BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//A Novel Approach - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for A Novel Approach REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240715T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240715T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240625T162016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T162144Z UID:5403-1721030400-1721062800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Synkroniciti Magazine. Theme: Belonging DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \nSubmissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.\n\n\n\n\nPoetry Submission\n\n\nSend up to 5 poems in Word or pdf format. We prefer free verse and are more fond of visual poetry than formal rhyme schemes\, although rhyming does not disqualify your work. We will also consider poems in other languages with an English translation (poem and translation counts as one poem and both parts will be printed). The winner of our poetry contest will receive a $75 award and four free issues of the Magazine. \n\n\n\n\nShort Story Submission\n\n\nSend a short story in Word or pdf format. 4\,000 word maximum. Note that Flash Fiction now has a separate category below. \n\n\n\n\nFlash Fiction Submission\n\n\nPlease submit a flash fiction piece of 350 words or less in pdf or Word format. \n\n\n\n\n\nShort Play Submission\n\n\nSend a short play in Word or pdf format. 4\,000 word maximum. The winner of our short play contest will receive a $75 award and four free issues of the Magazine \n\nEssay\n\n\nSend a single non-fiction work in Word or pdf format. 4\,000 word maximum. We are partial to narrative and descriptive essays and memoir\, but will consider expository\, definitive and argumentative essays as well. \n  \n\n\nThe submission fee is $3. You may submit more than one entry in one or more categories. We currently pay only artists winning the top prizes in our contests. We are working toward being able to pay sustainable honorariums to everyone. \nPending payment\, all submissions will receive a response shortly after our submission deadline. If your work is selected you will be asked for biographical information and we will work with you to make sure that your work is displayed in a way that makes you happy. If you are not already a subscriber\, you will receive the issue of Synkroniciti Magazine that features it for free. \nDon’t want to pay submission fees? Become a subscriber ($10 every six months/2 issues) and you will have unlimited free entries (as long as you are subscribed). \nIf your work is selected we request the right to publish it in both the e-book and the website archive of Synkroniciti Magazine. We accept simultaneous submissions and pre-published work (contingent upon the other parties involved allowing publication). URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-synkroniciti-magazine-theme-belonging/ LOCATION:Synkroniciti Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission,Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240714T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240714T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240624T201041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T201041Z UID:5389-1720944000-1720976400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - Fractured Lit Flash Fiction OPEN | Prize $3500 - No Themes DESCRIPTION:We want your most creative and resonant flash and microfictions. No themes. Send us those pieces that hum with life\, velocity\, and intimacy. Write that story you’ve been thinking about for months\, the one that needs to exist\, the one that caught you in its glare of white-hot inspiration. Please don’t forget that we love stories that involve actions\, reactions\, and reckonings. Write and submit the stories only you can tell! \nFractured Lit publishes flash fiction with emotional resonance\, with characters who come to life through their actions and responses to the world around them. We’re searching for flash that investigates the mysteries of being human\, the sorrow\, and the joy of connecting to a diverse population. \nWe’re thrilled to partner with Guest Judge Maurice Carlos Ruffin\, who will choose one grand-prize winner and 15 finalists from a shortlist. The first-place winner will receive $2\,000 and publication\, while the 15 finalists will receive $100 and publication. All entries will be considered for general publication. \nGood luck and happy writing! \nGUIDELINES: \n\nYour $20 reading fee allows up to two stories of 1\,000 words or fewer each per entry—if submitting two stories\, please put them both in a SINGLE document.\nWriters from historically marginalized groups may submit for free until we reach a cap of 25 submissions in this category. No additional fee waivers will be granted for this contest.\nWe allow multiple submissions—each set of two flash/micro stories requires a separate submission accompanied by a reading fee.\nPlease send flash and microfiction only—1\,000 word count maximum per story.\nWe only consider unpublished work for contests—we do not review reprints\, including self-published work (even on blogs and social media). Reprints will be automatically disqualified.\nSimultaneous submissions are okay—please notify us and withdraw your entry if you find another home for your writing.\nAll entries will also be considered for publication in Fractured Lit.\nDouble-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12 (or larger if needed).\nPlease include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable). In the cover letter\, please include content warnings as well\, to safeguard our reading staff.\nWe only read work in English\, though some code-switching/meshing is warmly welcomed.\nWe do not read anonymous submissions. However\, shortlisted stories are sent anonymously to the judge.\nUnless specifically requested\, we do not accept AI-generated work. For this contest\, AI-generated work will be automatically disqualified.\n\nThe deadline for entry is July 14\, 2024. We will announce the shortlist within ten to twelve weeks of the contest’s close. All writers will be notified when the results are final. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-fractured-lit-flash-fiction-open-prize-3500-no-themes/ LOCATION:Fractured Lit CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240707T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240707T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240625T170544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T170644Z UID:5409-1720339200-1720371600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Conversation Piece Contest: Pieces composed entirely of speech/dialogue DESCRIPTION:Announcing… CONVERSATION PIECE! \nA writing contest from Gryllus and Hobby Horse Press. \nSubmit your stories\, poems\, dialogues\, screenplays\, etc. to win! \n1st Place Winner will receive a modest cash prize\, publication in the Conversation Piece zine (including physical copies)\, and a MYSTERIOUS SECRET PRIZE! \nChoice Runners-up will receive publication in Conversation Piece zine (including physical copies)\, and the LESSER MYSTERIOUS SECRET PRIZE! \nSubmissions must be written\, made up of 100% dialogue/speech. No word limit. Deadline is July 7th! \nSend your conversation piece to \nhobbyhorse.editor@gmail.com! URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-conversation-piece-contest-pieces-composed-entirely-of-speech-dialogue/ LOCATION:Conversation Piece Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240630T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240630T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240624T202113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T202226Z UID:5392-1719734400-1719766800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - The 2024 Frontier Poetry OPEN Prize DESCRIPTION:In our pursuit to celebrate the outstanding poets of our present times\, Frontier Poetry annually hosts a prize for all poets\, regardless of publication history. We invite you to send your best work to the Frontier OPEN\, our biggest prize of the year! The winning poem will be awarded $5\,000 and publication. \nIn addition to the winner\, nine finalists will also receive an award of $100 each with publication. The Frontier Poetry editorial team will work together to select winners and finalists for this contest. \nWhile we primarily serve as a platform for new and emerging writers\, the OPEN is meant to support and elevate the poetry community as a whole. Every year\, we look forward to this prize\, for which emerging and established poets are considered in equal measure and as a result are often published side by side in Frontier Poetry. We’re excited to read your work! \nGuidelines\n\nSubmissions are open to all poets\, regardless of publication history.\nAs part of our dedication to the pursuit of a more inclusive publishing world\, we offer a free submission window for poets from historically marginalized groups at the beginning of the contest. Please note the portal will close when we hit our cap of fifty submissions; there will be no additional waivers granted.\nDo not include any identifying information in the body of your document.\nSend up to three poems per submission\, for a total of no more than twelve pages.\nFor this contest\, we have no aesthetic or formal requirements and will consider all styles of poetry.\nPlease submit unpublished poems only. Previously published work will be automatically disqualified.\nWork generated by AI will be automatically disqualified.\nWe welcome simultaneous submissions\, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.\nYou may submit multiple times\, but each submission requires a separate $20 fee.\nPlease include a brief cover letter that includes a short\, third-person bio with your publication history\, if applicable. To safeguard our staff\, please include any necessary content warnings as well.\nSubmissions are open internationally\, to any poet writing in English. Inclusion of other languages is welcome\, as long as the poem is primarily written in English. Some code-switching/meshing is warmly welcomed.\nWinners and finalists will be announced in the fall of 2024.\nPlease do not submit work if you have a close relationship with Frontier’s editors. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-2024-frontier-poetry-open-prize/ LOCATION:Frontier Poetry CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240624T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240624T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240602T204225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T204225Z UID:5314-1719216000-1719248400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - the ruth weiss foundation 2024 Poetry Contest: Haiku poems (fee-based) DESCRIPTION:2024 ruth weiss Foundation Poetry Contest: Unleash Your Verse \n“I want my poems to evoke” — from the ruth weiss film\, ruth weiss The Beat Goddess trailer. \nDive into the Haiku Contest for 2024! Poets and dreamers\, this is your call to craft in the realm of haiku\, where each syllable bursts with meaning\, and every pause can capture a universe. \nWhy Haiku? Haiku distills poetry to its essence—17 beats\, a touch of nature\, a moment of Zen. Matsuo Basho captured it best: a silent pond\, a frog leaps\, and then silence again. It’s the art of minimalism\, where quiet truths resonate between the lines. \nThe Beat Generation’s Twist: Jack Kerouac saw haiku as a snapshot of life\, spontaneous and raw. He infused his verses with the rhythm of Bee Bop jazz\, transforming traditional haiku into quick\, sparse reflections of modern chaos. Similarly\, ruth weiss\, poet\, playwright\, artist\, and filmmaker\, painted her haikus across canvases\, blending jazz music and vibrant hues to evoke deep human emotions and experiences. \nTradition Meets Rebellion: We honor haiku’s rich legacy while daring to disrupt. Just as Kerouac and weiss reimagined traditional forms\, we invite you to either stand with the masters or chart new territories with your haiku. \nContest Categories and Prizes: \n• Maverick: $1\,200 \n• Emergent: $1\,000 \n• Youth (18 and under): $800 \n• School Grant (up to three schools): $900 \n• Founder’s Prize: $100 \n• Honorable Mentions: $200 each for the final ten winners (Total: $2\,000) \nPrize allocations may adjust depending on entry volume. \nHow to Begin? \nThe Essence of Haiku: Embrace kigo (season words) and kireji (cutting words)—the vital elements that ground your verse in the now and slice through to the heart. \nLive it: Write a haiku to a friend and share the inspiration. \nCan You Dig It? \nPlease send us your verses\, whether they cling to classic cliffs or dance on the edge of new waves. Join us in celebrating poetic legacy and innovation. Together\, let’s craft a tapestry of haiku that honors tradition and propels it into the future. \nPLEASE READ: \nCategories – choose one you belong to: \nMaverick – Ages 26 and up. The Maverick Award is open to all poets that embody the spirit of the maverick; whether published or not\, ruth weiss’s spirit is the exemplar of the Maverick. \nEmerging – Between ages 18 and 25. Emergent poets include a wide range of writers –those that exude a passion for writing. ruth weiss championed emerging poets throughout her long life as a bell-weather writer watching others evolve. \nYouth – Aged 18 and below to age 15. Share your love of writing and creativity while you explore the poet ruth weiss. \nMake sure your poem has never been published before. \nIf you win\, you agree for us to be able to publish your poem on our website. \n\n[Leave blank – add poem on the next step ‘application form’] \nMake sure your poem has never been published before. \nAll types of haiku are acceptable\, not just the formal. \n\nIf you win\, you agree for us to be able to publish your poem on our website. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-ruth-weiss-foundation-2024-poetry-contest-haiku-poems-fee-based/ LOCATION:the ruth weiss foundation Poetry Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240622T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240622T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240601T165235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T165235Z UID:5295-1719043200-1719075600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - International EJCA Spring Haiku Contest. Theme: Spring DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are ready to receive your submissions by June 22nd! \nAs of June 1st\, we have already over 100 poems by over 50 Haiku poets!