CONTESTS
INSPIRE TEENS - BOOK PITCH and BOOK JACKET DESIGN COMPETITION
Deadline July 30
https://www.inspireteenreads.com/guidelines
Kintsugi is a Japanese artform that involves mending broken pottery with golden lacquer. As part of the artform, breakage and repair are not considered imperfections to conceal but are rather embraced as part of the object's history.
In the last year and a half, all our lives have been upended. The pandemic has created cracks in our lives, both big and small. As we move towards a path of recovery, what will our journey look like? What stories do we need most as we begin our path to healing?
Inspire Teen Reads 2021 presents this year's theme: Healing.
Our 6th Annual Book Pitch Competition invites youth aged 12-18 to enter our two categories: The Book Pitch category, and The Book Jacket Design category.
The Book Pitch category invites contestants to convince a panel of judges to read their favourite book in 5 minutes. New to this year is the Book Jacket Design category, in which young people nationwide are invited to redesign a book jacket for their favourite book. Finalists from both categories will be invited to present their pitches and creations to a panel of esteemed authors at The Word On The Street’s online festival, where 3 winners will be chosen from both categories.
Deadline July 30
https://www.inspireteenreads.com/guidelines
Kintsugi is a Japanese artform that involves mending broken pottery with golden lacquer. As part of the artform, breakage and repair are not considered imperfections to conceal but are rather embraced as part of the object's history.
In the last year and a half, all our lives have been upended. The pandemic has created cracks in our lives, both big and small. As we move towards a path of recovery, what will our journey look like? What stories do we need most as we begin our path to healing?
Inspire Teen Reads 2021 presents this year's theme: Healing.
Our 6th Annual Book Pitch Competition invites youth aged 12-18 to enter our two categories: The Book Pitch category, and The Book Jacket Design category.
The Book Pitch category invites contestants to convince a panel of judges to read their favourite book in 5 minutes. New to this year is the Book Jacket Design category, in which young people nationwide are invited to redesign a book jacket for their favourite book. Finalists from both categories will be invited to present their pitches and creations to a panel of esteemed authors at The Word On The Street’s online festival, where 3 winners will be chosen from both categories.
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021 is open for entries until 31 July 2021. It is free to enter and is open to poets aged 11-17 years anywhere in the world. Visit foyleyoungpoets.org to submit your poems. Please read the rules carefully. If you have any questions, email us at fyp@poetrysociety.org.uk.
http://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/foyle-young-poets-of-the-year-award/
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021 is open for entries until 31 July 2021. It is free to enter and is open to poets aged 11-17 years anywhere in the world. Visit foyleyoungpoets.org to submit your poems. Please read the rules carefully. If you have any questions, email us at fyp@poetrysociety.org.uk.
http://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/foyle-young-poets-of-the-year-award/
Dandelion Press
DANDELION’S MICROFICTION CONTESTS
We have been saving this particular image for our Micro-Fiction contest for quite some time now! It is near and dear to us, capturing so many elements of Lori’s art’s magic and mystery. This final contest of 2020 just felt like the right time to share it with you all, and invite your Stories to express what YOU see here. May Muses flutter about your head as your Quill guides your hands and hearts.
Please email us your tale, up to 1,000 words
Held throughout the year:
DANDELION’S MICROFICTION CONTESTS
We have been saving this particular image for our Micro-Fiction contest for quite some time now! It is near and dear to us, capturing so many elements of Lori’s art’s magic and mystery. This final contest of 2020 just felt like the right time to share it with you all, and invite your Stories to express what YOU see here. May Muses flutter about your head as your Quill guides your hands and hearts.
Please email us your tale, up to 1,000 words
Held throughout the year:
- March
- June
- September
- November
- December
TNQ Contests
The Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award
$1000 for one outstanding short story
Sponsored by the St Jerome’s University English Department
Deadline: May 28, 2021
This contest honours distinguished St Jerome’s University lecturer, Peter Hinchcliffe, who was instrumental in founding The New Quarterly and who served for many years as co-editor. His approach to teaching, as well as his personal charm and endearing sense of humour, had an enduring influence on both students and colleagues; this award recognizes Peter’s outstanding contributions to his home department.
