Contests & Submissions

The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) is now accepting submissions to its 2012 Literary Competition with greater cash prizes to be won. The non-profit organization has increased its prize purse to $1,700 for top entries in the contest’s prose and poetry categories. The competition is open to all New Brunswickers and members of WFNB. Top prizes include the Alfred G. Bailey Prize, which awards $400 for the first place read more…

  Grain Magazine’s 24th Annual Short Grain (with Variations) Writing Contest is accepting entries until April 1, 2012 (postmarked). Grain awards $4,500 in cash prizes! Winning entries will be published in the pages of Grain! The entry fee is $35 which includes a FREE one-year subscription to Grain Magazine! Our judges are counted among Canada’s finest writers! One entry fee allows you to enter a maximum of two entries in read more…

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 13th ANNUAL POSTCARD STORY COMPETITION $750 PRIZE The Writers’ Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until February 14, 2012, for the 13th annual POSTCARD STORY COMPETITION. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of 250 words or fewer in the English language, fiction or nonfiction. Are you up for the challenge? Can you create a dynamic, lean, and efficient read more…

The CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize is now open, and that’s got us all at Canada Writes thinking about the importance of the “creative” in the “nonfiction.” What makes a true story compelling? For me, it’s as much about the storyteller as the story being told. One of my greatest Canadian writing heroes is the late Edna Staebler, who’s probably best known for her 1968 cookbook Food that Really Schmecks. (Full disclosure – it read more…

The Malahat Review’s 2012 Novella Prize Deadline: February 1, 2012 Prize: $1500 CAD Entry fee: $35 CAD for entries from Canada $40 USD for entries from the US $45 USD for entreis from elsewhere Enter a single work of fiction, 10,000 to 20,000 words in length. Mail entries to: The Malahat Review Novella Prize University of Victoria PO Box 1700 Stn CSC Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 This year’s judges will be read more…

The League of Canadian Poets, a national not-for-profit poetry organization founded in 1966, invites Canadian youth to participate in its Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Contest for Youth. There are two age categories, junior (grades 7-9) and senior (grades 10-12). First place poems in each category will receive a cash prize of $350, second place winners will receive $300 and third place winners will receive $250. All winning poems will be published read more…