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nlooking for our 2023 Contest & winners? \n-> follow this link \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nsakura gave me silence 　 \nthe flowers of the soul open \nand the sky is bright \nTranslated:\nさくらは　沈黙を与えた\n魂の花々が咲き\nそうして　空は明るかった \n\nMykyta Ryzhykh (Canada)\,\nwinner “Best overall – English language Haiku” category\nin our 2023 contest! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Springtime finally upon us and the cherry and plum trees blossoming again\, following the great successes of the 2022 and 2023 editions of this contest\, EJCA once again calles upon your hidden poetic talents and invites you to get creative and craft and submit a Haiku\, suitably themed to celebrate the season. \nPrizes (and bragging rights when you are named among the best) are providing an additional incentive (should you need that extra bit of a ‘nudge’ to grab your pen). \nWe are looking forward for many of you to join and re-join the fun this year!   \nKids: We would love to see submissions from aspiring young poets! \nNews\, winners and a selection of poems will be announced on this page and in moshi moshi and/or our social media channels.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n春がやっと訪れ、桜や梅が再び花開く中、２０２２年と２０２３年に大成功したEJCAの春の俳句大会を２０２４年度も主催致します。来たれ、皆様の隠れた詩的才能よ！この機会にぜひクリエイティブな才能を全開にし、春に因んだ俳句を詠んで、大会にご参加ください。 \n皆様にもう少し「よし参加するぞ！」という気概を持っていただくため、（入賞した際に自慢ができる権利に加えて）賞金も用意させていただきました。 \nたくさんの方のご参加、昨年、一昨年に加えての再参加をお待ちしております。 \nお子様方：若くて詩心のある皆様のご投句も楽しみにしております。 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBefore or on the 22nd of June 2024\, 23:59 MDT\, you are being asked to submit your Haiku using this Google form (link)（この俳句応募フォームのリンクを使って２０２４年６月２２日２３時59分（MDT)までにご投句ください。）\nOur jury will be reviewing the submissions by end of June/early July（審査は６月末か７月の始めに行われます。）\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEveryone is invited (whether EJCA member or not) to participate\n\nYou can submit up to two unpublished Haiku that you have authored.\nTo be considered for prizes\, your poem should follow the spirit of good Haiku form – see below\, section “What is a Haiku?”\n\nMake sure to give your Haiku a Spring theme by including a Spring seasonal word of your choice.\n\n\nOur jury will evaluate all submissions to determine winners in the various categories\n\nJury: Shajin Watanabe \n \nShajin Watanabe sensei: \nWatanabe sensei is a protege to Kusatao Nakamura and was awarded the Saitama Literature Award. After his retirement from teaching Japanese literature (kokugo) at Urawa Akenohoshi Girls’ Senior High School\, he taught haiku poetry at Saitama Police Academy for a number of years. Currently\, he is the chair of Haiku Society\, “Sumeraki\, ” while teaching haiku at numerous workshops. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-参加資格　－EJCA会員である必要はなく、どなたでも応募できます。 \n兼題（事前に課題として出された「季語」の意の語）を「日本語による俳句または英語による3行詩」に詠みこんだ未発表の作品を募集します。 \n　　　　・投句数：1季語に1作品、計2作品まで応募可。 \n兼題　－ご自分で選んだ春の季語 \nご投稿いただいた全ての作品は選者により審査され、それぞれの部門の入賞作品が決められます。 \n応募部門・賞 \n俳句部門（日本語部門）優秀賞賞金３０ドル　準優秀賞　賞金２０ドル \n三行詩部門（英語部門）優秀賞賞金３０ドル　準優秀賞　賞金２０ドル \n１６歳以下の部門（英語もしくは日本語）優秀賞賞金３０ドル \n今回はEJCA会員の参加者の中から抽選でお一人に俳句カードゲームのセットも当たります。（賞品の郵送等諸事情でこの抽選はＥＪＣＡ会員のみが対象になります。ご了承ください。） \nこちらのフォームを使って、登録と俳句の提出をお願い致します。またご質問等ございましたら、 \nhaiku＠ejca.org　までご連絡ください。 \n提出期限：6月２2日 \n皆様の俳句をお待ちしております。 \n選者：渡辺舎人 \n \n渡辺舎人先生： \n渡辺先生は中村草田男の弟子であり、埼玉文芸賞の受賞者です。浦和明の星女子高等学校の現代国語の教諭から引退された後、埼玉警察学校にて俳句を長年教えておられました。現在は俳句結社すめらきの代表であり、また数々の講座・句会にて俳句指導をされています。 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nHere are the 2024 prize categories.\nThe current year’s jury is once again a published haiku poet\, Shajin Watanabe.\nWe greatly appreciate his work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBest overall – Japanese language Haiku\nPrize: 30$ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond best overall – Japanese language Haiku\nPrize: 20$\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBest Overall – English language Haiku\nPrize: 30$ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond best overall – English language Haiku\nPrize: 20$\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrightest Young Poet (16 years of age and under)\nPrize: 30$ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmong all participants from EJCA (current EJCA membership)\, we will also randomly select one winner to receive a Haiku-poetic card game:   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(will be added after the event has closed and winners have been announced) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom wikipedia: \nHaiku (俳句) is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a kireji\, or “cutting word”\, 17 on (phonetic units similar to syllables) in a 5\, 7\, 5 pattern\, and a kigo\, or seasonal reference. Similar poems that do not adhere to these rules are generally classified as senryū. \nHaiku originated as an opening part of a larger Japanese poem called renga. These haiku written as an opening stanza were known as hokku and over time writers began to write them as stand-alone poems. Haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century. \n\n\n\n\nWhat you should keep in mind: \nFor haiku inspiration\, look closely at everything around you in nature\, at home\, at school\, and at work. Write your draft of a haiku\, letting yourself be free and creative. Then ask the following questions about your haiku to help you improve them.\n \n\nHow long is your haiku? It’s usually good to write in three lines of about 10 to 17 syllables. In Japanese\, you will want to stay with 5-7-5 sounds (‘mora’). In English\, haiku don’t have to be in the pattern of 5-7-5 syllables.\nSee this link if you want to know more. \nThe following questions are much more important to observe:\nDoes your haiku name or suggest one of the seasons—spring\, summer\, fall\, or winter? In Japanese\, a kigo or “season word” tells readers when the poem happens\, such as saying “tulips” for spring or “snow” for winter. This is one of the most important things to do in haiku.\nFor our contest this year\, you want to give it a Spring theme!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat you should keep in mind (continued): \n\nDoes your poem make a “leap\,” by having two parts? In Japanese\, a kireji or “cutting word” usually cuts the poem into two parts (never three). It’s not just having two parts that matters\, though. Rather\, it’s the implication in the relationship of the two parts that matters. Giving your poem two often fragmentary parts is also one of the most important goals in haiku.\nIs your haiku about common\, everyday events in nature or human life? To help you do this\, describe what you experience through your five senses.\nDoes your poem give readers a feeling? It can do this by presenting what caused your feeling rather than the feeling itself. So others can feel what you felt\, don’t explain or judge what you describe.\nIs your poem in the present tense? To make your haiku feel like it’s happening right now\, use the present tense.\nDid you write from your own personal experience? When you write other kinds of poetry\, you can make things up\, but try not to do that with haiku. Memories are okay\, though.\nHow did you capitalize or punctuate your poem? Haiku are usually not sentences (they’re usually fragments)\, so they don’t need to start with a capital\, or end with a period.