$1000 for one outstanding short storyDeadline: May 28, 2021
tnq.ca/contests/
Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest
$1000 for one glorious poem
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Sponsored by former The New Quarterly editor Kim Jernigan and family in celebration of her father, Nick Blatchford, of the man who sparked the family’s love of poetry. This contest is for poems written in response to an existing occasion, personal or public, or poems that make an occasion of something ordinary or by virtue of the poet’s attention. We are interested in light verse and in verse more sober, in the whole spectrum of tones and occasions. One of Nick’s own poems, which we think captures the broadness of his (and our) sense of occasion, is pictured below. It originally appeared in Issue 100 of The New Quarterly.
Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest
$1000 for one winning personal essay
Deadline: March 28, 2022
Edna Staebler was a pioneer in the field of literary journalism and a beloved figure in her (our) home region of Waterloo, Ontario. Her first article, “Duellists of the Deep,” a story about swordfishing with Neil’s Harbour fishermen, and published in Macleans when she was in her forties, won the Canadian Womens Press Club Memorial Award. Edna went on to publish with Macleans, Chatelaine, Saturday Night, and other flagship magazines, while her books include the Food that Really Schmecks series—cookbooks so entertaining that people read them in bed. Edna led by example in other ways as well, founding eponymous writers’ awards, scholarships, and bursaries to nurture writers. She helped to found The New Quarterly in 1981, and in 2005 her generous bequest allowed us to establish this award, in her honour.
The Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award
$1000 for one outstanding short story
Sponsored by the St Jerome’s University English Department
Deadline: May 28, 2021
This contest honours distinguished St Jerome’s University lecturer, Peter Hinchcliffe, who was instrumental in founding The New Quarterly and who served for many years as co-editor. His approach to teaching, as well as his personal charm and endearing sense of humour, had an enduring influence on both students and colleagues; this award recognizes Peter’s outstanding contributions to his home department.
$1000 for one outstanding short storyDeadline: May 28, 2021
tnq.ca/contests/
Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest
$1000 for one glorious poem
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Sponsored by former The New Quarterly editor Kim Jernigan and family in celebration of her father, Nick Blatchford, of the man who sparked the family’s love of poetry. This contest is for poems written in response to an existing occasion, personal or public, or poems that make an occasion of something ordinary or by virtue of the poet’s attention. We are interested in light verse and in verse more sober, in the whole spectrum of tones and occasions. One of Nick’s own poems, which we think captures the broadness of his (and our) sense of occasion, is pictured below. It originally appeared in Issue 100 of The New Quarterly.
Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest
$1000 for one winning personal essay
Deadline: March 28, 2022
Edna Staebler was a pioneer in the field of literary journalism and a beloved figure in her (our) home region of Waterloo, Ontario. Her first article, “Duellists of the Deep,” a story about swordfishing with Neil’s Harbour fishermen, and published in Macleans when she was in her forties, won the Canadian Womens Press Club Memorial Award. Edna went on to publish with Macleans, Chatelaine, Saturday Night, and other flagship magazines, while her books include the Food that Really Schmecks series—cookbooks so entertaining that people read them in bed. Edna led by example in other ways as well, founding eponymous writers’ awards, scholarships, and bursaries to nurture writers. She helped to found The New Quarterly in 1981, and in 2005 her generous bequest allowed us to establish this award, in her honour.
Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize
http://poets.ca/stursberg/
The Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other donors in honour of Jessamy Stursberg. The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three prizes awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories:
Winner: $400
Second Place: $350
Third Place: $300
NEW THIS YEAR! Selected winning poems and runners-up will be published in a special edition of the League of Canadian Poets chapbook series!
Each youth poet selected for the chapbook will receive complimentary copies and will get to see their poem distributed across Canada.
