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SUMMARY:PFN - EPIC's 2022 Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:EPIC Writing Contest Information and Rules.\n​Please read carefully!\nSubmission period: 8 a.m. February 1 through 5 p.m. on Friday\, April 8\, 2022.\n​You may submit a single work in only ONE of the categories below: \n\nPROSE – (fiction\, non-fiction\, or memoir). Adults and Students in grades 8-12\nPOETRY – Adults and Students in grades 8-12\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Note: contest judges\, EPIC board members\, committee members\, and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter this contest. Your work must be in English\, and not previously published. Entries containing graphic sexuality\, extreme violence or gratuitous offensive language will not be considered.\nOur judges will evaluate your work with attention to organization\, development\, voice\, and attention to the conventions and craft of writing.\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBMISSION RULES and FORMATTING\n\n\nAll entries must be submitted as a Word document (.doc or .docx)\nAll submissions must have the title and page number(s) in the top right corner of the page.\nDO NOT include your name on the document.\n\n\n​PROSE\nFormatting: \n\nDouble-spaced\, one-inch margins\, 12-point Times New Roman.\nMaximum 1\,500 words.\nDO NOT include your name on the document.\n\nPOETRY\n​Formatting: \n\nNo margin and spacing requirements.\n12-point Times New Roman. ​\nDO  NOT include your name on the document.​\n\nENTRY FEES: \n\nPayments must be made through PayPal\, which also accepts your credit card.\nAdult-EPIC Member: $10 (non-refundable)\nAdult-Non-Member: $15  (non-refundable). Not a member? Click here to join.\nStudents (grades 8 – 12): Free\n\n​PRIZES: \n\nFirst Place (prose and poetry) $150\n\n\nSecond Place (prose and poetry) $75\nHonorable mentions may be selected at the discretion of the judges. No cash awards.\n\nWinners will be notified May 7- 8\, 2022. The Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday\, May 18\, 2022. Time and venue (Zoom or The Louvre Café in Edmonds) to be announced at a later date. ​At the Awards Ceremony\, winners will be invited to read their winning works. \nPLEASE NOTE: ALL winning entries will be published on the EPIC website and EPIC social media sites.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-epics-2022-writing-contest/
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SUMMARY:N - The Fountain Essay Contest: "Revival"
DESCRIPTION:THE FOUNTAIN\n2022-01-11 04:20:07\n\n\n\n\n \nTHE FOUNTAIN ESSAY CONTEST 2021-2022: REVIVAL\nAfter a long dormancy in this Covid era\, our lives seem to be taking off for a fresh start. Vaccination is speeding up\, people are mostly cautious in their interactions with less handshakes and kisses\, and despite ups and downs in new cases and deaths\, signs for “revival” are getting more visible every passing day. \n\nWhat does revival mean to you? How do you revive?\nIs getting back to “normal” a revival when there is a new normal every day? What is your new normal?\nHaving faced the reality of death grievously during the pandemic\, what would “revival” mean to those who lost their lives and to their loved ones left behind?\nHow has your perception of life changed as we have realized our fragility and could not prevent the loss of millions?\nDo you believe in revival after death\, and how did you rely on these beliefs during the pandemic?\n\nWriting is an important to heal ourselves. We are expecting your essays on “revival” to hear your story which can be a source of healing for you and others. \n\nContest open to all writers worldwide\nIdeal word count to be between 1\,500 and 2\,500\nFor submissions check out www.fountainmagazine.com\n\nCASH PRIZES\n\n1st Place – $1\,000\n2nd Place – $500\n3rd Place – $300\nTwo Honorable Mentions – $150 each
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-the-fountain-essay-contest-revival/
LOCATION:Fountain Magazine
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SUMMARY:P - The 2022 MURIEL’S JOURNEY POETRY PRIZE
DESCRIPTION:Canadian Poets – Submit Your Work! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmit your poetry to the 2022 MURIEL’S JOURNEY POETRY PRIZE \nWhat’s Muriel’s Journey all about? Find out here  \nPRIZE: First Prize $100 First Prize for a poem by a Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) contributor $100 Second Prize $50 The Wild Card Prize $35 for a poem selected at random from the longlist of general entry poems \nAll winners and honourary mentions will be published in Fire In The Heart\, the Muriel’s Journey Chapbook for 2022.  \nCRITERIA: Content: Should meet one or more of these criteria: Speak your mind and let the world know what you think\, look at your subject in an unexpected way\, take a risk in your composition\, be frank and unreserved! If the poem has good potential for being performed\, all the better. \nWhy these criteria? Because that’s Muriel. She was not only a poet but a fabulous performer with a knack for unusual\, wake-up-and-listen poetry performance. \nOther criteria (not optional!): • Open to Canadians or people living in Canada • Length of the poem: 5 lines or more • Up to 5 poems\, with an overall length for all poems together not to exceed 100 lines • Please send the poems in the body of the email. Start the email with your name and the title(s) of your poem(s). DO NOT MENTION YOUR NAME ANYWHERE ELSE. We will cut and paste your poem from the email so that we can judge your poems anonymously • Include a bio not exceeding 100 words that must include \no The Indigenous territory/treaty you live on o How you contribute to your community \n• Format: Times Roman\, 12 point • Please do not attach any images. If an image is absolutely necessary for your poem\, tell us in your email and we will arrange for safe transmittal of the image. • The poem cannot be previously published\, online or anywhere else • If you submit your poem elsewhere and it gets accepted\, it is important that you let us know right away. • If you are part of or closely related to the committee or the judges\, you are ineligible • If you won a first prize in 2020 or 2021\, you are ineligible • If you live in or are otherwise an active participant in Vancouver’s DTES\, please let us know \n• DEADLINE: March 31\, 2022\n• Email your submission or any questions to murielsjourney@gmail.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-2022-muriels-journey-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:Muriel’s Journey
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SUMMARY:F - #FlashFiction101 Competition.  Theme: Your character sees something they weren't supposed to.
