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SUMMARY:PFN - Askew’s Word on the Lake Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re an established or emerging writer\, the Askew’s Word on the Lake Writing Contest has a place for you. Part of the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival in Salmon Arm\, BC\, the contest is open to submissions in short fiction (1\,200 to 1\,500 words)\, nonfiction (1\,200 to 1\,500 words)\, and poetry (up to three poems of one page each). \nThe contest submission period opens on January 3\, 2022\, and submissions can be emailed up to midnight Pacific time\, January 31\, 2022. \n\nIf you’ve submitted to the contest in past years\, please note this year’s earlier submission period and deadline!\n\n\nThe First Place winner in each category receives a $150 cash prize\, a 2022 festival registration package (approximately a $200 value)\, and a $40 voucher for meals at this year’s festival venue\, Sorrento Centre retreat and conference centre. \nThe Second Place winner in each category receives a $75 cash prize\, plus a $40 voucher for meals at Sorrento Centre during this year’s festival. \nThe Honourable Mention winner in each category receives a $50 cash prize\, plus a $40 voucher for meals at Sorrento Centre during this year’s festival. \nAll winners will be listed on the festival website\, and will have their winning entries published in the 2022 edition of the Askew’s Word on the Lake Anthology. Everyone who enters the contest will receive a copy of the anthology in ebook format (epub\, mobi\, and PDF)\, and each contest winner also receives the anthology in print. The 2022 anthology and the anthologies from previous years will be available at the festival and online. You can also check out previous years’ anthologies here.) \nEach entry to the contest has a $15 Canadian entry fee\, one hundred percent of which goes directly to supporting the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival. \nFull contest rules and guidelines are available for download. For more information on the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival\, click here. \nAny queries about the contest should be directed to contest.saow@gmail.com with ‘Writing Contest Questions’ in the subject line of your email.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-askews-word-on-the-lake-writing-contest/
LOCATION:Shuswap Association of Writers
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - 2022 GCWA Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:Guidelines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Writing Contest is open to GCWA members and the public\, aged 18 and older.\n All entries should be mailed to:\nGCWA Writing Contest\nP.O. Box 60771\nFort Myers\, FL 33906\n Entries may also be emailed to specialprojects@gulfwriters.org (entry form available online)\n Original\, unpublished submissions only (see formatting requirements below):\no Your entry must be original\, in English\, unpublished\, and unproduced\, not accepted by any other publisher or producer before April 1\, 2022.\n Word count:\no Fiction / Nonfiction / Children’s Stories —1500 words maximum\no Poetry – 40 lines maximum Nonfiction includes essay\, memoir\, and creative nonfiction.\n If submitting by mail or in person\, submit three (3) copies. Your submission(s) will not be returned.\no Note: If there are fewer than six (6) entries in a category\, the judges may deem a “no contest” situation\, in which case entry fees shall be returned in that category. NOTE: If there are fewer than six (6) entries in the Children’s Stories category\, those may be combined and judged with the Fiction category\, at the judges’ discretion.\n All entry fees are due in U.S. Dollars\, accompanied by an entry form.\n Deadline:\no Entries postmarked or received electronically after 11:59 pm\, January 31\, 2022\, will not be accepted.\n If you submit a portion of a novel\, please understand that it will be judged as a complete story.\n The decisions of the judges are final.\n○ Judges will consider: characterization\, plot\, structure\, spelling\, grammar\, and\npunctuation. Visit our Website https://gulfwriters.org/contest/ for judging criteria forms.\n○ Judges reserve the right to NOT select a winner if entries fail to meet quality criteria.\n Winner notification: by US mail and email before March 31\, 2022.\n The winning submissions (top three in each category) will be published on GCWA’s Website (& possibly the Ft Myers Magazine) with author permission.\no GCWA has only first rights. Copyright and all other rights remain property of author.\no Winners will be announced at the GCWA meeting in April\, 2022.\n You may submit as many entries as you like in each of the following categories:\no Fiction\, Nonfiction\, Poetry\, Children’s Stories.\no No gratuitous violence or erotica.\no While there is no limit on the number of entries you may submit\, only one prize\nawarded per author.