\nDoes your haiku avoid a title and rhyme? Haiku are not like other poems\, which may have these features. Haiku don’t have titles and rarely rhyme.\n\n(adapted from Michael Dylan Welch’s excellent blog: https://www.graceguts.com/essays/haiku-checklist) \nAnother source worth reading\, with some more historical and stylistic information is  HAIKU: A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN 5-7-5  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease contact: haiku@ejca.org URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-international-ejca-spring-haiku-contest-theme-spring/ LOCATION:International EJCA Spring Haiku Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240603 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240527T181802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T181802Z UID:5250-1717286400-1717372799@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Fox Tales Contests. Theme: Montage of Misfortunes DESCRIPTION:Spring Fox Tales Prize: Montage of Misfortunes \nBlack Fox is accepting submissions for its Spring 2024 Fox Tales writing prize. The theme for this round is “Montage of Misfortunes.” We are open to loose interpretations of the theme in any genre\, as always. \nMisfortune is a universal human experience that can sometimes shape our lives in important ways. For this theme\, we’re looking for stories and poems that search the depths of misfortune. We invite you to craft work that explores adversity\, setbacks\, personal tragedies\, unexpected challenges\, and the resilience of humans. \nPlease submit your strongest fiction\, nonfiction\, or poetry\, and we will choose one winner that interprets the theme best. The prize is $300 and print publication in the Summer 2024 issue. All submissions are considered for publication in the Summer 2024 issue. The contest entry fee is $12\, and submissions must be submitted before midnight (EST) on June 2\, 2024. \nPlease make sure your manuscript is double-spaced with 12-point font. Submissions should be no more than 5\,000 words. For poetry\, send up to three poems in the same document. For flash fiction\, send up to two stories in the same document. Author’s name and page number should appear in the top right-hand corner of every page. We also ask that you specify the category/genre of your work in the cover letter. Please see our Submission Guidelines before submitting. \nWe will select a winner by the beginning of August 2024\, and each entrant will receive a response. \nPlease DO NOT submit work that isn’t ready. Take your time and polish your work to the best of your ability before sending it in. No changes can be made to your submission after we receive it. ***Writers\, please note that entry fees are non-refundable\, and payment to the winner is awarded via PayPal. We reserve the right to extend the contest deadline if necessary.*** \nThe Black Fox team looks forward to reading your wonderful submissions! URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-fox-tales-contests-theme-montage-of-misfortunes/ LOCATION:Fox Tales Contests CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240519T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240504T223948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T224019Z UID:5174-1716105600-1716138000@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Coverstory Books 2024 Poetry Competition DESCRIPTION:Entry fee: £5 per poem \nGuidelines and rules \n\nPoems must be written in English\, can be on any subject\, and must be the original work of the submitter. No Artificial Intelligence work please!\nThe author must be at least 16 years old.\nEntries may be from any country.\nEach poem must be submitted in a separate file with the appropriate fee for each poem.\nThe title of the poem should be used as the filename.\nSubmission of more than one poem in a single file – i.e. multiple poems accompanied by only one entry fee – will disqualify all poems and the entry fee will be lost.\nAcceptable file formats: .doc\, .docx\, .rtf\, .pdf\nThere must be no means of identifying the author of the poems within the files submitted i.e. in the filename or the body of the text.\nPoems must not have been published in print or online\, nor have previously won a prize. If a poem is published or wins a prize elsewhere prior to the 19th May 2024\, it must be withdrawn from this competition.\nOnce submitted\, a poem cannot be amended.\nCopyright remains with the author\, although entry grants Coverstory books permission to publish the winning poems.\nPoems must not exceed 60 lines (excluding title) and be typed in a standard font e.g. Times New Roman\, Ariel\, Helvetica etc.\nThe judge will read all entries and his decision is final.\n\nHow to Enter \nEntry is via Submittable. For any submission issues\, please email coverstorybooks@icloud.com. \nPrizes \n1st Prize: £200 (minimum*) \nplus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology & \ninvitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event \n2nd Prize: £80 (minimum*) \nplus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology & \ninvitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event \n3rd Prize: £40 (minimum*) \nplus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology & \ninvitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event\n*Cash prizes may be enhanced depending on the number of entries received. \nFor details on previous editions of New Contexts and the Contextual readings\, please visit www.coverstorybooks.com. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-coverstory-books-2024-poetry-competition/ LOCATION:Coverstory Books Poetry Competition CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240504T172843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T172843Z UID:5170-1715760000-1715792400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Grist ProForma Writing Contest DESCRIPTION:Please remove all identifying information (name\, etc.) from both the file name and from the manuscript itself.\nFor longer works: no more than 5000 words\nFor shorter works: no more than 5 pieces (in one document)\nSimultaneous submissions are fine\, but please notify us immediately if the submission is accepted elsewhere. Multiple submissions are also fine\, but you will be charged the full reading fee per submission (you can either extend or gift the additional subscription/s). We do not consider previously published work. We cannot refund the fee if the submission is withdrawn. \nPlease submit all work in Times New Roman\, size 12 font. \nFor more information on our submission guidelines\, please visit: www.gristjournal.com/submissions \nNo one currently or recently affiliated with the University of Tennessee is eligible to enter.\nAll submissions will also be considered for publication outside of the contest feature.