DESCRIPTION:INTRODUCTION & DETAILS \n\n\n#FlashFiction101 is now in its second year and we’re stepping up our game.​ \nKey Information \n– The winner will have their story published online\, along with their biography and links to any other work. \n– The winning entry will be included in the shortlist for the annual competition in June 2022. \n– The winning entries for each quarter will be published in the printed Chiasmus Journal as well as online. \n– Entries that are shortlisted will be recognised and published online. \n– Entry to the competition is and always will be free. Applicants are able to make donations to help us continue running #FlashFiction101. Donations and entries are not linked and form no part of the judging process. \n  \n\n\nRULES & FORMATTING\n\n\n\n\n\nRULES​ \n\n\nAuthors must be 16 years of age or over at the time of submitting their story. \n\n\nEntry is open to everyone; locally\, nationally and internationally\, but entries must be written in English. \n\n\nAll entries must be the original and individual work of entrant. \n\n\nEntries must not have been previously published in print or online\, been broadcast or won a prize. \n\n\nEntries can be and genre or theme. They must also be for adult or young adult readers. Non-fiction and fiction written for children under 13 years of age is not eligible. We are hoping to bring further competitions that focus on writing for children soon. \n\n\nSimultaneous submission is permitted. Should your fiction win a prize or be published elsewhere\, please get in touch so that we may remove your entry. \n\n\nAuthors retain full worldwide copyright throughout. \n\n\nEntrants may submit as many entries as they like\, but may only submit each individual piece of work once in a twelve month period. \n\n\nFORMATTING \n1. The exact length of the story must be 101 words\, title excluded. \n2. Entries should be typed in a plain legible font. \n3. All entries (excluding the annual competition shortlist) will be read and judged anonymously. Please do not include your name\, address\, email\, telephone number or any personally identifying information on any page of your uploaded file. \n4. Acceptable file types are odt\, doc\, docx\, txt and pdf. \n5. The file name must be the title of your piece. If your piece does not have a title\, then the file name must be the first five words of your story. \n​ \nSUBMISSIONS \n1. Submission can only be made online\, using the Submissions Form. No postal entries will be accepted. \n2. No alterations or corrections may be made after you have submitted your work. You may remove your work from consideration but you will not be able to enter the same work again for a period of 12 months. \n3. There is no limit to the number of entries and entrant may submit.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-flashfiction101-competition-theme-your-character-sees-something-they-werent-supposed-to/
LOCATION:FlashFiction101
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award
DESCRIPTION:The Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Book Award is a new annual book award. The winner will receive $5\,000 and publication. The inaugural Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Book Award will be given in 2022. \nSubmission Guidelines \nThe submission period runs from January 1\, 2022 to March 31\, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST. \nAll submissions must be made electronically through Submittable. \nThe submission fee is $25. This fee may be waived for entrants experiencing financial hardship. Email laurabosspoetryfoundation@gmail.com to request a fee waiver. \nSubmit up to 10 poems from the manuscript\, not to exceed 10 pages total\, with each poem starting on a new page. Do not include any identifying information on the submitted poems. The entries will be read blind\, and any poems that contain identifying information will be discarded without being read and the submission fee will not be returned. \nProvide a cover letter with name\, contact information\, and a brief bio in the designated spaces on the Submittable form. \nRevision of sample submissions is not allowed during the submission period. You are welcome to withdraw and resubmit your sample\, but the new submission will require an additional $25 entry fee. \nSemi-finalists will be announced June 1\, 2022\, and invited to submit full manuscripts (70-90 pages). All full manuscripts must be submitted by 11:59 pm July 31\, 2022. Five finalists and the winner will be selected from the semi-finalist manuscripts. \nThe winner of the Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Book Award receives the following: \nPublication by New York Quarterly Books \n25 author copies \n$5\,000 prize (not treated as an advance toward royalties) \nReading in fall of 2022 in Paterson\, NJ \nFive finalists will receive: \n$100 prize \nInvitation to participate in the reading in September 2022 in Paterson\, NJ \nAll entries will be read blind. The semifinalists and finalists will be chosen by a committee selected by the Laura Boss Poetry Foundation. The winner will be chosen by poet and Paterson Literary Review editor Maria Mazziotti Gillan. \nEmail laurabosspoetryfoundation@gmail.com if you have additional questions.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-laura-boss-narrative-poetry-award/
LOCATION:Laura Boss Poetry Foundation
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize Contest
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize Contest opens to submissions on January 15\, 2022\, and will remain open until March 15\, 2022. \nPrizes \nWinners will receive $3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press. \nEligibility \nThe Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts from all living writers\, including non-US citizens\, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. We will not consider manuscripts that have previously been published\, which includes self-publication.  Manuscripts may contain stories or poems that have been published in journals or in chapbook form; however\, if the full-length manuscript includes work from a previously published chapbook\, the majority of the manuscript must be additional work not appearing in the chapbook.  Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted\, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else. No past or present paid employee of Prairie Schooner or the University of Nebraska Press or current faculty or student at the University of Nebraska will be eligible for the prizes. \nFees \nA $25.00 reading fee must accompany each submission. Submittable supports multiple currency options. Multiple submissions are welcome\, with separate fees. \nFor more guidelines\, please select your genre category below. \nYou may also visit our website here: http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize for more info. \nFor additional questions not answered within the guidelines\, e-mail Jamaica Baldwin\, Book Prize Coordinator\, at psbookprize@unl.edu. Please note we may not be able to respond to questions already addressed within the guidelines. \nContest Code of Ethics \nPrairie Schooner\, as a member of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses\, subscribes to this code of ethics for our annual book series competition: CLMP’s community of independent literary publishers believes 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 1) to 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.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-prairie-schooner-raz-shumaker-book-prize-contest/
LOCATION:Prairie Schooner
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Submissions for the 2022 Airlie Prize are now open!
DESCRIPTION:Submissions for the 2022 the Airlie Prize will be open January 1st through March 15th\, 2022 to all poets writing in English\, regardless of place of residence. The winner will be notified in the fall following the submission and will receive a $1000 cash award upon publication of the book in September of the next year. The initial print run is 500 copies. \nAt Airlie Press\, our vision and mission are to publish books of poetry that are compelling\, innovative\, and representative of diverse voices. To that end\, submissions to the Airlie Prize will no longer be read anonymously. As a press\, we commit to participating in the ongoing conversation and practice regarding inclusion and equity. We encourage submissions from underrepresented voices and poets from marginalized communities. \nIn the interest of transparency\, we’d like to share our selection process. All manuscripts will be read by two Airlie Press editors (either past or present) and previous Airlie Prize winners. Each reader will choose 2-3 manuscripts to advance to the second round. Our main criteria in reviewing manuscripts is the quality of the work. All current editors will then read the manuscripts that have advanced to the second round\, and each will choose their top two selections. From that group of finalists\, the prize winner is chosen by consensus among all current editors. If you have submitted to the Airlie Prize before\, we encourage you to try again\, as the judging team of Airlie Press editors varies from year to year. \nPoets previously published or contracted to be published by Airlie Press are ineligible to enter this contest\, as are members of the Airlie advisory board. In the case that an entry to the contest is made by a close connection (friend\, relative\, student\, or former student) of one of the Airlie Prize readers\, that reader will recuse themselves from the review of that manuscript in the first round. Manuscripts that advance to the final round will be read by all current editors\, regardless of connection\, and a winner will be chosen by consensus. For the purposes of this contest\, we also define “close connection” as anyone with whom a reader has direct correspondence (either written or verbal) once a month or more. As poetry is a relatively small community\, we believe a passing acquaintance with one of the readers does not necessitate a recusal. \nSubmissions are accepted via Submittable during the submission period. Entry fee: $25 ($33 if you would like to receive a copy of the winning book; $38 for those residing outside the US wishing to receive the book). \nManuscript Guidelines: \n1.      