the world.We publish high-quality, cutting edge and good old fashioned great writing from both emerging and established writers. New for 2010, carte blanche has been invited to submit fiction for the Journey Prize award. Submission deadline…
Quattro Books Novella Contest
Quattro Books Novella Contest Quattro Books publishers, home of the Canadian novella, are excited to announce the winners of our 2010 novella contest – Carole Giangrande of Toronto , for A Gardener on the Moon; and Reinhard Filter, from Glen Williams ON, for Retina Green. Giangrande’s book will be launched in the Spring, and Filter’s in the Fall….
Summit Studios runs humorous short story contest
Summit Studios, owned by Matt Jackson and his wife, is a Vancouver-based publishing company that publishes a series of Travel & Outdoor Humour anthologies. The first book in the series was called Mugged by a Moose, which was released in September 2006. Summit Studios is running a story contest to collect more travel and outdoor stories…
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POETRY (F4PP) NEWS
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POETRY (F4PP) NEWS In the news: 1. Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence selected 2. Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man Humanetry Tour 2010 3. Oh Canada Poetry Contest Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence selected The selection committee of the Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence program has chosen a poet. The individual selected will be announced at a public event…
Arc Calls for Entry 2010
DON’T CHUCK THAT STANZA: Arc has just the call for you: PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for Poem of the Year is changing to February 1, 2010 and the Diana Brebner Award deadline is changing to March 1, 2010. This change was made in response to feedback from our readers, and also to help us accommodate the transition…
Video contest
The province is running a contest in co-operation with the Island Media Arts Guild to encourage young people 19 and under to create a video about a heritage place in their community and upload it to You tube where it can be voted on by the public. In addition to promotion of the place, the…
CALL : Contributions for Edited Anthology
Deadline: Dec. 18 Latinas/os PRESENTES: Voice, Culture and Creativity in Nuestra (Our?) Canada. We are seeking submissions for an edited collection of Latina/o Canadian cultural work to be published in 2010 by Tightrope Books, under their new Zurita imprint and edited by Lorena M. Gajardo, a Latina and scholar of Latino/a Identity in Canada. This…
Lilith Talent Search
Attention: Songwriters and musicians! Lilith is looking for the next best emerging female musicians across North America. Since its inception Lilith Fair has provided a stage solely for female solo-artists and female-fronted bands in order to celebrate music made by women. This year Lilith will give aspiring female artists the opportunity to perform a set…
Malahat Review Upcoming Contests
The Malahat Review Novella Prize Deadline: February 1, 2010 $500 Prize (plus $40/page upon publication) Submit a single work of fiction, with a minimum length of 10,000 words, and a maximum length of 20,000 words. No restrictions as to genre, subject matter, or aesthetic approach apply. Fees: $35 CAD for Canadians $40 USD for US…
Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009
Premier Screenwriting Competition 2009 ‘From page to screen’ Writers International Premier Screen Talent: ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT! There’s just one week to go to send in your entry for the WIPST competition (Writer’s International Premier Screen Talent). So if your script is still sitting on the computer, it’s time to put the finishing touches and…
The Writing Pool 