\nhttp://gristjournal.com/pro-forma-contest/ URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-grist-proforma-writing-contest/ LOCATION:Grist Journal CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240503T230736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T230736Z UID:5168-1715760000-1715792400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024 DESCRIPTION:Rules and Regulations\nAge Restriction. All Entrants shall be of the age of majority in their legal jurisdiction of residency at the time of entry submission. \nTopic. Entries may be on any topic. \nInternational Entries. Entries may be submitted from anywhere in the world. Each entry must be submitted with the author’s legal name. A pen name may be added to a submission. \nLength. Entries may be any length not exceeding forty (40) lines\, excluding blank lines\, numbered section titles\, brief dedications\, and epigraphs. \nLanguage. All entries must be primarily in English. The inclusion of a few non-English words or phrases is acceptable. \nSimultaneous Submission. Simultaneous submissions are permitted. If a poem is scheduled to be published elsewhere on or before 30 September of the competition year\, it must be immediately withdrawn from the Montreal Prize. Entrants should withdraw the relevant poem themselves through the online submission platform. Refunds cannot be issued for withdrawn submissions. If a poem\, accepted elsewhere\, is to be published after 30 September of the competition year\, it remains eligible for the Montreal Prize and need not be withdrawn. In that case\, successful Entrants will ensure that first publication by the Montreal Prize is duly acknowledged in the subsequent publication. \nPublication Defined. Publication is defined as the appearance of a text on the Internet or in print\, or the broadcasting of it in any format. \nPrevious Publication. Entries must be unpublished and original works of the Entrant. Each entry must be the work of a single author\, not including a company or organization. Each entry must not infringe upon any right or copyright of any person or entity. \nTranslation. Translations are not eligible for the Montreal Prize\, except a translation made by the Entrant of a poem written by the Entrant. \nPublication Following Entry. If an entry is published at any time before the selections for the Montreal Prize anthologies have been announced\, it will be rendered ineligible. Entries that are selected for publication in the Montreal Prize anthologies are subject to specific publishing rights outlined elsewhere in these rules. \nEntry. All entries must be entered exclusively using the online submission platform linked to the Montreal Prize website. No other form of entry\, by conventional mail or otherwise\, shall be considered\, and any such entry will not be returned. Entries must not include the Entrant’s name in the text. \nNo changes. All entries are final; no changes are allowed after submissions close. Before the submission deadline\, Entrants may modify their entries themselves. \n\nPublication Rights\nCopyright. Copyright remains with the authors. By submitting an entry\, the Entrant grants worldwide licences to the Montreal Prize for the following\, in the case that the entry is selected for publication: \n(i)              the right to publish the entry online and in print in the Montreal Prize anthology; \n(ii)            the right to insert a hyperlink to the Montreal Prize website where the entries will be stored. \nReprint. For any entry that is published online as part of the shortlist and in the Montreal Prize anthology\, any requests for permission to reprint or photocopy an Entrant’s work shall be referred to the Entrant. \nName and Likeness. All Entrants whose entries are selected for the anthologies shall agree to have their name and/or picture\, including their photograph\, and/or their voice used for promotional purposes related to this competition\, free of charge. Each Entrant who has an entry selected for either publication and/or the prize agrees to take part in reasonable publicity after publication and the awarding of the prize and to the use of their names\, title of work\, biographies\, and photographs in such publicity. \n\nSelection Process\nSelection by Jurors. All entries will be selected and judged anonymously. Each entry will be randomly allocated to juror\, who will select from his or her allocated entries a number of entries for the anthology. \nJudging. The prize judge will select the prize winner\, also anonymously\, from the entries selected for the Montreal Prize anthology. \nCorrespondence. No editorial feedback will be provided to Entrants. There will be no correspondence to Entrants regarding the selection process. \n\nThe Prize and the Publications\nPrize and Publishing. The jury will choose approximately sixty poems for publication in the Montreal Prize anthology. Of these\, the judge will select one poem as winner of the single prize of twenty thousand dollars in Canadian funds ($20\,000 CAD). To have an entry included in the anthology\, and/or to be declared the winner of the prize\, Entrants must meet all the present terms and conditions. \nComplimentary Copy. Entrants published in the anthology will receive one free copy of the Montreal Prize anthology. \nWinner Announcement. The winner of the Montreal Prize will be announced by 1 December of the competition year. \nTime of Announcement. The prize winner will be named online\, on the Montreal Prize website\, by 1 December of the relevant year. \nDeadline for Claim. The deadline for claiming the prize will be thirty (30) days from the time of announcement. Should the winner fail to claim the prize\, he or she will forfeit the prize and another winner will be selected. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-montreal-international-poetry-prize-2024/ LOCATION:Montreal International Poetry Prize CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240424T221443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T221443Z UID:5106-1715760000-1715792400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - The Capilano Review Spring Writing Contest: "Environments" DESCRIPTION:The Capilano Review is pleased to invite submissions to its Spring 2024 Writing Contest\, guest-judged by Renee Gladman. \nThere is an air moved in the open—in around the thing about us. Where we lived remained so\, though there were occasional changes\, what we called moves\, of change of place or how we were there\, would stay there and because I liked that\, lived there. \nThrough these words from visionary thinker and writer Lyn Hejinian (1941–2024)\, we understand that the lands we inhabit (be they grasses\, cities\, paragraphs\, days\, our own bodies) exist in a constant state of flux\, moving as we move\, changing as we change\, all the time being made and unmade\, being seen and unseen. In writing with and about the environments that encompass us\, we form a relationship of drifts\, contortions\, and intimacies that shape the narratives of our experiences into speculations of care and wonder. This is a call for your meditations\, your forensics\, your elegies\, your wanderings on the possibilities of ongoing and intersecting geographies. How do we write an evolving ecology that supports mutability? What will be the future forms of our habitations? Lyric essays\, fiction\, poetry\, and other language-based interdisciplinary works are encouraged. \nThe winner will receive a $500 cash prize and publication in an upcoming print issue of The Capilano Review. The winner will be announced in August 2024. \nSubmission Guidelines \n\nSubmission period: April 15–May 15\, 2024\nWork must be original and previously unpublished\nSubmit up to 6 pages of poetry\, prose\, or other short experimental forms (PDF or Word formats only)\nAll entries will be considered anonymously. Please do not include your name or other identifying fields on your manuscript pages\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted for publication elsewhere so that we can remove your entry from the contest\n\nSubmission Fees*\n$25 for Canadian entries** \n$35 for US/International entries \n*Submission fee includes a complimentary one-year subscription to The Capilano Review.