\n If submitting by mail or in person\, entries must be typewritten only (handwritten submissions will be disregarded)\, 3 copies.\n Formatting:\nFor detailed formatting tips go to:\nhttps://gulfwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/FormattingTips.pdf\no Font: Times New Roman\, Font size: 12\no Margins: top/bottom 1”\, left/right 1”\, text unjustified (ragged right margin).\no Fiction/ Nonfiction/Children’s: double spaced\, single side on 8 ½ x 11 white paper.\nIndent first line of paragraphs.\no No illustrations for Children’s Stories.\no Poetry may be single or double spaced as best befits the work.\no Judging is done by blind entry method. (DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON\nENTRY SUBMISSION PAGES.)\no You must include the title of your entry on each page.\no All pages must be numbered – bottom center of page.\no Children’s Stories entries should list intended age level at top of page.\no If submitting by mail or in person\, please staple each of your three copies of each entry in top left corner.\n Entry form:\n○ Entry form should NOT be stapled to entry (Judging by blind entry method)\no Author’s name (Pen names are allowed. We only need your real name if you are chosen as a winner – in order to issue prizes.)\no You must complete one entry form for each piece/entry.\no Each form must include your full mailing address\, email\, and telephone number\, title of work\, submission category\, and word count.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-2022-gcwa-writing-contest/
LOCATION:GCWA
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Clash of the Query Letters Contest
DESCRIPTION:In the fiction world\, a query letter alone is not enough to land representation. The manuscript’s first sentence\, first paragraph\, and first page are the crucial test. However\, a query letter acts as a writer’s resume or c/v. It sets the tone\, lays out the book’s market potential\, and introduces the human behind the words and ideas. And of course\, it also pitches the story itself. While an ideal query letter may not seal the deal\, it will fill literary agents with eager excitement—a most helpful frame of mind for them to be in as they turn to your sample pages.\n\nOur judge\, Michelle Barker\, will be asking herself one question:\ndoes this query letter convince me that I’m in the hands of an adept \nnovelist with a unique and engaging story to tell?\n\nFirst place: $700 CAD\n\nSecond place: $200 CAD\nThird place: $100 CAD\n\nAll three finalists will be published on the Chopping Blog and receive\ncomplimentary access to a Darling Axe self-paced course. \nTHE FINER POINTS\n• Entry is $5 CAD \n• Optional feedback for $20 CAD\n• One page: maximum 500 words\n• Original\, unpublished\, unrepresented work only\n• Once you’ve paid\, send your docx/pdf to contest@darlingaxe.com\n• Submission deadline: January 31
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-clash-of-the-query-letters-contest/
LOCATION:The Darling Axe
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - The Crazyhorse Prizes in Fiction\, Nonfiction\, & Poetry
DESCRIPTION:The $20 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Crazyhorse. \n \nThis Year’s Judges \nVenita Blackburn\, Fiction\nAimee Nezhukumatathil\, Poetry\nMatt Ortile\, Nonfiction \nSUBMIT NOW \nAll entries will be considered for publication\, and more than one manuscript may be entered. Before you submit\, please remove your name and any other identifying information from your manuscript. Simultaneous submissions are okay\, as long as you contact us should the work be accepted elsewhere. The $20 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Crazyhorse. \nCLMP Contest Code of Ethics \nCLMP’s community of independent literary publishers believe that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically\, clarity of guidelines\, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end\, we agree to 1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers\, judges\, or editors; 2) to provide clear and specific contest guidelines—defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and 3) to make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results\, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage. \nCrazyhorse Annual Contest Selection Process \n1st Round of Judging: Blind Read by Genre Editors. Finalists (approximately 10 poems\, 10 pieces of fiction/prose\, and 10 pieces of nonfiction) will then be forwarded to the Contest Judges for the 2nd Round of Judging. \n2nd Round of Judging: Blind Read by Contest Judges.  Judges change on a yearly basis. \nWinners and runners-up will be announced by June 1st. \nConflicts of Interest: Anyone with affiliation with a judge is ineligible to enter in that category. We also ask that past winners of our contest refrain from entering until two years after their winning entry was published.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-crazyhorse-prizes-in-fiction-nonfiction-poetry/
