Contests for teens and adults, plus paying markets for poetry and prose

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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You may submit any unpublished work of nonfiction: memoir, biography, humour writing, essay (including personal essay), travel writing, or a feature article.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 So Prospectus welcomes submissions from unpublished or little-published poets as well as short fiction (2,500– 3,000 words), reviews of poetry and short story collections, and fine-art images for their print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@gmail.com 

Or: branch270seniorsliterary@gmail.com

If using  districteseniorsliterary@gmail.com  be sure to include the letter 'e' after district.

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.

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