\n**Note: Submission fee is waived for Indigenous entrants. Please email contact@thecapilanoreview.com directly for alternate instructions to submit your work. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-capilano-review-spring-writing-contest-environments/ LOCATION:The Capilano Review CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240430T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240430T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240423T171049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T171049Z UID:5098-1714464000-1714496400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award. Theme: Holiday Tales DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Short Story Award submission is open through April 30\, 2024!\nOur 2024 theme: Holiday Tales (US Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day) \n\n\n\nWe are seeking never-published (including online or blog posts) short stories of 2\,000 words or fewer on the theme: Holiday Tales. We define holiday stories as those that involve any holiday from US Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day\, or stories that reference those holidays. (There are many such holidays\, so let your imagination fly.) While our theme is broadly interpreted\, the holiday must be an important element in the story\, not just referred to in passing. (DIE HARD would not be accepted!) \n\nWinners will receive: \nFirst Place:\n$250 and publication in our upcoming anthology: Season’s Readings: More Sweet\, Funny\, and Strange Holiday Tales \nSecond Place:\n$100 and publication in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable \nThird Place:\n$50 and publication in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable \n2024 Competition Rules\nThe First-place winner will receive a $250 cash award and publication of the winning story either in the Bethlehem Writers Group’s upcoming anthology of holiday stories tentatively entitled: Season’s Readings: Sweet\, Funny\, and Strange Tales in the Holiday Spirit or as a featured story in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. \nEntry Requirements: \n\nStories must be submitted using the information below.\nEntries must be no more than 2\,000 words.\nAll entries must be previously unpublished\, and adhere to our Terms and Conditions set out below.\nWe welcome excellent writing from diverse voices and experiences regardless of race\, gender or gender identity\, sexual orientation\, nationality\, ethnicity\, religion\, disability\, or age (except that authors must be 18 years of age or older). In keeping with our standards of inclusivity\, we reserve the right to refuse to publish work that might be harmful to any member of a marginalized group.\nSubmissions open at 12:01 a.m. ET on January 1\, 2024\, and must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT\, April 30\, 2024.\nPayments are requested within 24 hours of submissions. All payments must be received through PayPal no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 1\, 2024.\n\nEntry Fee: \n\n$15 per story.\n\nPrizes: \n\nFirst prize: $250 and consideration for inclusion in the upcoming BWG anthology\, tentatively titled Season’s Readings: More Sweet\, Funny\, and Strange Holiday Tales. If it is not accepted for publication in the print anthology\, it will be featured in an upcoming edition of the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. (While there is no guarantee of print publication\, all previous contest winners have been accepted to be published in print.)\nSecond prize: $100 and publication in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable.\nThird prize: $50 and publication in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable.\nHonorable Mentions: Stories may be selected for Honorable Mention and offered publication in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-bethlehem-writers-roundtable-short-story-award-theme-holiday-tales/ LOCATION:Bethlehem Writers Roundtable CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240428T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240428T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240423T164735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T164825Z UID:5090-1714291200-1714323600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Frontier Poetry's 2024 Nature & Place Prize. Theme: Nature & Place DESCRIPTION:2024 Nature & Place Prize\nFebruary 22\, 2024\, to April 28\, 2024\nIn our pursuit of gentleness\, nostalgia\, and a reimagining of “home\,” Frontier Poetry is reviving the Nature & Place Prize. In her poem “Drowning Creek\,” Ada Limón takes us into the countryside\, “Past the strip malls and the power plants\, / out of the holler\, past Gun Bottom Road / and Brassfield and before Red Lick Creek\, / there’s a stream called Drowning Creek….” On her journey\, she has the strong urge to stop the car and observe the kingfisher perched on the transmission wire “eyeing the creek / for crayfish\, tadpoles\, and minnows.” She has aptly combined the urge to be in communion with nature\, with the visceral landscape of place observed from the loneliness of a car ride. In this same vein\, we invite you to submit work to the 2024 Nature & Place Prize. \nWe’re looking for poems rich and robust in language\, technique\, and form that pay homage to the natural world and all of the small marvels that occur in nature. We’re also interested in poems that observe geography and the landscape of home. Frontier Poetry warmly encourages poets of all backgrounds\, identities\, and ethnicities to enter. \nThe first-place winner will receive $3\,000 and publication. Second- and third-place winners will receive $300 and $200 respectively\, as well as publication. All shortlisted writers will also be considered for paid publication in New Voices. \n\nAbout the Guest Judge:\nFlower Conroy is a LGBTQIA+ artist\, NEA and MacDowell Fellow\, and former Key West Poet Laureate. Conroy’s books include Snake Breaking Medusa Disorder (winner of the Stevens Manuscript Prize)\, A Sentimental Hairpin (Eric Hoffer Finalist)\, and Greenest Grass (winner of the Blue Lynx Poetry prize). Her work has appeared/is forthcoming in New England Review\, American Literary Review\, The Yale Review\, and elsewhere. Currently she is curating a series of Ephemeral Altars that celebrate poetry collections through assemblage art. \nWhat Flower Is Looking For:\nWhen I initially heard the theme “Nature & Place\,” I had a confident (albeit vague) idea what that might mean; however\, the more I thought about it\, my sense of nature and place became excitingly less certain\, amorphous\, vast. I want (from these submissions) what I’d want from any poem: I want to encounter that which I didn’t know I needed to encounter; I want surprise of detail and syntax\, for a microcosm of a perspective and language (or languages) to flesh out a world I get lost in\, to be entranced by keenness of being and experience retold; I want nuance\, subtext\, and imagery to awe me. The theme of “Nature & Place” strikes me as abstractly concrete and concretely abstract—it conjures landscape\, yes\, but perhaps landscape as a presence in relation to a self or selves. It’s flesh and dirt\, past and future\, internal and external. I’ve no preconceived notions of what the poems should be beyond being visceral. \n\nGuidelines:\n\nSubmissions are open to all poets\, regardless of publication history.