DEADLINE IS APRIL 20, 2021
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free
http://poets.ca/stursberg/
The Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other donors in honour of Jessamy Stursberg. The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three prizes awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories:
Winner: $400
Second Place: $350
Third Place: $300
NEW THIS YEAR! Selected winning poems and runners-up will be published in a special edition of the League of Canadian Poets chapbook series!
Each youth poet selected for the chapbook will receive complimentary copies and will get to see their poem distributed across Canada.
DEADLINE IS APRIL 20, 2021
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free
ALBERTA CHAMPIONS
Usual Deadline April 23
Win Great Prizes!
Grades 7-9 Essay Contest
First Prize: $500 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
Second Prize: $350 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
Third Prize: $200 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
Grades 4-6 Story Contest
First Prize: $300 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your
achievement
Second Prize: $200 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your
achievement
Third Prize: $100 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
http://albertachampions.org/calgary-area-contest/
Usual Deadline April 23
Win Great Prizes!
Grades 7-9 Essay Contest
First Prize: $500 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
Second Prize: $350 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
Third Prize: $200 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
Grades 4-6 Story Contest
First Prize: $300 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your
achievement
Second Prize: $200 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your
achievement
Third Prize: $100 VISA gift card and a certificate of recognition of your achievement
http://albertachampions.org/calgary-area-contest/
The Betty Award
The Betty Award has both a Spring & Fall contest. The Betty Award has both a Spring & Fall contest.
For youth aged 8-12
Maximum Story Length 1000 words, typed
SPRING CONTEST DEADLINE - MAY 15, 2021
http://www.thebettyaward.com/
The Betty Award has both a Spring & Fall contest. The Betty Award has both a Spring & Fall contest.
For youth aged 8-12
Maximum Story Length 1000 words, typed
SPRING CONTEST DEADLINE - MAY 15, 2021
http://www.thebettyaward.com/
RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
The RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award supports and celebrates new Canadian writers. Young unpublished writers are invited to submit short stories, creative non-fiction, journalism, and poetry to a jury of distinguished PEN Canada members for a chance to win $2,000 CAD and mentorship from a Canadian author.
Usual Deadline May 18
https://pencanada.ca/newvoices/
The RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award supports and celebrates new Canadian writers. Young unpublished writers are invited to submit short stories, creative non-fiction, journalism, and poetry to a jury of distinguished PEN Canada members for a chance to win $2,000 CAD and mentorship from a Canadian author.
Usual Deadline May 18
https://pencanada.ca/newvoices/
GET TO KNOW NATURE CONTEST
June 1st, 2021 Deadline (0pen now)
Did you get outdoors and create an original work of art, writing, photography, videography and/or music inspired by nature?
If so, you're ready to enter!
https://www.gettoknow.ca/enter
June 1st, 2021 Deadline (0pen now)
Did you get outdoors and create an original work of art, writing, photography, videography and/or music inspired by nature?
If so, you're ready to enter!
https://www.gettoknow.ca/enter
Eden Mills Poetry Contest for Kids and Teens
Poetry Contest for Teens
USUAL DEADLINE June 15
Announcing our 2020 Poetry Contest for Teens!
The theme of this year's contest is “MY WORLD”. Tell us about your world. Big or small, near or far.
Poetry Contest for Children
USUAL DEADLINE June 15
Announcing our 2020 Poetry Contest for Children!
Poetry Contest for Teens
USUAL DEADLINE June 15
Announcing our 2020 Poetry Contest for Teens!
The theme of this year's contest is “MY WORLD”. Tell us about your world. Big or small, near or far.
Poetry Contest for Children
USUAL DEADLINE June 15
Announcing our 2020 Poetry Contest for Children!
Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Contest
Blue Mountain Arts Announces Its Thirty-Sixth Biannual Poetry Contest
Deadline: June 30, 2021
1st prize: $350 * 2nd prize: $200 * 3rd prize: $100
In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on our website.
Please read the following, then scroll down to submit your poem.