Manuscripts should be 48 to 90 pages of original poetry in English (excluding front matter and end matter). No more than one poem should appear on a page. \n2.      Please be sure manuscript pages are numbered. \n3.      Please include a table of contents. \n4.      Please use a standard\, easy-to-read font such as Times New Roman in twelve-point size. \n5.      Poems included in the submission may have appeared previously in magazines or anthologies but may not have been previously published in a book-length collection of the author’s own work. \n6.      Authors may submit more than one manuscript as long as no material is duplicated between submissions. Each submission requires a separate entry fee. \n7.      This contest is limited to single-author submissions. Translations are not eligible. \n8.      We accept simultaneous submissions\, but ask that you notify us and withdraw your manuscript from Submittable if it is accepted by another publisher. Entry fees are nonrefundable. \n9.    The contest winner will participate in the judging for the Airlie Prize in the year following their book’s publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-2022-airlie-prize-is-now-open/
LOCATION:Airlie Press
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - #FlashFiction101 Competition.  Theme: Your Character Wakes Up Next to a Stranger
DESCRIPTION:INTRODUCTION & DETAILS \n\n\n#FlashFiction101 is now in its second year and we’re stepping up our game.​ \nKey Information \n– The winner will have their story published online\, along with their biography and links to any other work. \n– The winning entry will be included in the shortlist for the annual competition in June 2022. \n– The winning entries for each quarter will be published in the printed Chiasmus Journal as well as online. \n– Entries that are shortlisted will be recognised and published online. \n– Entry to the competition is and always will be free. Applicants are able to make donations to help us continue running #FlashFiction101. Donations and entries are not linked and form no part of the judging process. \n  \n\n\nRULES & FORMATTING\n\n\n\n\n\nRULES​ \n\n\nAuthors must be 16 years of age or over at the time of submitting their story. \n\n\nEntry is open to everyone; locally\, nationally and internationally\, but entries must be written in English. \n\n\nAll entries must be the original and individual work of entrant. \n\n\nEntries must not have been previously published in print or online\, been broadcast or won a prize. \n\n\nEntries can be and genre or theme. They must also be for adult or young adult readers. Non-fiction and fiction written for children under 13 years of age is not eligible. We are hoping to bring further competitions that focus on writing for children soon. \n\n\nSimultaneous submission is permitted. Should your fiction win a prize or be published elsewhere\, please get in touch so that we may remove your entry. \n\n\nAuthors retain full worldwide copyright throughout. \n\n\nEntrants may submit as many entries as they like\, but may only submit each individual piece of work once in a twelve month period. \n\n\nFORMATTING \n1. The exact length of the story must be 101 words\, title excluded. \n2. Entries should be typed in a plain legible font. \n3. All entries (excluding the annual competition shortlist) will be read and judged anonymously. Please do not include your name\, address\, email\, telephone number or any personally identifying information on any page of your uploaded file. \n4. Acceptable file types are odt\, doc\, docx\, txt and pdf. \n5. The file name must be the title of your piece. If your piece does not have a title\, then the file name must be the first five words of your story. \n​ \nSUBMISSIONS \n1. Submission can only be made online\, using the Submissions Form. No postal entries will be accepted. \n2. No alterations or corrections may be made after you have submitted your work. You may remove your work from consideration but you will not be able to enter the same work again for a period of 12 months. \n3. There is no limit to the number of entries and entrant may submit.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-flashfiction101-competition-theme-your-character-wakes-up-next-to-a-stranger/
LOCATION:FlashFiction101
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:N - CBC Nonfiction Prize
DESCRIPTION:Nonfiction (up to 2\,000 words)* \n\nThe Nonfiction Prize includes memoir\, biography\, humour writing\, essay (including personal essay)\, travel writing\, and feature articles. While the events must be real and the facts true\, creative nonfiction conveys your message through the use of literary techniques such as characterization\, plot\, setting\, dialogue\, narrative and personal reflection. The work should be accessible to a general reading audience (i.e.\, not written for a specialized or academic audience).\n\nCompetition opens: January 1\, 2022 \nDeadline: February 28\, 2022 \n*(Word count includes all words contained in the work including but not limited to titles\, footnotes\, introductions\, etc. Submissions over the specified word count will be disqualified.) \nOur word limits are strict in each category. To calculate word counts\, we put your entire submission (including the title) into Microsoft Word and use Word’s word counter. Since Word only relies on spaces to delimit words\, any term containing a hyphen (“twenty-five”) or an apostrophe (“can’t”\, “don’t”) counts as a single word. Word also counts every article (“the”\, “a”\, etc.) as a separate word. Microsoft Word also automatically counts groups of characters (e.g. “xxx”) as well as symbols (e.g. “***” or “~~~”) as a word. \nParticipants may submit as many texts as they wish in one or all categories. A writer can win only one prize per category. Each text may be submitted to only one category. \nFor each manuscript entered\, participants must complete a separate official entry form and pay the entry fee. \nParticipants must verify the exact deadlines on the cbcbooks.ca website. Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is permitted to modify these deadlines at any time. \nOnline submission: all works must be submitted and payments must be made on or before 11:59 PM (ET) on the day of the deadline. \nWinners will be announced approximately six months after the deadline for each competition. \nHOW TO SUBMIT\nAll submissions must: \n\nBe submitted online by creating an account through Submittable. Submittable is an external site designated by CBC/Radio-Canada to manage the submissions to the competition. They adhere to CBC’s privacy policy.\nBe accompanied by the official entry form and the parental permission (electronic or print version) if applicable\nBe submitted anonymously: the name of the entrant must not appear anywhere on the text to ensure the objectivity of the jury\nBe submitted in Word or Wordpad (.doc\, .rtf or .docx) format\, in letter format (8½” by 11”)\nBe double spaced\, except for poetry texts\nBe in a legible font and font size\nBe submitted to the correct category during the entry period for that category\n\nIf you are unable to submit your content online\, please contact the CBC Literary Prizes team to obtain an alternate form of entry. \nRestrictions: \n\nAll submissions are final: no changes or substitutions are allowed\nNo handwritten manuscripts or fax texts will be accepted\nTexts will not be returned and editorial comments will not be given on the works\n\nFees: \nA fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry. The competition is 100% not-for-profit\, with all fees going towards covering administrative costs\, which include payment of readers and jurors of the competition. Participants are not eligible until payment of the registration fee has been received and cashed. The entry fee will not be refunded if your submission is ineligible. All submissions are final: entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. \nJUDGING\nWorks are judged anonymously on the basis of the participant’s use of language\, originality of subject and writing style. \nOnly the work submitted will be considered by the judges\, other documents\, images\, diagrams