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Awards, contests, and calls for submissionsThese calls are listed chronologically by deadline dates. Check back every week for new additions.To view more calls for submissions, visit [places for writers]. JuneThe Ontario Poetry Society’s The Arborealis Prize for Poetry: Deadline: June 30. First prize: $200 plus two copies of the anthology (winners and selected entries will be published). http://www.theontariopoetrysociety.ca/Arborealis09.htmThe Antigonish Review 10th Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest: Deadline: June 30. http://www.antigonishreview.com/contest.html Vallum Award for Poetry 2010: Deadline: June 30. http://www.vallummag.com/contest.html War Poetry Contest: Deadline: June 30. Submit one to three original, unpublished poems on the theme of war (combined length should not exceed 500 lines). Fees: $15 for three poems (payable to Winning Writers). Prizes: first prize is $2,000, second $1,200, third $600; three honorable mentions $100 - all winners receive publication. http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/wa_guidelines.php Room Magazine’s call for submissions on Women and Spirituality: Deadline: June 30. Room, committed to publishing the best in contemporary women's writing, is looking for original writing that transcends the material realm and explores what lies beneath, beyond, and above. Submit to the attention of Clélie Rich by June 30. JulyThe 2011 Ken Klonsky Novella Contest: Deadline: July 1. Quattro Books will publish the two best novella manuscripts (15,000 to 42,000 words) submitted. http://www.quattrobooks.ca/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse: Deadline: July 1. Submit poetry in traditional verse forms - any form of poetry that has been in circulation for 50 years or more, following some kind of formal or informal pattern. Poems submitted may be simultaneously sent to other contests, or which have been published elsewhere, so long as you retain online publication rights. Fees: $7 per 25 lines. Prizes: first prize is $3,000, second $1,000, third $400, fourth $250; also six “Most Highly Commended” awards of $150 each. http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/margaret/ma_guidelines.php The Geist Jackpine Sonnet Contest: Deadline: July 1. Includes a $10 entry fee, which buys a one-year subcription to Geist, digital edition. http://www.geist.com/contest/jackpine The 14th annual Great Canadian Literary Hunt: Deadline: July 2. This year, they’ve added a new category; in addition to fiction and poetry, they will now be awarding a third prize called graphic narrative (think graphic novel, but way shorter). It’s the same great contest you know and love with great cash prizes, plus publication in an issue of This Magazine and exposure to their incredible readership nationwide that includes top publishers, writers and editors. Questions? Email hunt@this.org or visit http://this.org/lithunt. The Telegram’s The Cuffer Prize: Deadline: 5 p.m. on July 3. The contest accepts short fiction entries up to 1,200 words. First prize is $2,000, second is $1,000 and third is $500. http://www.thetelegram.com/ Salty Ink Short Fiction Contest: Deadline: July 31. http://saltyink.com/salty-inks-short-fiction-contest-2/ The Bellevue Literary Review Prizes: Deadline: July 31. The Bellevue Literary Review Prizes recognize exceptional writing about health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. Fees: $15 per submission (additional $5 buys one-year subscription to Belleville Literary Review); maximum two submissions. First prize: $1,000 and publication in the Spring 2011 issue of the Belleville Literary Review. http://www.BLReview.org Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest: Postmark deadline: July 31. Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or; write a short story, five pages max., on any theme, single or double-line spacing, neatly hand-printed or typed. Entry fees: Poetry Contest: $5 per poem, Writing Contest: $10 per story. Poetry Contest First Prize: $500, 2nd: $125; 3rd: $50. Writing Contest First Prize: $250, 2nd: $125; 3rd: $100. Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com/ for details and to enter. AugustThe Malahat Review’s Creative Non-Fiction Prize: Deadline: August 1. Prize: $1,000 CAD. Submit one work of creative non-fiction between 2,000 and 3,000 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). Enquiries: malahat@uvic.ca. http://www.malahatreview.ca/creative_non-fiction_prize/info.htmlCall for unpublished short fiction for EarLit Shorts: Deadline: August 15. Rattling Books is seeking previously unpublished short fiction submissions for “EarLit Shorts,” a series of audio short fiction anthologies. Stories included in “EarLit Shorts” will be available online, singly or collectively, as digital downloads. To be eligible, submissions must: be previously unpublished between the covers of a book (i.e. stories which have appeared in periodicals are eligible); be between 500 and 8,000 words in length. There are two ways to submit: Mail previously unpublished stories with a cover letter to: Rattling Books, General Delivery, Tors Cove, NL, Canada, A0A 4A0. OR, email your submission as an RTF file with a cover letter to earlit.submissions@gmail.com. Submissions must be postmarked on or before August 15, 2010. Submissions will not be returned. Stories included in the “EarLit Shorts” series are subject to a royalty based publishing contract. http://rattlingbooks.com/ SeptemberThe International 3-Day Novel Contest: September 4-6. The goal: write a complete novel in only 72 hours. The reward: a heck of a creative experience and one coffee-stained, tear-tinged, rule-breaking first draft. And for the winning author, publication. (Plus a 2nd Prize of $500 and a 3rd Prize of $100.) Born in Canada in 1977, it has since become a notorious rite-of-passage for writers everywhere. Every Labour Day weekend; Fee: $50; Pre-register at http://www.3daynovel.com/.Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest: Deadline: September 30. Submit poetry in any style, on any theme. Simultaneous submissions and previously published poetry are accepted, so long as you retain the online publication rights. Fees: $7 for every 25 lines. Prizes: first prize is $3,000, second $1,000, third $400, fourth $250; also six “Most Highly Commended” awards of $150 each. http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tompoetry/tp_guidelines.php NovemberCV2’s 35th Anniversary Poetry Contest: Deadline: November 1. Accepting: Poetry; one to four poems per submission. Entry fee: $24, includes a one-year subscription to CV2. Cash prizes and paid publication for each winner. http://contemporaryverse2.ca/2010 Writing Contests – Prairie Fire Press & McNally Robinson Booksellers: Postmark deadline: November 30. Bliss Carman Poetry Award - Judge: Christian Bök, Short Fiction Judge: Joan Thomas, Creative Non-Fiction - Judge: Hal Niedzviecki. $6,000 in prizes. 1st prize in each category $1,250, 2nd prize $500, 3rd prize $250. http://www.prairiefire.ca/ Bottle Tree One Act Play Competition for Writers 2010: Deadline: November. One Act plays of up to 70 minutes. Prizes for first, second and third places. Critical analysis of your play available. http://www.bottletreeinc.com/script_contest.html DISCLAIMER: It is the sole responsibility of the user to verify the accuracy and authenticity of any contests, awards, submission calls or any other such posting found on this page. The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador does not claim any responsibility for falsified, misleading or inaccurate postings. |
Other literary contests: Provincial Arts & Letters Awards CanLit Contests Canadian Authors' Association contest The Writers' Union of Canada contests To view more calls for submissions, visit [places for writers] |
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