POETRY CONTEST GUIDELINES
All entries must be the original creation of the submitting author. All rights to the entries must be owned by the author and shall remain the property of the author. The author gives permission to Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. to publish and display the entry on the web (in electronic form only) if the entry is selected as a winner or finalist. Winners will be contacted within 45 days of the deadline date. The contest is open to everyone except employees of Blue Mountain Arts and their families. Void where prohibited.
Blue Mountain Arts Announces Its Thirty-Sixth Biannual Poetry Contest
Deadline: June 30, 2021
1st prize: $350 * 2nd prize: $200 * 3rd prize: $100
In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on our website.
Please read the following, then scroll down to submit your poem.
POETRY CONTEST GUIDELINES
- Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better.
- We suggest that you write about real emotions and feelings and that you have some special person or occasion in mind as you write.
- Poems are judged on the basis of originality and uniqueness.
- English-language entries only, please.
- Enter as often as you like!
All entries must be the original creation of the submitting author. All rights to the entries must be owned by the author and shall remain the property of the author. The author gives permission to Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. to publish and display the entry on the web (in electronic form only) if the entry is selected as a winner or finalist. Winners will be contacted within 45 days of the deadline date. The contest is open to everyone except employees of Blue Mountain Arts and their families. Void where prohibited.
Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award
Usual Deadline JUNE
https://www.yabs.ab.ca/abcollection/martyn-godfrey-young-writers-award/
We know there are a lot of awesome young writers and artists in Alberta. We think they deserve a little extra recognition, and the Martyn Godfrey Award is just the thing! This is an annual, juried short story contest open to all Albertan students in grades 4 through 9.
Usual Deadline JUNE
https://www.yabs.ab.ca/abcollection/martyn-godfrey-young-writers-award/
We know there are a lot of awesome young writers and artists in Alberta. We think they deserve a little extra recognition, and the Martyn Godfrey Award is just the thing! This is an annual, juried short story contest open to all Albertan students in grades 4 through 9.
The 2021 One Page Dungeon Contest
will open in June, with a submission Deadline of July 15th. https://www.dungeoncontest.com/
will open in June, with a submission Deadline of July 15th. https://www.dungeoncontest.com/
Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize
http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/creative_non-fiction_prize/info.html
Deadline Aug 5th (opens in May)
Writers may submit one piece of creative nonfiction per entry.
The entry must be no longer than 3,000 words. Please double-space your work and include a word count on the first page of your entry.
There are no restrictions on subject matter or aesthetic approach. For example, the entry may be personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, or literary journalism. (Read our Creative Nonfiction mandate here.)
All entries are judged anonymously (no identifying inormation is to be included on any story submitted).
Multiple entries are allowed (at a reduced fee, if paid for at the same time as the initial entry
Entry Fee: $35 CAD for Canadian entries
http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/creative_non-fiction_prize/info.html
Deadline Aug 5th (opens in May)
Writers may submit one piece of creative nonfiction per entry.
The entry must be no longer than 3,000 words. Please double-space your work and include a word count on the first page of your entry.
There are no restrictions on subject matter or aesthetic approach. For example, the entry may be personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, or literary journalism. (Read our Creative Nonfiction mandate here.)
All entries are judged anonymously (no identifying inormation is to be included on any story submitted).
Multiple entries are allowed (at a reduced fee, if paid for at the same time as the initial entry
Entry Fee: $35 CAD for Canadian entries
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)
Please submit once during
August 15, 2021-April 1, 2022
Prizes:
Please submit once during
August 15, 2021-April 1, 2022
Prizes:
- First Prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value)
- Second Prize: $500
- Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each
- Top 12 entries published online
- Submit online
Polar Expressions Canada
http://www.polarexpressions.ca/StudentContests.html
Poetry Deadline: November 26, 2021
Short-Story Deadline: December 3, 2021
Each year we hold two contests, which are open to Canadian students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Over $9,000 is awarded in cash prizes to schools and students who participate!
There is no entry fee and no obligation to purchase anything.
http://www.polarexpressions.ca/StudentContests.html
Poetry Deadline: November 26, 2021
Short-Story Deadline: December 3, 2021
Each year we hold two contests, which are open to Canadian students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Over $9,000 is awarded in cash prizes to schools and students who participate!