etc. are not eligible for consideration by the judges. \nSubmissions are processed by a two-tiered system in both languages (English\, French) by readers and jurors. \nThe initial texts are screened by readers chosen for each category from a group of qualified editors and writers across the country. Each text is read by two readers. \nThe English readers come up with a preliminary list of approximately 100 texts that are then forwarded to a second group of readers who will decide upon the approximately 30 entries that comprise the longlist and be forwarded to the jury. \nThe French readers come up with a longlist of approximately 20 texts that are forwarded to the jury. \nThe English and French juries will read all stories on the longlist and decide on a shortlist of five in each language\, which will include a first-place winner and four runners-up. The members of the jury (three per category) are composed of eminent writers and editors from the Canadian literary community. \nEvery effort is made to achieve a balance of gender and diversity in the readers and judges and to reflect regional differences and trends. The readers and jurors change every year and are based in different areas of the country. \nJurors and readers in each category will be chosen by CBC/Radio-Canada\, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Banff Centre. \nAll decisions by the readers and the jury are final (subject to meeting any conditions and eligibility criteria as determined by CBC). Readers’ names are confidential until the end of the competition to ensure the judging process remains blind. \nPRIZES\nCanada Council for the Arts will offer five cash prizes in each category and in each language: \n\nGrand Prize: $6\,000\nFour finalists will receive $1\,000 each\n\nMoreover\, the Grand Prize winner will receive a two-week residency at The Banff Centre approximately valued at $2\,500 which will include: \n\naccommodation and meals at The Banff Centre for two weeks;\n24-hour access to a studio; and\nopportunities to access Banff Centre events and performances for free.\n\nWinners must use their prize within two years of the prize award\, at a time mutually agreeable to the Banff Centre and the prize winner. This prize does not include travel costs to and from the residency at Banff. \nMoreover\, CBC/Radio-Canada will provide visibility to winners and their work on one or more of its platforms. \nParticipants may win only one prize per category. Participants maintain ownership of their works\, although rights to reproduce and distribute them to the public are limited by the licenses granted according to these rules. \nThe prize is not transferable and includes only what is specifically mentioned in these rules. If for any reason whatsoever\, the winner is unable to use the prize in whole or in part or is unwilling to accept or take advantage of the prize as described\, or a portion thereof\, the prize or portion thereof will be forfeited without compensation and CBC/Radio-Canada\, the Canada Council for the Arts\, The Banff Centre and their affiliated companies or agents\, as well as their respective directors\, officers and employees\, will be released from all obligations toward the winner with regards to the prize or portion thereof. \nIf a prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules\, CBC/Radio-Canada\, The Banff Centre and the Canada Council for the Arts reserve the right to substitute one or more prizes or prize components with another of approximately equivalent value. \nTo be proclaimed winners or finalists\, participants must meet all the conditions and eligibility criteria set out in these rules. The winners and finalists\, or in the of case minors\, their parents or guardians\, shall provide information requested by CBC in this regard\, and shall sign a declaration of eligibility for the competition\, as set out in these rules\, and release CBC/Radio-Canada\, the Canada Council for the Arts\, The Banff Centre and their affiliated companies or agents\, as well as their respective directors\, officers and employees\, from any liability for damage or loss whatsoever\, whether arising from the participants’ involvement in this competition or from the awarding\, acceptance or use of the prize. \nA winner’s refusal to accept a prize releases CBC/Radio-Canada\, the Canada Council for the Arts\, The Banff Centre and their affiliated companies or agents\, as well as their respective directors\, officers and employees\, from all obligations toward the winner. \nELIGIBILITY \nTexts submitted to CBC Literary Awards must be written in English (texts written in several languages and translations are not eligible). Texts written in French must be submitted to the Prix de la création Radio-Canada. \nCanadian citizens\, whether living in Canada or abroad\, and permanent residents of Canada are eligible to enter. \nFor any participant who has not reached the age of majority in his/her province or country of residence\, parental or guardian consent is necessary to enter the competition. \nPeople who work for CBC/Radio-Canada\, the Canada Council for the Arts\, the Banff Center\, their affiliates\, as well as the members of the jury and the selection committee (readers)\, as well as their immediate family (father-mother\, brother-sister\, son-daughter) and people living under the same roof during the registration period of the prize are not eligible for this prize. For example\, if one of the people listed above (immediate family or person living under the same roof as one of these people) works at one of the companies listed above during the registration period for the Short Story category but is no longer in the employ of this company during the registration period for the Poetry and Nonfiction Prizes\, they could participate in the Poetry and Nonfiction Prizes but not in Short Story. \nPreviously published participants may submit texts providing that the submissions are original unpublished works. There must be only one author per entry. \nAll works that have been published or broadcast are considered not eligible for the competition. \nRIGHTS\nParticipants warrant that the work they are submitting is an original and unpublished work written by them and that they own all rights to it. Participants will indemnify and hold CBC/Radio-Canada\, Banff Centre and Canada Council for the Arts and their affiliates\, harmless from and against any and all loss\, damage\, costs and other expense arising out of claims\, whatever their nature\, resulting directly or indirectly from breach of this warranty. \nParticipants submitting to the prize \nIn submitting their work\, each participant grants CBC/Radio-Canada (both for French and English services) the following licenses free of charge and irrevocably: \nThe right to translate an excerpt from the work submitted (no more than 15% of its total length)\nThe non-exclusive right to reproduce and publish an excerpt from the work submitted (no more than 15% of its total length) on the websites and platforms controlled or authorized by CBC/Radio-Canada\, both in the original language and in translation \nFinalists and winners\nIn accepting a prize\, the winners and finalists grant to CBC/Radio-Canada\, for the entire term of all rights\, the following licenses: \nThe right to translate the work\nThe right to reproduce and publish the work in all formats\, including on the websites and platforms controlled or authorized by CBC/Radio-Canada and on any future merchandise\, both in the original language and in translation; net income from any sale or exploitation of merchandise shall be split 50/50 between CBC/Radio-Canada and the participant or participants\nThe right to make an audio/video recording by means of any existing or not-yet-invented technology\, to distribute and broadcast readings of works or excerpts therefrom in the original language or in translation\, on CBC/Radio-Canada networks and websites/platforms controlled or authorized by CBC/Radio-Canada\nThe right to edit\, abridge or excerpt the work for the purposes of publication or broadcast. (The participant will be consulted if significant edits are necessary.) \nFor a purpose of clarity\, the Licenses granted to CBC/Radio-Canada by the finalists and winners are for all territories throughout the world (unless another agreement is reached with CBC/Radio-Canada) and are exclusive for a year from the date of acceptance of the prize and non-exclusive thereafter. Moreover\, the finalist and winners\, as well as the people accompanying them\, or their parents or guardians if the winners are minors\, shall agree\, if necessary\, to have their name and/or picture\, including their photograph and/or their voice used for advertising purposes related to this competition\, free of charge. \nThese licenses include the rights for CBC/Radio-Canada to grant sub-licences to exercise the rights granted by this licence. \nRead full guidelines here. \nhttps://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/cbc-literary-prizes-rules-regulations-1.4090957
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-cbc-nonfiction-prize/
LOCATION:Through Submittable
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:N - National Student Writing Contest asks: "What does a home mean to you?"
