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,…
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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…
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…
2011 Island Literary Awards
2011 Island Literary Awards For going on twenty-three 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…
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 Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia Restructures Annual Atlantic Writing Competition
Finalist manuscripts to be announced in May 2011; Deadline to enter is December 3, 2010 November 3, 2010 The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) is thrilled to announce changes to the judging process of its annual Atlantic Writing Competition (AWC), now entering its 34th cycle. A list of finalist manuscripts from every category will be…
Atlantic Writing Competition for Unpublished Manuscripts
Atlantic Writing Competition for Unpublished Manuscripts Entries must be received by December 3rd, 2010. Entry forms: .doc or html. Established in 1975 under the auspices of the Nova Scotia Branch of the Canadian Authors’ Association, the Atlantic Writing Competition has been sponsored by the Writers’ Federation since 1976. We encourage writers in Atlantic Canada to explore and celebrate…
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…
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…
The Writing Pool 