LOCATION:Crazy Horse
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Amazon Youth Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Youth Short Story Category invites authors between the ages of thirteen and seventeen to submit a short story under 3\,000 words. The winner in this category will receive $5\,000 and a mentorship lunch with editors of The Walrus.\n\n\nQ: Am I eligible (youth category)? \nA: To be eligible\, the author must be between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. They must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. The short story must be under 3\,000 words; the single\, original piece must be a fictional work written by a single author\, available in English. Only one entry per youth author is allowed\, but if you have submitted in previous years and still meet eligibility requirements\, you may submit again. Only one short story may be submitted per Youth Author.  In the event that multiple submissions are received for a short story\, only the first submission received will be considered. Written consent from the author’s parent or legal guardian must be submitted along with the entry. \nQ: Does my story have to be published (youth category)? \nA: No\, it does not. If published\, it must have first been published between January 1 and December 31\, 2021. \nQ: How do I submit (youth category)? \nA: To enter the competition\, the author\, their parent\, their legal guardian\, or their publisher must submit a fully completed submission form for the short story they wish to enter. Only one short story may be submitted per youth author. For each submission\, the person submitting the entry must send electronic versions of a completed submission form\, including parental consent. If you have any questions\, feel free to email us at amazoncanadafirstnovelaward@thewalrus.ca. \nIt is recommended that short stories be submitted for consideration as early as possible to allow adequate time for judging. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Copies of the short story submitted will not be returned
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-amazon-youth-short-story-competition/
LOCATION:The Walrus Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers
DESCRIPTION:Short Story Award For New Writers\n\n\n  \n\n\nWelcome to our 2021-2022 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers\, an annual contest that recognizes the best fiction from today’s emerging writers.  Judging this year’s contest is Ye Chun\, author of Hao\, a collection of stories recently longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. The winning story will be awarded $3000 and publication online. Second and third place stories will be awarded publication and $300 and $200 respectively. All winning stories and any notable Honorable Mentions will receive agency review by the following: Nat Sobel from Sobel Weber\, Victoria Cappello from The Bent Agency\, Andrea Morrison from Writers House\, Sarah Fuentes from Fletcher & Company\, Heather Schroder from Compass Talent\, and Siohban McBride from Carnicelli Literary Management. We want you to succeed\, and we want your writing to be read. It’s been our mission to support emerging writers since day one.\n\n\nGuidelines:\n\n\n\nWinner receives $3000\, publication\, and agency review\n\n\nSecond and third place prizes ($300 / $200\, publication\, and agency review)\n\n\nStories under 6000 words\n\n\nPreviously unpublished stories only\n\n\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions allowed\n\n\nEmerging writers only (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Self-published writers and writers with story collections are welcome to submit. Writers with novels published with small circulations (around 5000 copies) can also submit.)\n\n\nInternational English submissions allowed\n\n\n$20 entry fee\n\n\nDeadline: January 31st\, 2022\n\n\n\nPlease\, no identifying information on your story\n\n\nAll stories are considered for publication\n\n\nIf requesting an editorial letter\, please indicate on your cover letter if the submissions is fiction or creative nonfiction\n\n\nA significant portion of the editorial letter fees go to our feedback editor\, according to the rates established by the EFA\n\n\n\n\nWe don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. We’re simply looking for the best. We don’t define\, nor are we interested in\, stories identified by their genre. We do\, however\, consider ourselves a publication that focuses on literary fiction. Dazzle us\, take chances\, and be bold.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-review-winter-short-story-award-for-new-writers/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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