DESCRIPTION:Students in Grades 4\, 5 and 6 are asked to share what home means to them in a national writing contest that is now open and accepting entries. Three grand prize winners will each receive a $30\,000 grant to help a local Habitat for Humanity build a place to call home for a family in need of affordable housing. \nEvery student who enters the Meaning of Home contest earns a $10 donation towards their local Habitat for Humanity. In addition to the grand prize winners\, nine runners up will receive a $10\,000 grant for their local Habitat build. \nFounded by SagenTM in 2007\, the Meaning of Home contest has raised over $1.7 million to help build decent and affordable housing in communities across Canada. Over 80\,000 students have shared the importance of home in poems and short essays. Last year a record-breaking 12\,000 entries were received. \n“Home has been a refuge for so many over this difficult time. Home begins with four walls\, but it doesn’t end there. It means so much more – more time with family and a safe and healthy place to study\, to grow and to build community\,” says Julia Deans\, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada. \n“This contest is a valuable learning tool for students to reflect on what home means to them and their family\,” says Stuart Levings\, President and CEO\, Sagen. “As a founding sponsor of this contest\, we are proud that the Meaning of Home contest has encouraged over 80\,000 students to become more active and compassionate citizens.” \nSubmissions are being accepted by mail or online at meaningofhome.ca until February 18\, 2022. Winners will be announced by June. \nSubmissions: \nTitle: Up to 50 characters \nText: 50 – 300 words \n  \nFor more information please contact: \nSarah Austin\nDirector\, Communications\nHabitat for Humanity Canada\nEmail: saustin@habitat.ca\nPhone: 437-241-6974 \n1 Sagen™ is a trademark owned by Sagen MI Canada Inc. \n\nCBJ Newsmakers
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-national-student-writing-contest-asks-what-does-a-home-mean-to-you/
LOCATION:Canadian Business Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Frontier Poetry's 2022 New Voices Contest
DESCRIPTION:Dear Poets\, \nThe new year is here! We want to open up 2022 with a great opportunity for an up-and-coming poet\, judged by José Olivarez. This New Voices Contest will offer $3000 to the author of the judge’s favorite poem. 2nd and 3rd place will receive $300 and $200 respectively. We’re looking to shine a light on newer poets—only authors with no more than one full length collection currently published may submit. Send us all that hot urge and energy that overflowed your cup this past year of 2021—send us your best. We also warmly encourage poets of all backgrounds\, identities and ethnicities to submit. You’re welcome here. Send us work that is blister\, that is color\, that strikes hot the urge to live and be. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\\ SUBMIT //\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeed a reminder to submit? Add our deadline to your calendar: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdd to Calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuidelines \n\nSubmissions are open to emerging poets only. No more than one full length collection published by time of submission.\nUnpublished poems only.\nWe accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us if your work is picked up elsewhere.\nNo more than three poems per submission. There is no line-limit. Poems may be any length\, any style\, or any subject.\nMultiple submissions are allowed\, but each new submission requires a new fee.\nPlease include a brief cover letter with your professional bio and a brief introduction.\nInternational submissions are welcome.\nSubmission fee of $20.\nDeadline is February 15\, 2022.\nIf you have any questions about submissions of any kind or would like to query a current submission\, please visit our FAQ page or send an email to: contact (at) frontierpoetry (dot) com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout our Judge \nJosé Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants. His debut book of poems\, Citizen Illegal\, was a finalist for the PEN/ Jean Stein Award and a winner of the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize. It was named a top book of 2018 by The Adroit Journal\, NPR\, and the New York Public Library. Along with Felicia Chavez and Willie Perdomo\, he co-edited the poetry anthology\, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT. He is the co-host of the poetry podcast\, The Poetry Gods. In 2018\, he was awarded the first annual Author and Artist in Justice Award from the Phillips Brooks House Association and named a Debut Poet of 2018 by Poets & Writers. In 2019\, he was awarded a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. His work has been featured in The New York Times\, The Paris Review\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-frontier-poetrys-2022-new-voices-contest/
LOCATION:Frontier Poetry
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Arc's Poem of the Year Contest
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year Canadian subscription to Arc\n\n\n\nIn 2022\, Arc will be awarding one $5\,000 grand prize to the Poem of the Year and a $500 prize for an Honourable Mention. We accept still hard copy\, mailed submissions!\n\n\n\n\n\nShortlist: A shortlist of 10 to 12 poems\, selected by Arc’s editorial board\, will be eligible for the Readers’ Choice Award. The winner receives $250. Visit us in Spring 2022 to read our shortlist selections and cast your vote! Shortlisted poets will be contacted prior to the shortlist going live. \nPublication: Shortlisted entries for the Poem of the Year will be published online and in a print issue of Arc\, and will receive page-rate payment for online and print publication. Arc secures First Canadian Serial Rights\, meaning the poems should not appear in any print or digital publication before the release of the issue in which the work appears. All rights will revert to the author upon publication. \nRules: \n\nAc welcomes Poem of the Year entries from Canada\, the United States\, and around the world. Entrants outside Canada must submit entry fees in Canadian funds. Please use the online payment option or mail a cheque or money order in Canadian funds.\nEntrants may submit up to two unpublished poems with each $35 fee (extra poems: $5 per poem).\nThe length of each poem must not exceed 100 lines.\nEntrant’s name\, address\, e-mail and phone number must not appear on the poems\, but instead on a separate sheet or in the body of the submission email\, which should also list the titles of all poems entered.\nEntrants’ information is concealed during deliberations.\nNo entrants (including winners\, honourable mentions\, or authors of shortlisted poems) may substitute\, before\, during\, or after judging\, a revision of any poem already submitted to the contest.\nNo poems will be returned.irst two poems will be considered.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-arcs-poem-of-the-year-contest-2/
LOCATION:Arc Poetry 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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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: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 - 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 - 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: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
ORGANIZER;CN="Shuswap Association of Writers":MAILTO:https://wordonthelakewritersfestival.com/saw/2022-writing-contest/
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SUMMARY:P - THE COLORADO PRIZE FOR POETRY
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review  \nThe winner will be announced by May 2022. \nThe winning book-length collection of poems will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing and distributed by the University Press of Colorado in the fall of 2021. The author receives a $2\,500 honorarium. \nPoets with US addresses may opt for either a print or digital subscription. Poets living outside the US will receive digital subscriptions (as long as a valid e-mail address is  provided). Please select the appropriate submission portal. \nThe final judge is Gillian Conoley. \nFriends and students (current & former) of the final judge are not eligible to compete\, nor are Colorado State University employees\, students\, and alumni. \nManuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages. \nManuscripts may consist of poems that have been published\, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished (this includes self-publishing). \nIn your cover letter\, please tell us the manuscript title\, your name\, address\, e-mail address\, and phone number. You may supply a bio note here\, if you wish\, but it is not required.  Your name should NOT appear anywhere else in the manuscript or in the name of the file name. \nPlease do not include acknowledgments/publication credits of individual poems. \nManuscripts may be double- or single-spaced. \nYou may enter more than one manuscript. Each manuscript requires the $28 entry fee. If you’d like the additional subscriptions sent to someone other than yourself \, include that information in your cover letter. Otherwise\, your subscription will be extended by one year for each additional entry. \nThe theme and style are both open. \nTranslations are not eligible for the Colorado Prize for Poetry. \nAuthors do NOT need to be residents of Colorado or the United States. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-colorado-prize-for-poetry/
