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THE PEIWG WEEKLY, 7-13 November 2011
Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly Bulletin. This is published and circulated through the PEIWG mailing list on groupspaces.com. It contains announcements of events in PEI and around Canada that may be of interest to the members of the PEI Writers’ Guild and to PEIWG mailing list subscribers. If you want to share any announcements, articles,…
One Act Play Competition for Writers 2011
Bottle Tree Productions One Act Play Competition for Writers 2011 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 Southwood Drive, Kingston, Ontario K7M-5P8. Please have your copy bound and if you wish it returned, please…
Malahat Review 2011 Creative Nonfiction Prize Deadline Approaches
There are two weeks left for you to send in your creative nonfiction entries to our 2011 Creative Nonfiction Prize!! *NOTE: The Canada Post strike is now over. Please feel free and confident to send in your entries. As long as they were put in the mail by August 1st, they will be accepted as entries. …
The Malahat Review’s 2011 Creative Nonfiction Prize
Deadline: August 1, 2011 (postmarked) Prize: $1000 CAD Entry fee: $35 CAD for Canadian residents $40 USD for residents of the US $45 USD for entries from elsewhere (entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review) No restrictions as to subject matter or approach apply. Submit a personal essay, memoir, literary journalism, cultural criticism,…
Announcing….. THE GERALD LAMPERT & PAT LOWTHER AWARDS SHORTLIST
April 4, 2011, Toronto: The League of Canadian Poets is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2011 Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards. Congratulations to the authors for their fine work and many thanks to the jurors for their hard work on this year’s awards. Winners of these awards will be announced during a…
ILA Deadline Reminder: April 1, 2011 for Adult Categories
The deadline for adult categories is April 1, 2011, 4:00 p.m. Please hand-deliver your entries to any Provincial Library Branch, addressed to the following, or Mail to: Island Literary Awards c/o Trina O’Brien Leggott Confederation Centre Public Library PO Box 7000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8G8 Cheques and/or Money Orders should be made out to PEI…
The 2012 Ken Klonsky Novella Contest
Quattro Books will publish the two best novella manuscripts (15,000 to 42,000 words) submitted to us by July 1, 2011. Send your manuscript, neatly typed, along with a $15 reader’s fee, to Quattro Books, CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst Street, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, M5S 2R4. Please include an e-mail address. Applicants must be Canadian citizens. Submissions…
John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award
Hello Fiction Writers! Are you a Canadian author who would like to put some jingle in your pocket? Do you have a good short story to tell? Would you love the prestige of winning the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award and a cheque for $2,000? 2011 is the fifth anniversary of the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary…
23rd Annual Short Grain (with Variations) Writing Contest
Grain Magazine’s 23rd Annual Short Grain (with Variations) Writing Contest, is accepting entries until April 1, 2011(postmarked). Grain awards $4,500 in cash prizes! The entry fee is $35 which includes a FREE one-year subscription to GrainMagazine! Our judges are counted among Canada’s finest writers! One entry fee allows you to enter a maximum of two entries in either of two categories:…
2011 Call for Submissions for the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards
Freelance writers wishing to apply for the book or magazine awards can submit their work from Monday, March 14, 2011 until day end Friday, June 17, 2011. Information about the criteria for the awards is set out in the Call for Submissions and can be found at http://www.greberwritingaward.com/submissions.htm The separate book and magazine awards recognize…
THE 2011 HERMAN VOADEN PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
ABOUT THE CONTEST Herman Voaden (1903-1991), Canadian playwright, director and theatrical innovator, was a lifelong champion of Canadian culture. “It gives some satisfaction to know that the crusade I have helped to lead has made it possible for the dreamers and innovators of today’s theatre to follow their dreams and continue their innovations.” This competition,…
The Writing Pool 