There is no entry fee and no obligation to purchase anything.
VOYA MAGAZINE
Teen VoicesTeens are invited to contribute to VOYA Magazine.
Teen VoicesTeens are invited to contribute to VOYA Magazine.
- to submit a cover photo
- to submit a manuscript for the Notes from the Teenage Underground column
- to become a Teen Reviewer
- to submit to the Teen Perspectives Blog
Flying Ketchup Press
STORIES FOR KIDS BY KIDS - Various deadlines
Short Story Contests for Kids & Young Adults
Art Submissions
Short Story Contests from Flying Ketchup also include our children's and YA editions. Check out the titles which will officially hit the shelves next year. Find your next great reading adventure with Flying Ketchup Press. Lots of contests with many different deadlines for both writing and art. Have a look:
www.flyingketchuppress.com/books
https://flyingketchuppress.submittable.com/submit
STORIES FOR KIDS BY KIDS - Various deadlines
Short Story Contests for Kids & Young Adults
Art Submissions
Short Story Contests from Flying Ketchup also include our children's and YA editions. Check out the titles which will officially hit the shelves next year. Find your next great reading adventure with Flying Ketchup Press. Lots of contests with many different deadlines for both writing and art. Have a look:
www.flyingketchuppress.com/books
https://flyingketchuppress.submittable.com/submit
2022 AMAZON YOUTH SHORT STORY CONTEST - Jan 1 2022 - Jan 30 2022
To be eligible, the author must be between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. They must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. The short story must be under 3,000 words; the single original piece must be a fictional work written by a single author, available in English. Only one entry per youth author is allowed. Signed consent from the author’s parent or legal guardian must be submitted along with the entry. https://thewalrus.ca/amazonfirstnovelaward/
To be eligible, the author must be between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. They must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. The short story must be under 3,000 words; the single original piece must be a fictional work written by a single author, available in English. Only one entry per youth author is allowed. Signed consent from the author’s parent or legal guardian must be submitted along with the entry. https://thewalrus.ca/amazonfirstnovelaward/
Malahat Review
various writing contests - various deadlines Opens November!
The Malahat Review’s writing contests provide opportunities for writers to have their best work read around the world in one of North America’s finest literary journals.
Many Malahat contest winners have gone on to be recognized by the National Magazine Awards, the Western Magazine Awards, the McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, and the Best Canadian Poetry in English.
With a contest for every taste and stage of career, it’s easy to find one that matches your ambition and abilities.
www.malahatreview.ca/contests/contests_info.html
Long Poem Prize Prize money: $2000 (Long Poem) and $1750 (Novella)
Entries due every February 1
The Malahat Review's oldest contests are offered every other year, with Long Poem entries accepted in odd-numbered years and Novella entries accepted in even-numbered years. The winning entry appears in the summer issue.
Read full guidelines for the Long Poem Prize
various writing contests - various deadlines Opens November!
The Malahat Review’s writing contests provide opportunities for writers to have their best work read around the world in one of North America’s finest literary journals.
Many Malahat contest winners have gone on to be recognized by the National Magazine Awards, the Western Magazine Awards, the McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, and the Best Canadian Poetry in English.
With a contest for every taste and stage of career, it’s easy to find one that matches your ambition and abilities.
www.malahatreview.ca/contests/contests_info.html
Long Poem Prize Prize money: $2000 (Long Poem) and $1750 (Novella)
Entries due every February 1
The Malahat Review's oldest contests are offered every other year, with Long Poem entries accepted in odd-numbered years and Novella entries accepted in even-numbered years. The winning entry appears in the summer issue.
Read full guidelines for the Long Poem Prize
The River of Words international art and poetry contest
open to any child in the world, from 5 to 19 years of age, who has not yet completed high school.
Multiple age categories
https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/center-for-environmental-literacy/rules-and-guidelines
Deadline Feb 1, 2022
open to any child in the world, from 5 to 19 years of age, who has not yet completed high school.