LOCATION:Colorado Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Mogford Prize For Food & Drink Writing
DESCRIPTION:MOGFORD PRIZE 2022 COMPETITION TERMS & CONDITIONS\nOpen to any author (UK and International) over the age of 18 by the Competition closing date. \nAll submitted stories (no poems or scripts) must have food and/or drink at the centre of the narrative. \nSubmitted stories should be a maximum of 2500 words excluding the title. Submitted stories should observe the following conventions: \n\nBe no more than a maximum of 2500 words excluding the title\nTyped in English only\nDisplay the word count on the first page of the document\nContain no identifying information\nSubmitted as a .doc or .docx file only\nPlease note that any entry that contains identifying details such as a name or contact details will be automatically disqualified.\nEntries must be the original work of the entrant and not previously published anywhere else\, including online or as an audio recording. Entries must not contain anything defamatory\, obscene\, illegal or otherwise inappropriate as may be deemed by the Promoter.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-mogford-prize-for-food-drink-writing/
LOCATION:Mogford Prize
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Jesmyn Ward Fiction Prize
DESCRIPTION:The Jesmyn Ward Prize will be awarded annually to one short story submitted for consideration to the Michigan Quarterly Review. The Michigan Quarterly Review has established this prize in honor of Helen Zell Writers’ Program Alumna Jesmyn Ward and her significant contributions to the literary arts. \nPlease submit one unpublished short story of 1\,500-7\,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please withdraw your submission as soon as it is accepted elsewhere. \nFirst readers for the prize will be the Helen Zell Writers’ Program students who currently review submissions on behalf of the journal. Submissions will go through two rounds of consideration by graduate students before 10 finalists are passed on to the judge. \nCurrent faculty and students and recent graduates (in the past 3 years) of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program will be barred from submitting. Close friends\, relatives\, and current and former students (in the past 3 years) of the Judge will be barred from submitting. MQR’s staff and editorial board\, as well as their immediate family members\, are also excluded from the contest. \nThe inaugural Judge will be Jesmyn Ward. The winning story will be published in the Summer issue of the following year. \nThe prize will be in the amount of $2\,000 and publication. All submissions will be considered for publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-jesmyn-ward-fiction-prize/
LOCATION:Michigan Quarterly Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:459-1641024000-1641056400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - 2021 Goldstein Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:Please submit up to 5 previously unpublished poems with a total page count of no more than 10 pages. Poets at all stages of their careers are encouraged to submit. Multiple submissions are permitted with multiple fees.  Simultaneous submissions are acceptable but please leave us a note to withdraw individual poems if they are accepted elsewhere. All submissions will be considered for publication. This year’s final judge will be Sumita Chakraborty. The prize is now $1\,000 and publication in an upcoming issue of the journal. \nGoldstein Prize Guidelines \n1.    We accept submissions via Submittable and use its tools to ensure that all identifying information is hidden from our contest readers throughout the selection process. \n2.    We ask entrants not to include their names or contact information within the document they upload to Submittable\, its title\, or its file name. \n3.   Up to 20 submissions will be passed on\, without identifying information within them\, to the judge. \n4.   Close friends\, relatives\, students\, and former students of the judge\, are excluded from the contest. Likewise\, the current Editorial Board and staff of MQR\, as well as their immediate family members\, are excluded from the contest. Graduates of the Helen Zell Writers Program in the last 3 years and current faculty and staff of that program are also excluded.  If any of the selected authors fall under these categories they will be disqualified\, and a replacement will be chosen from among the finalists. \nWe feel acquaintance and/or participation in a workshop (outside of semester-long academic settings) taught by the judge should not be a disqualifying factor\, so long as none of the poems in a manuscript is recognizable to the judge. \nFor the purposes of this contest\, we’ll call a “close friend” anyone with whom we have regular direct correspondence. And please remember that if a poem is recognizable to the judge\, it will be disqualified.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-michigan-quarterly-reviews-2021-goldstein-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:Michigan Quarterly Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award
DESCRIPTION:We are now accepting submissions for the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award. The winning poet will receive $500 and publication in the Spring 2022 issue of Fourteen Hills. There is no submission fee. Poems not chosen for the award will be considered for publication in Fourteen Hills. \nStacy Doris was a poet\, translator\, and an Associate Professor in San Francisco State University’s Department of Creative Writing\, where she taught for ten years. Her poetry is widely recognized; Fledge: A Phenomenology of Spirit\, published shortly after her death\, is available from Nightboat Books. Poet Maxine Chernoff has referred to it as “a miracle of attentiveness.” She was also highly regarded for her writing in French and her contribution to interactions among contemporary French and American poetry and poets. \nDoris created new worlds with her unexpected poetics. Following upon her spirit of creative invention\, engaging wit and ingenious playfulness\, discovery in construction\, and radical appropriations based on classical forms\, pastiche\, etc.\, and love\, the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award is given to a poet with a truly inventive spirit. \nAdditional Requirements: \n\nSubmission deadline: January 1\, 2022\nSubmissions only accepted via Submittable\nMaximum 1 poem per author\nPoem must be a minimum of 3 pages; maximum 10 pages\nStudents currently enrolled at San Francisco State University are ineligible\nWork must be previously unpublished\nPoems submitted for the award will also be considered for publication in Fourteen Hills\nSubmission file must be in .doc or .docx format (Microsoft Word or Open Office)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-stacy-doris-memorial-poetry-award/
LOCATION:Fourteen Hills
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Boulevard Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Boulevard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSHORT FICTION CONTEST FOR EMERGING WRITERS\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n$1\,500 and publication in Boulevard awarded to the winning story by a writer who has not yet published a book of fiction\, poetry\, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press. \nRULES\n\n\nAll entries must be postmarked by December 31\, 2021 or submitted online by midnight CT. \n\n\nEntry fee is $16 for each individual story\, with no limit per author\, and includes a one-year subscription. Make checks payable to Boulevard. \n\n\nAuthor’s name\, address\, and telephone number\, in addition to the story’s title and “Boulevard Emerging Writers Contest\,” should appear on page one. \n\n\nManuscripts should be typed and double spaced. \n\n\nCover sheets are not necessary. \n\n\nNo manuscripts will be returned. \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed\, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible. \n\n\nWe accept works up to 8\,000 words. \n\n\nAll entries will be considered for publication and for payment at our regular rates. \n\n\nEntries will be judged by the editors of Boulevard. \n\n\nNo one editorially or financially affiliated with Boulevard can enter the contest. \n\n\nThe winning story will be first announced on the website\, traditionally during June\, though occasionally earlier\, and then published in the following issue of Boulevard. \n\n\nSend typed manuscript(s) to Boulevard Short Fiction Contest\, 3829 Hartford Street\, St. Louis\, MO 63116 or submit online. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-boulevard-short-fiction-contest-for-emerging-writers/
