Rules & Regulations
- The contest is open to aspiring writers unpublished in book format. (Self-published authors or writers who have published in chapbooks, anthologies, magazines, or online, are permitted to enter.)
- As winners will be invited to read at the festival on Sunday September 10, 2023, this contest is open to residents of Ontario only. Winners who attend the festival are responsible for their own travel costs.
- Entries must be submitted as PDF or word documents.
- Entries that exceed the word count will be disqualified.
- Fiction and Creative Nonfiction entries must use a standard 12-point font, double-spaced. Poetry entries can be single-spaced.
- Do not include your name or any identifying information in your submission. The name of your document should follow the following format: Fringe23_TitleofSubmission. (For poetry, please use the title of the first poem included in your submission.)
- There is no limit on the number of entries that can be submitted, though each entry must include the entry fee.
- The chapbook will include the winning entries from each category, and winners retain copyright over their work. We are unable to include the entries selected as runners-up in the chapbook.
Questions can be sent to manager@emwf.ca.