Multiple age categories
https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/center-for-environmental-literacy/rules-and-guidelines
Deadline Feb 1, 2022
Habitat For Humanity Writing Contest - The Meaning of Home
The Meaning of Home contest is a unique and meaningful way to get students involved in creative writing. The goal is to teach students the importance of actively participating to better their communities.
January 4, 2022 Contest opens for submissions
Possible February 19, 2021 Contest closes
https://meaningofhome.ca/teachers/
The Meaning of Home contest is a unique and meaningful way to get students involved in creative writing. The goal is to teach students the importance of actively participating to better their communities.
January 4, 2022 Contest opens for submissions
Possible February 19, 2021 Contest closes
https://meaningofhome.ca/teachers/
SHORT STORY COMPETITION
The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story's 17th Annual Literary Short Story Competition for Emerging Writers is now open. The Short Story competition is an opportunity for writers to explore the short story, a literary art form made popular by 2013 Nobel Laureate Alice Munro.
Adults: $1,500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes.
Youth: $500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes
Possible Contest Deadline March 14, 2022 – 11:59pm PST
The winning entry will be the Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction, written by an author not yet published in book format. Winners will be announced at the 2020 Festival with simultaneous social and print media release.
ENTRY FEE
$25 per entry for Adults;
$10 per entry for Youth
The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story's 17th Annual Literary Short Story Competition for Emerging Writers is now open. The Short Story competition is an opportunity for writers to explore the short story, a literary art form made popular by 2013 Nobel Laureate Alice Munro.
Adults: $1,500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes.
Youth: $500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes
Possible Contest Deadline March 14, 2022 – 11:59pm PST
The winning entry will be the Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction, written by an author not yet published in book format. Winners will be announced at the 2020 Festival with simultaneous social and print media release.
ENTRY FEE
$25 per entry for Adults;
$10 per entry for Youth
Poetry Institute of Canada
Check in January 2022
https://poetryinstituteofcanada.ca/?p=348
The new email address is: poetryinstitute@outlook.com
Check in January 2022
https://poetryinstituteofcanada.ca/?p=348
The new email address is: poetryinstitute@outlook.com
ALICE MUNRO SHORT STORY COMPETITION
The 2021 Competition is now Open
The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story's 17th Annual Literary Short Story Competition for Emerging Writers is now open. The Short Story competition is an opportunity for writers to explore the short story, a literary art form made popular by 2013 Nobel Laureate Alice Munro.
Adults: $1,500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes.
Youth: $500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes
Contest Deadline March 14, 2022 – 11:59pm PSTThe winning entry will be the Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction, written by an author not yet published in book format. Winners will be announced at the 2020 Festival with simultaneous social and print media release.
ENTRY FEE
$25 per entry for Adults;
$10 per entry for Youth
http://alicemunrofestival.ca/?page_id=1317
The 2021 Competition is now Open
The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story's 17th Annual Literary Short Story Competition for Emerging Writers is now open. The Short Story competition is an opportunity for writers to explore the short story, a literary art form made popular by 2013 Nobel Laureate Alice Munro.
Adults: $1,500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes.
Youth: $500 PRIZE with two additional $250 prizes
Contest Deadline March 14, 2022 – 11:59pm PSTThe winning entry will be the Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction, written by an author not yet published in book format. Winners will be announced at the 2020 Festival with simultaneous social and print media release.
ENTRY FEE
$25 per entry for Adults;
$10 per entry for Youth
http://alicemunrofestival.ca/?page_id=1317
In Places Between (2022 contest still to be announced)
https://ipbcontest.weebly.com/
Will be a contest for young writers this year! The 2021 contest is open to kids under the age of 18 who reside in Alberta or the Northwest Territories.
About the Contest
The 2021 contest is open for submissions now. Get your story in by the end of May.
Writers younger than 18 are invited to submit their original, unpublished written works of fiction to the 2021 Robyn Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest, "In Places Between". There is no entry fee. Ten selected stories will be published in the annual contest book. The author retains copyright.
All entrants will receive a critique from our panel of judges.