LOCATION:Boulevard Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:FN - 2022 Leacock Medal for Humour
DESCRIPTION:2022 Leacock Medal Award\n\nGenre: Book-length Humour \nWinner:  $25\,000 \nRunners-up (two):  $4\,000 each \nImportant Dates\nEntry deadline for the 2022 Leacock Medal for Humour: The package of books may be postmarked no later than December 31\, 2021.  (It is not sufficient to simply fill in the on-line submission form by the deadline.) \nLong list (10 books) announcement: On or around Wednesday\, June 1\, 2022. \nShortlist (three books) announcement: On or around Monday\, August 15\, 2022. \nLeacock Medal winner announcement: Scheduled for Saturday September 17\, 2022\, at the Gala Dinner. \nHow to Enter\nAuthors and publishers must submit their books according to the rules and instructions given below.  Ensure that your entry follows all the rules\, fill in the submission form\, and mail a copy with the books\, together with the entry fee. \nENTRY DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked no later than DECEMBER 31\, 2021\nENTRY FEE: $200\nSubmissions for the 2022 medal will be accepted from August 1\, 2021 to December 31\, 2021. \nRules for Entry\n\nThe major emphasis of each entry MUST be on humour\, but literary merit and insightful comment are also important. Books of cartoons and graphic novels are eligible only if they contain a substantial amount of textual material.\nAll entries must carry an ISBN.\nAll entries must have been published in the current year (2021).\nThe author or authors must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants and living at the time of publication.\nThe language of the entry must be English. In the case of a translation from another language\, the translation must have been published in the current year (2021).\nThe following are not eligible:\n– Books of which significant or substantial parts have been previously published in book form.\n– Collections of writings compiled by someone other than the original author.\n– Books with more than two authors.\n– Electronic books.\nThe deadline for submissions is December 31 of the current year (2021)\, but earlier submissions are appreciated by the judges.\nSubmitted books are distributed among the judges and/or added to collections of works of Canadian humour held for purposes of literary research in the Orillia Public Library and in libraries of the following universities: McGill\, Toronto\, McMaster and Alberta. They are\, therefore\, not returnable.\n\nNOTE:  All three finalists must be available to attend the Gala Award Dinner in September. Further details to be announced. \nPlease see submission instructions below. \nTIMETABLE:  \nA long list of 10 books will be released June 1\, 2022.\nA short list of three books will be released August 15\, 2022.\nThe winner and runners-up will be announced at our Gala Dinner on September 17\, 2022. \nSubmission Instructions\nStarting with the award for 2021\, we introduced a new way of accepting book submissions.  Instead of providing a fillable PDF submission form\, we now ask authors and publishers to enter the submission details on-line. \nThe steps in this process are as follows: \n\nEnter the details about your book\, author and publisher on the online Submission Form.\nAfter you click on the Submit button\, you will be asked to save and print your personalized submission form with its identifying Submission ID.  You should also upload the author’s bio and photo\, and book cover photo if possible.\nPrint your form and include a copy of it in the package that you mail to the Awards Chair\, with eight (8) copies of the book and your submission fee.  This package must arrive or be postmarked no later than the submission deadline date.\nYou will receive an automated acknowledgement email with clickable links that allow you to print additional copies of the form after you leave the website\, or to upload the author’s bio and photo\, and book cover photo.\nYour book will be added to the list of entries on our website when we have received all of the following:\n\nyour cheque\,\nthe paper copy of the submission form\,\n8 copies of the book\,\nthe electronic files for the author bio\, author photo and book cover photo.\n\n\n\nWhen entering the data:\nPlease fill in as much information as you can\, beyond those items marked as essential.  This means full addresses.  Self-publishers do not need to fill in all the publisher details. \nYour package must include:\n\nPrintout of the submission form.\nThe entry fee of $200 payable by cheque or money order to Stephen Leacock Associates.\nEight (8) copies of the book. ** We cannot return entered books. **\n\nThe author’s bio and photo\, and a photo of the book cover must also be uploaded using our Author Bio and Photo Upload Facility \nA comprehensive author’s bio must be provided as a PDF file with the file extension “.pdf“. \nThe two photos must be in high resolution (at least 1MB/300 dpi\, but no wider than 2500 pixels) and must be uploaded in jpg (jpeg) format.  The first is a  portrait style coloured head shot of the author on a plain background and the second is a portrait style colour shot of the book cover. These are for print and online use by Stephen Leacock Associates and the Stephen Leacock Museum for display and promotional advertising. \nPlease mail the completed package to: \nBette Walker\n149 Peter St N\nOrillia\, ON L3V 4Z4 \nFor further information\, please contact Bette Walker at awardschair@leacock.ca.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-2022-leacock-medal-for-humour/
LOCATION:Leacock
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review Chapbook Open for Emerging Writers
DESCRIPTION:This year\, The Masters Review is holding an open call for chapbooks. They want to publish your collections of flash\, your mini novellas\, your 40-page short stories\, your braided essays\, your eclectic brainchildren\, your experiments. However you want to tell your story\, they want to read it.\n\nGuidelines:\n\nWinner receives $3000\, manuscript publication\, and 50 contributor copies\nSecond and third place finalists will be acknowledged on our website\nManuscripts should be between 25-40 pages (not including front/back matter) with each story beginning on a new page\nManuscripts should be double-spaced and paginated\nManuscripts should include a Table of Contents (if necessary) and an acknowledgements page listing any previously published material within the manuscript\nManuscripts may contain some previously published work\, but the published work cannot have appeared in any other chapbook or full-length collections\nSelf-published chapbooks are previously published and therefore ineligible\nNo poetry chapbooks\, please (we will consider chapbooks which contain some prose poetry)\nElectronic submissions only\nSingle author manuscripts only\nInternational English submissions allowed (No translations)\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions allowed (Please withdraw submissions if they are accepted elsewhere.)\nEmerging writers only (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Self-published writers and writers with story collections and novels with a small circulation (fewer than 5000 copies) are welcome to submit.)\nIndividual stories or essays within the manuscript may be considered for publication in our New Voices series\nWe are not requiring blind submissions for this contest\n\nEditorial letters for up to 3 individual pieces within the manuscript may be requested\n\nA significant portion of the editorial letter and manuscript consultation fees go to our feedback editor\, according to the rates established by the EFA\nPlease e-mail contact at mastersreview.com with questions
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-review-chapbook-open-for-emerging-writers/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Crosswinds Poetry Contest