\nSend us only your best\, polished work—unpublished poems only\, please.\nAs part of our dedication to the pursuit of a more inclusive publishing world\, we are offering a free submission window for poets from historically marginalized groups at the beginning of the contest until we reach our cap of fifty. Please note the free portal will close when we hit our submission cap.\nPlease do not include any identifying information in the body of your document.\nWe accept simultaneous submissions\, but please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere.\nWe ask for no more than three poems (five pages) per submission. Please submit all your poems in ONE document. We have no particular aesthetic or formal requirements and consider all styles of poetry.\nEach entry requires a submission fee of $20.\nMultiple submissions (of up to three poems apiece) are allowed\, but each requires a separate entry fee.\nPlease include a brief cover letter with your publication history and personal bio. Also include any content warnings in consideration of our reading staff.\nWork generated by AI will be automatically disqualified.\nSubmissions are open internationally\, to any poet writing primarily in English. Some code-switching/meshing is very welcome.\nPlease do not submit work if you have a close relationship with the guest judge.\nIf you have any questions\, please visit our FAQ page. If you don’t find the answer to your question\, email us: contact (at ) frontierpoetry (dot) com.\nThe deadline is April 28\, 2024. We plan to announce winners and finalists in Summer 2024.\n\n\nEditorial Feedback Option:\nThis option costs $59 and will provide you with two pages of detailed and actionable feedback on your submission\, including suggestions for future submissions. The $149 option will provide you with three letters from three different editors. Our guest editors are paid a significant portion of the fee and all are astute and professional poets. Please allow eight to ten weeks after the contest closes to receive your feedback letter. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-frontier-poetrys-2024-nature-place-prize-theme-nature-place/ LOCATION:Frontier Poetry CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240315T170146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T170204Z UID:4424-1711872000-1711904400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:FN - Black Warrior Review Creature(s) Contest. Theme: Creature(s) DESCRIPTION:BWR is excited to launch our March 2024 Online Flash Contest\, inviting you to explore our enigmatic\, one-word prompt of “creature(s).” Creature(s) can represent anything\, from mythical beasts straight out of a medieval bestiary to microscopic organisms on distant planets to cryptids lurking in the woods\, just out of sight. Whether you draw inspiration from folklore\, sci-fi\, the natural world\, lived experiences\, or the abstract\, we’re desperate to know: what do(es) creatures conjure up for you? \nPrizes: \n\nWinner: Publication on the Black Warrior Review website\, free entry to our annual summer contest\, and a moderate cash prize.\nRunner-up and Shortlist: Publication on our website & our social media platforms\, as well as free entry to our annual summer contest.\n\nDetails: \n\nGenres: We are looking for flash fiction or flash nonfiction.\nSubmission Window: March 4th to March 31st. Please submit your entries electronically via our Submittable portal.\nWord/Poem Limit: Flash fiction or creative nonfiction submissions up to 1\,500 words each.\nEntry Fee: $10 per entry. Each entry can include up to two flash pieces in either genre. (If you’re submitting one fiction and one nonfiction piece\, specify which is which in your cover letter.)\n\nImportant Notes: \n\nSubmission Guidelines: This contest is distinct from our annual flash contest. We accept multiple and simultaneous submissions\, but please submit only previously unpublished work.\nInclusivity and Diversity: Black Warrior Review is dedicated to supporting a diverse range of voices and stories in our publications\, and we welcome submissions from writers around the world.\nRestrictions: AI-generated work will not be accepted for this contest. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/3-21-2024fn-black-warrior-review-creatures-contest-theme-creatures/ LOCATION:Black Warrior Review Creature(s) Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240312T193025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T193025Z UID:4392-1711872000-1711904400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - The Upper New Review Short Story Contest. Theme: A Sense of Place DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your interest in our 2024 Short Story Contest! \nThis is a short story fiction writing contest. \nThe short story contest is open to any English language writer anywhere on Earth\, aged 13 years or older. \nWe are open to receiving submissions of short stories originally written in a language other than English\, that have since been translated to English.  If this is the case\, the original non-English manuscript must be available for review upon request. \nThe Theme: Sense of Place \nThe theme for this short story contest is A Sense of Place. \nWe don’t want to provide too much structure to our theme.  We hope contest entrants will interpret this theme as they see fit\, expressing a keen sense of place within 3000 to 10000 words of fictional narrative. \nHowever: Our simple definition for sense of place is: figuring out the reality of where you are\, and how you perceive that reality\, and what your perception of that reality means to you. \nSubmissions \nWe’ll be using our Submittable platform to accept submissions for the short story contest. \nNo other forms of submission will be accepted. \nPrizes and Awards \nThe contest winner will receive a $200 cash prize. \nSeveral honorable mentions may be awarded to additional short story submissions. \nAdditionally\, three thematic prizes may be awarded in this short story contest\, depending on the quality of submissions\, at the discretion of The Upper New Review publisher.  These prizes include: \n\nDana Meadows Award – for demonstrated systems wisdom\nFritjof Capra Award – for demonstrated understanding of the hidden connections of the web of life\nGary Snyder Award – for demonstrated understanding of bioregionalism\n\nAll winners (the contest winner\, any honorable mentions\, and any thematic prize winners) will be published in The Upper New Review. \nRules and Guidelines \nThe entry fee to submit a single manuscript to the short story contest is $15. \nAll short stories entered into the contest will also be considered for publication in The Upper New Review\, regardless of the outcome of this contest. \nUploaded short story manuscripts should be properly formatted.  At a minimum\, manuscripts should be double-spaced\, using at least a 12-point serif font.  