Contest Rules and Requirements
Entrants must be younger than 18 as of May 31, 2021
Deadline for submissions is midnight on May 31, 2021
There is no contest entry fee
Short stories of up to 4,000 words maximum (roughly eight single-spaced pages)
Two submissions per entrant maximum
The contest is open for submissions now
Unlike previous years, authors do not have to be members of the When Words Collide convention (but it's an awesome convention, and it's free this year, so you should consider it).
https://ipbcontest.weebly.com/
Will be a contest for young writers this year! The 2021 contest is open to kids under the age of 18 who reside in Alberta or the Northwest Territories.
About the Contest
The 2021 contest is open for submissions now. Get your story in by the end of May.
Writers younger than 18 are invited to submit their original, unpublished written works of fiction to the 2021 Robyn Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest, "In Places Between". There is no entry fee. Ten selected stories will be published in the annual contest book. The author retains copyright.
All entrants will receive a critique from our panel of judges.
Contest Rules and Requirements
Entrants must be younger than 18 as of May 31, 2021
Deadline for submissions is midnight on May 31, 2021
There is no contest entry fee
Short stories of up to 4,000 words maximum (roughly eight single-spaced pages)
Two submissions per entrant maximum
The contest is open for submissions now
Unlike previous years, authors do not have to be members of the When Words Collide convention (but it's an awesome convention, and it's free this year, so you should consider it).
The Wildfire National Playwriting Competition
What is it?
We are looking for playwrights 30 years of age or under to submit fresh, young scripts that embrace risk, grit and innovation. Submitting a play to the competition is free and the two winning scripts selected by our jury receive a cash prize, a development workshop*, and a staged reading* at MMMC’s Wildfire Showcase in association with Sage Theatre’s IGNITE! Festival.
*How workshops and readings are run is dependent on current COVID restrictions
What kind of cash prize? This year we will be awarding the first-place playwright $750 and the runner up a prize of $250.
Why do this competition? We are a scrappy little company that believes the conversation between young theatre artists is vital in order for fresh, exciting theatre to continue in this country.
Over the five years the competition has run we have been able to award over $5,500 to young playwrights across the country as well as stage seven workshop readings of winning plays.
We have kept this competition free to make it more accessible to playwrights from all backgrounds and stages of their career.
All six years of these awards have been solely funded by house parties, online crowd sourcing, and the support of the Sage Theatre.
To support this year’s competition, make a donation to our gofundme page.
Thank you to everyone who has helped support Wildfire over the years, we quite literally couldn't do it without you.
Okay! How do I apply? Click here to download our submission guidelines
Click here to download our submission form
Deadline for submissions is June 30th, 2020
Any questions?
Shoot us a line at mmmtheatrecollective@gmail.com
What is it?
We are looking for playwrights 30 years of age or under to submit fresh, young scripts that embrace risk, grit and innovation. Submitting a play to the competition is free and the two winning scripts selected by our jury receive a cash prize, a development workshop*, and a staged reading* at MMMC’s Wildfire Showcase in association with Sage Theatre’s IGNITE! Festival.
*How workshops and readings are run is dependent on current COVID restrictions
What kind of cash prize? This year we will be awarding the first-place playwright $750 and the runner up a prize of $250.
Why do this competition? We are a scrappy little company that believes the conversation between young theatre artists is vital in order for fresh, exciting theatre to continue in this country.
Over the five years the competition has run we have been able to award over $5,500 to young playwrights across the country as well as stage seven workshop readings of winning plays.
We have kept this competition free to make it more accessible to playwrights from all backgrounds and stages of their career.
All six years of these awards have been solely funded by house parties, online crowd sourcing, and the support of the Sage Theatre.
To support this year’s competition, make a donation to our gofundme page.
Thank you to everyone who has helped support Wildfire over the years, we quite literally couldn't do it without you.
Okay! How do I apply? Click here to download our submission guidelines
Click here to download our submission form
Deadline for submissions is June 30th, 2020
Any questions?
Shoot us a line at mmmtheatrecollective@gmail.com