DESCRIPTION:As always\, each book sale results in a $1 donation to the RI Community Foodbank\, along with a .50 donation from every submission we receive.\n\nContest Guidelines:\nCrosswinds seeks English language poetry in all styles. Using Submittable\, submit poems as word documents.\n                                             (no PDF’s please!)\nPlease use use 12 point Times New Roman when submitting. Poems exceeding 60 single-spaced lines\,  are NOT allowed and will not be considered. The 60 Line maximum includes stanza breaks\, and spaces between poem titles and the opening line of your poem.\nPoems that exceed our maximum of 66 characters per-line (includes spaces and punctuation) will NOT be considered will NOT be considered. Any identifying information on the poem itself will disqualify the poem from consideration. \nPlease include a biography of 100 words or fewer\, written in third person.\nReading fees are $20 for each submission of up to three poems.\nTwo submissions of up to three poems are allowed but require two separate reading fees. Please do not send more than three poems in each of the two allowed submissions\, as we will only read the first three. We will not refund reading fees for additional submissions beyond the allowable two separate submissions.\nGenerally reports in 3-4 months\, but it can be somewhat longer depending on the volume of submissions received and when you submit\, as we read every poem carefully.\nPreviously published works and works forthcoming elsewhere cannot be considered. Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, but the entry fee is non-refundable should the submitted work be accepted elsewhere.  Please notify us of your work’s acceptance promptly.\nPoets wishing to withdraw one or more poems under consideration by Crosswinds must do so within 30 days following the submission deadline. Please let us know through submittable which poems we may still consider. Thanks.\n\nWe strongly discourage postal submissions\, but will consider them in unusual circumstances. Please contact us as to your situation.\n\n\nPlease Include:\nName as you want it to appear in the journal.\nPostal mailing address. If using a pen name under your poem\, please make sure your actual name appears on your mailing address.\nTitles for each poem\nBiography of 100 words or less\, written in third person.\nAwards:\nThe winning poet will receive $1\,000.00 with $500.00 and $250.00 awarded for second and third place respectively. Seven finalists will each receive a $50 honorarium.  Winners and honorarium recipients will receive their awards from Crosswinds in the form of a check sent to their postal mailing address no later than April 15th following the poetry contest deadline. Contest winners and finalists agree to allow Crosswinds to publish and their names on this website\, and other platforms.\n\nPayment is two contributor copies for the winners and finalists and one contributor copy for the remaining authors.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-crosswinds-poetry-contest/
LOCATION:Crosswinds Poetry Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Arc's Poem of the Year Contest
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Arc. \nIn 2022\, Arc will be awarding one $5\,000 grand prize to the Poem of the Year and a $500 prize for an Honourable Mention. We accept still hard copy\, mailed submissions!\n\nDEADLINE: February 1\, 2022\nEARLY BIRD DEADLINE: December 31\, 2021 \nShortlist: A shortlist of 10 to 12 poems\, selected by Arc’s editorial board\, will be eligible for the Readers’ Choice Award. The winner receives $250. Visit us in Spring 2022 to read our shortlist selections and cast your vote! Shortlisted poets will be contacted prior to the shortlist going live. \nPublication: Shortlisted entries for the Poem of the Year will be published online and in a print issue of Arc\, and will receive page-rate payment for online and print publication. Arc secures First Canadian Serial Rights\, meaning the poems should not appear in any print or digital publication before the release of the issue in which the work appears. All rights will revert to the author upon publication. \nRules: \n\nAc welcomes Poem of the Year entries from Canada\, the United States\, and around the world. Entrants outside Canada must submit entry fees in Canadian funds. Please use the online payment option or mail a cheque or money order in Canadian funds.\nEntrants may submit up to two unpublished poems with each $35 fee (extra poems: $5 per poem)\, except for Early Bird submissions\, which may be up to three poems.\nThe length of each poem must not exceed 100 lines.\nEntrant’s name\, address\, e-mail and phone number must not appear on the poems\, but instead on a separate sheet or in the body of the submission email\, which should also list the titles of all poems entered.\nEntrants’ information is concealed during deliberations.\nNo entrants (including winners\, honourable mentions\, or authors of shortlisted poems) may substitute\, before\, during\, or after judging\, a revision of any poem already submitted to the contest.\nNo poems will be returned.\n\n\nEarly Bird Deadline: Entries submitted or postmarked no later than 11:59 pm\, December 31\, 2021 may consist of 3 poems for a single entry fee. For entries submitted or postmarked after this date\, only the first two poems will be considered.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-arcs-poem-of-the-year-contest/
LOCATION:Arc Poetry Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Do Wha(TS) Write! Creative Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:The goal of Do Wha(TS) Write is to fundraise for Tourette Canada\, a national charity that provides support for individuals with TS. For more information on Tourette Syndrome\, visit our About TS page. Please note that Do Wha(TS) Write is in no way affiliated with Tourette Canada. \nContest entries should be flash fiction or short stories\, with an absolute word limit of 1000 words.  There is no required prompt or topic.  Write whatever you’d like! We want to see you get creative.  There is no preferred genre or format of story. Longer stories will not be granted an advantage.  Poetry is not permitted.  This contest is international – you do not have to reside in Canada to participate.  You may submit as many entries as you would like. However\, the entry fee will be applied  individually to each entry. So if\, for example\, you submit four entries\, you must pay four times the entry fee ($2 CAD).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-do-whats-write-creative-writing-contest/
LOCATION:Do Wha(TS) Write!
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:N - 2021 Craft Creative Nonfiction Award
DESCRIPTION:GUIDELINES:\n\n\nOpen November 1 to December 30\nCRAFT submissions are open to all writers\nInternational submissions are allowed\nCreative nonfiction only! (please no academic work\, fiction\, or poetry)\nPlease submit work in English only\n6\,000 word count maximum\nWe review literary nonfiction\, but are open to a variety of genres and styles including memoir\, lyric essays\, personal essays\, narrative nonfiction\, and experimental prose—our only requirement is that you show excellence in your craft\nPreviously unpublished work only—we do not review reprints or partial reprints\, including self-published work\, for contests\nWe allow simultaneous submissions—writers please notify us and withdraw your entry if your work is accepted elsewhere\n$20 reading fee per entry allows ONE creative nonfiction piece from 1\,001 to 6\,000 words OR up to TWO flash creative nonfiction pieces of 1\,000 words or fewer each—if submitting two flash pieces (2\,000 words maximum combined/1\,000 words maximum each)\, please put them both in a SINGLE document\nWe allow multiple submissions—each entry should be accompanied by a reading fee\nAll entries will also be considered for publication in CRAFT\nAll submissions must be made via Submittable\nPlease\, please\, double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12 pt. font\nPlease include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable)\nWe do not require anonymous submissions\nWe do not discriminate on the basis of age\, ancestry\, disability\, family status\, gender identity or expression\, national origin\, race\, religion\, sex or sexual orientation\, or for any other reason\nAdditionally\, we do not tolerate discrimination in the writing we consider for publication: work we find discriminatory on any of the bases stated here will be declined without complete review (you will be refunded\, less fees)\n\nFriends\, family\, and associates of the judge are not eligible for consideration for the award. \n\n\n\nAWARDS:\nThe writers of the three winning essays will receive: \n\n$1\,000 each\nPublication in CRAFT\, each with an introduction by Ira Sukrungruang\nPublication of an Author’s Note (craft essay) to accompany the piece\nA complete set of fourteen titles of Graywolf’s The Art Of series\n\nThe two writers chosen in the editors’ choice round will receive: \n\n$300 each\nPublication in CRAFT\nPublication of an Author’s Note (craft essay) to accompany the piece\nA complete set of fourteen titles of Graywolf’s The Art Of series
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-2021-craft-creative-nonfiction-award/
LOCATION:CRAFT
CATEGORIES:Contest
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