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The
CBC is accepting entries from
students, grades 7 – 12, for their First Page writing challenge.
Write the first page
of a novel set in 150 years from now, exploring how a modern day current
affairs event or trend has played out. Your entry must be between 300-400 words
in length. Your entry also needs a title, which is not included in the word
limit.
This contest is open
to all Canadian residents who are full-time students enrolled in Grades 7 to
12. Entries will be judged in two age categories: Grades 7 to 9 and Grades 10
to 12.
The winner of each
category will receive a one-year subscription to OwlCrate,
which delivers monthly boxes of books and literary-related goodies. The school
library of each winner will also receive a donation of 50 books.
Deadline
February 28, 2022. Details here.
The 2022
CBC Nonfiction Prize is now open
You may submit any unpublished
work of nonfiction: memoir, biography, humour writing, essay (including
personal essay), travel writing, or a feature article. Maximum 2,000 words,
no minimum.
The entry fee is $25, which
covers the costs of administering the prize.
The winner will
receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have the opportunity
to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and
Creativity and have their work published on CBC Books.
Four finalists
will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and
have their work published on CBC Books.
Deadline Feb.
28, 2022. Details
here.
Note:
The 2022 CBC Poetry Prize will open in April, and the 2023 CBC
Short Story Prize will open in September 2022.
Update: Prospectus has closed to submissions.
Prospectus sees its mission as discovering new poets
and bringing them out of obscurity (though it also publishes prose. So Prospectus
welcomes submissions from unpublished or little-published poets as well as short
fiction (2,500– 3,000 words), reviews of poetry and short story
collections, and fine-art images for their print journal. Pays
$25 U.S.
Prospectus also welcomes pieces for their blog: poetry, very short
fiction and creative nonfiction (500– 1,500 words), reviews (500–1,500 words) essays on an author, book,
or single piece (500–2,000 words), and fine art. No genre pieces (no vampires,
serial killers, romance, ect.)
Reading periods for journal: Dec 1 – Feb 28 and June 1 – Aug 31. The blog is always open
for submissions. Full guidelines here.
HerStories seeks personal essays about midlife female friendship. What are
your friendships like now? What are the fissures, the pleasures, the
challenges? What have you realized about specific friendships or about the role
of friendships in general?
Essays should be 750–1200 words.
Pays $50 U.S.
Deadline: February 28, 2022.
Guidelines here.
Good morning,
I am pleased to provide this advance notice of the
upcoming 2022 Royal Canadian Legion Seniors (55+) Literary Competition.
Poems, essays, memoirs, and short stories are welcome.
Contest opens February 14, 2022, and closes June 18, 2022.
Please spread the word to your friends and let's see if we
can exceed 100 entries this year.
Forward your electronic entry to: districteseniorsliterary@
Or: branch270seniorsliterary@
If using districteseniorsliterary@
I look forward to hearing from you and reading your
entries again this year.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any
questions.
Good luck everyone.
Betty-Jean Murray
Seniors Literary Chairman
Branch 270 Coldwater
https://www.coldwaterlegion.com/
Quick Brown Fox Quick Brown Fox welcomes your book reviews and
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 reviews of
any kind and of anything, anywhere or 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).
Submit to: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
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 upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day
workshops, and weekend retreats here.
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