CV2 magazine 2-Day Poem Contest 2011: April 2-3 registration deadline: March 25, 2011 At 12:00 midnight (CST), when Friday becomes Saturday, April 2, CV2 sends a list of 10 words to registered participants by email. Participants then have 2 days (48 hours) to write their best poem using each word at least once. The final submitted…
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2011 Island Literary Awards (Updated)
For going on twenty-four years the Island Literary Awards (ILAs) have recognized the best in Island writing with cash awards sponsored from the community, for winning entries in short story, poetry, children’s literature, and creative non-fiction categories from writers of all ages. New for 2011: The PEI Writers’ Guild is excited to announce that the Island Literary Awards, through…
The Malahat Review 2010-2011 Prizes
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…
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…
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 2011 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, 2010. Send your manuscript, neatly typed, along with a $15 reader’s fee, to Quattro Books, PO Box 53031 , Royal Orchard Postal Station, 10 Royal Orchard Blvd., Thornhill ON, L3T 3C0. Please include an e-mail address….
The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest
The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win…
The BEACON AWARD for Social Justice Literature
The BEACON AWARD for Social Justice Literature Non-fiction can move a reader to take action on an issue of social justice through ideas and information. Fiction can use these channels plus feeling and imagination. Fiction can draw readers into a sympathetic connection with someone they would originally have perceived as very different from themselves. It can present struggles and alternative…
The Malahat Review Submissions Wanted
The Malahat Review Far Horizons Award for Poetry Deadline: May 1, 2010 $500 Prize (plus $20/page upon publication) Authors who have not yet had their poetry published in book format (a book of 48 pages or more) can submit up to three poems per entry, max. 60 lines each. Fees: $25 CAD for Canadians $30 USD…
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…
The Writing Pool 