The Niagara on the Lake Writers’ Circle
invites Ontario residents to submit their short stories (fiction and
nonfiction) and poetry to the 2019/20 Rising Spirits Creative Writing contest . The winners will have their work published
in our annual anthology and be presented with awards and prizes at the Awards
Celebration which will be held on Sunday, February 23, at The Old Winery
in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake.
We are excited to announce
that our judge for this year’s contest is Brian Henry, celebrated book editor, writer, creative writing instructor, and
publisher of Canada's most popular blog for writers – Quick Brown Fox. Brian
will also provide a written comments on the pieces submitted by the winners.
Cash prizes for 4 Writing
Categories (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Youth): 1st place
- $250; 2nd place
- $100; 3rd place
- $50
Over the past seven
years, The Rising Spirits Awards Celebration has grown into an
extraordinary community event with storytelling, music, wine, and special guest
speakers.
Note: the NOTL Writers’ Circle
is hosting a How to Get Published
workshop Saturday, Nov 23, 2019, led by Brian Henry and with literary agents
Stephanie Winter as a guest speaker. Details here.
Dear Brian,
EVENT Magazine is
running its annual Non-Fiction Contest, and we thought Quick Brown Fox readers
would be interested in submitting.
Prize: $3,000 in prizes plus publication in EVENT.
EVENT reserves the right to award the prize money as it sees fit (e.g.,
two prizes valued at $750, three at $500, or one at $1000 and one at $500,
etc.) in accordance with the judge’s decision. Published entries will be paid
our standard publication payment in addition to any prize money.
Cost: $34.95 per entry; includes a one-year
subscription to EVENT and all applicable taxes and shipping—a great deal!
Three Ways to Submit:
2. Email entries to event@douglascollege.ca (Subject: Non-Fiction Contest Entry) and pay the entry fee
on our buy page via
PayPal.
3. Send your manuscript, along with a cheque
or international money order, payable to EVENT, to the address below. (American
entrants please pay in US dollars.)
EVENT
Non-Fiction Contest
PO Box 2503, New Westminster, BC
Canada, V3L 5B2
Non-Fiction Contest
PO Box 2503, New Westminster, BC
Canada, V3L 5B2
Thanks so much!
Justin Neal
Interim Managing
Editor
EVENT also accepts regular submissions of fiction, poetry
and book reviews.
Fiction: We look for
compelling characters, plots that surprise us, narratives that move us, stories
that have something new to say.
Poetry: We
love poems that are lyrical without being overwrought, and profound without
being pretentious. We look for honesty of emotion, and images that arrest us.
Non-Fiction: The
creative non-fiction we publish mainly comes through our annual Non-Fiction
Contest due to limited page space. We look for real-life
experiences told as riveting narratives with distinct voices. We publish essays
that feel artful and true.
Reviews: If
you have opinions on books and know how to articulate them, we’d like to
feature you as a reviewer! Read samples reviews on our blog for an idea of our
style, and contact our
Reviews Editor.
EVENT accepts general,
unsolicited submissions by Submittable only. We have two open submissions
periods during the months of August-September and December – January. Please
note: We are accepting fiction submissions beginning Sept 1, 2019, until we
have reached capacity. Due to the overwhelming response for poetry submissions
from the previous submissions period, poetry submissions will be accepted at a
later time. Please check back.
Full submission
guidelines here.
Canadian writers can submit original, unpublished
fiction up to 2,500 words in length. There is no minimum word requirement.
The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, attend a two-week writing
residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and
have their story published on CBC Books.
Four finalists will win $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their story published
on CBC Books.
You have until Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m.
ET to enter. The entry fee is $25, which covers the costs of administering the
prize.
Last year's winner was Krzysztof Pelc for Green Velvet. You can
read all the 2019 shortlisted stories here.
The CBC Literary
Prizes have been supporting and celebrating Canadian writers
since 1979.
Other past winners include Michael Ondaatje, Michael Winter and Frances Itani.
The 2020 CBC Nonfiction
Prize will open in January 2020. The 2020
CBC Poetry Prize will open in April 2020.
Open Season
Awards has three categories: poetry, fiction,
and creative nonfiction. The winner in each category receives a $2,000 prize.
Entry fee $35 (for Canadian entries).
Long Poem
Prize / Novella Prize – these contests are offered every other
year, with Long Poem entries accepted in odd-numbered years; Novella entries
accepted in even years.
Far Horizons Award for Poetry / Short Fiction: As a
complement to the Novella and Long Poem prizes, the Far Horizons Awards are
short-form contests, with the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction given
during odd years and the Far Horizons Award for Poetry in even. Only
open to writers who have yet to publish in book form for the genre in question.
Winning entries appear in the Autumn issue.
Next deadline for
Short Fiction Award May 5, 2020; guidelines here.
Next deadline for Far Horizons Poetry Award early May 2021; guidelines here.
Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize: To
nurture The Malahat Review’s
newest genre, the Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize was established in
2007. The winning entry appears in the Winter issue.
Next deadline:
August 5, 2020. Guidelines here.
The Malahat Review also accepts regular
submissions year-round.
They want poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction, mostly by Canadian writers,
and reviews of Canadian books of the the best writing from abroad.
Submissions always open. Guidelines here.
Sonic Boom is a literary & arts
journal that seeks both solicited and unsolicited experimental poetry,
flash fiction, and visual art submissions tri-annually. We hope to
integrate multifarious genres of literature and artwork including Japanese
short-forms of poetry, avant-garde, conceptual, and postmodern works of
culture and art.
Sonic Boom Reading periods:
October 1 - November 1
February 1 - March 1
June 1 - July 1
What we publish: Poetry, Japanese short-forms,
Flash fiction/hybrids, and Visual art
Sonic Boom hopes to mix it up a bit
by seeking both solicited and unsolicited submissions. All submissions MUST be
original and previously unpublished. Works that have appeared on your personal
blogs, Facebook, Twitter, tumblr or flickr accounts, are not considered
published. For chapbook submissions, visit our affiliated press, Yavanika.
Deadline:
November 1, 2019. Guidelines here.
Quick Brown Fox Quick Brown Fox welcomes your short stories, poems,
and essays about reading, writing, favourite books, and libraries. Read a few
essays on the blog to get a taste of what other writers have done (see here and scroll down).
Quick Brown Fox also welcomes book
reviews – or any kind of review of anything, of anywhere or of anybody. If you
want to review your favourite coffee shops or libraries, babysitters or lovers
(no real names please), go for it. See examples of book reviews here (and
scroll down); other reviews here (and
scroll down).
Include
a short bio at the end of your piece and attach a photo of yourself if you have
one that’s okay.
See Brian Henry’s schedule here, including Saturday writing workshops, weekly writing classes,
and weekend retreats in Algonquin Park, Alliston, Bolton, Barrie,
Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph,
Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga,
New Tecumseth, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Sudbury,
Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York
Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
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