Please also include page numbers. \nSeveral standard file formats are acceptable for uploaded manuscripts.  PDF is preferred\, but not required. \nManuscripts do not need to be blinded for this contest.  This means that identifying information of the author should be included in the manuscript – this information does not need to be removed. \nThe minimum word count for short stories submitted to this contest is 3\,000 words. \nThe maximum word count for short stories submitted to this contest is 10\,000 words. \nAuthors may submit up to four total short stories for this contest.  Each short story entered requires a separate submission and $15 entry fee.  Additional submissions from a single author beyond the maximum allowed of four submissions will be automatically rejected. \nThe manuscript submission review process commences upon receipt of submission. \nManuscripts submitted early in the contest submission window may be accepted for publication before the end of the contest deadline.  Status for publication does not have any effect on the contest awards outcome. \nAll cash prizes may be awarded contingent upon the volume of submissions to the contest. Awards are subject to change based on these submission volumes\, including the potential for increase in awards. \nAll contest submissions are final.  The Upper New does not offer refunds for submissions\, except upon written request under extenuating circumstances. \nAdditional online events and curated publications may be announced for contest entries and winners\, contingent upon the number and quality of submissions to the contest. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-upper-new-review-short-story-contest-theme-a-sense-of-place/ LOCATION:The Upper New Review CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240229T035511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T035511Z UID:4139-1711872000-1711904400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Black Fox Prize Theme: "Fairy Tale Remix" DESCRIPTION:Black Fox is accepting submissions for its Winter 2024 writing prize. The theme for this round is “Fairy Tale Remix.” We are open to loose interpretations of the theme in any genre\, as always. \nWhat if the big bad wolf was a person who had a past? Or what if Snow White wasn’t so perfect on paper? \nWe’re looking for original work that reimagines fairy tales from around the world! We challenge writers to reshape classic fairy tales and invent their own spellbinding versions. Give us a twist to a familiar plot\, introduce modern elements\, or explore unconventional characters. This theme is a chance to remix fairy tales in your own distinctive way. Enchant the hearts of our readers! \nPlease submit your strongest fiction\, nonfiction\, or poetry\, and we will choose one winner that we feel interprets the theme best. The prize is $300 and publication in the Summer 2024 issue. All submissions are considered for publication in the Summer 2024 issue. The contest entry fee is $12\, and submissions must be submitted before midnight (EST) on March 31\, 2024. \nPlease make sure your manuscript is double-spaced with 12-point font. Submissions should be no more than 5\,000 words. For poetry\, send up to three poems in the same document. For flash fiction\, send up to two stories in the same document. Author’s name and page number should appear in the top right-hand corner of every page. We also ask that you specify the category/genre of your work in the cover letter. Submissions are accepted through our submission manager\, found here. \nPlease DO NOT submit work that isn’t ready. Take your time and polish your work to the best of your ability before sending it in. No changes can be made to your submission after we receive it. \nWe will select a winner by the end of July 2024\, and each entrant will receive a response to their submission. \n***Writers\, please note that entry fees are non-refundable\, and payment to winners is awarded via PayPal. We reserve the right to extend the contest deadline if necessary.*** \nThe Black Fox team looks forward to reading your wonderful submissions! URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-black-fox-prize-theme-fairy-tale-remix/ LOCATION:Black Fox Literary Magazine CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240331T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240227T231750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240316T173531Z UID:4121-1711872000-1711904400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - WestWord 2024 Micro Fiction Prize. Theme: Rain DESCRIPTION:2024 Prize\n\n\n\n\n\nFor 2024\, we have separated the categories into individual prizes. The shortlisted and winning stories of each will be published in three separate anthology editions and all of the writers included in them will win cash prizes. \nThe anthology of winning and shortlisted stories from the 2023 prize will now be published in January 2024. There has been a slight delay due to personal circumstances. \nYOU CAN ENTER AS MANY STORIES AS YOU LIKE IN EACH CATEGORY BUT EACH STORY MUST BE SUBMITTED AND PAID FOR SEPARATELY. \n\n\n\nMicro Fiction Prize\n\n\n\n\n\nDeadline: 31st March 2024 \nMax word count: 200 \nEntry fee: £6 submission only / £20 with feedback \nOnline anthology publication: June 2024 \nPRIZES:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1st: £100\n2nd: £50\n3rd: £25\nShortlisted: £10\n\nTheme: Rain URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-terrain-org-online-environmental-magazine-of-literature-and-place-seeking-climate-stories-in-action/ LOCATION:WestWord Micro Fiction Prize CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240315T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240310T180049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T181617Z UID:4367-1710489600-1710522000@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - The 2024 49th Parallel Award for Poetry DESCRIPTION:Please read guidelines before submitting:  \n  \nBellingham Review‘s annual writing contests are open from December 1st to March 15th. \n  \n$1\,000 first-place prizes will be awarded in poetry (49th Parallel Award)\, fiction (Tobias Wolff Award)\, and creative nonfiction (Annie Dillard Award). \n  \nThrough Submittable\, please submit 1-3 poems. All entries will be considered for publication in the journal. \n  \n$15 entry fee. \n  \nImportant notes: \n* The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Manuscripts including identifying information will be disqualified. \n* We only consider previously unpublished work. \n* Simultaneous submissions are encouraged; please let us know if you work has been accepted elsewhere by withdrawing your submission. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-2024-49th-parallel-award-for-poetry/ LOCATION:Bellingham Review CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240315T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240310T173341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T180158Z UID:4362-1710489600-1710522000@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:N - The 2024 Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction DESCRIPTION:Please read guidelines before submitting:  \n  \nBellingham Review‘s annual writing contests are open from December 1st to March 15th. \n  \n$1\,000 first-place prizes will be awarded in poetry (49th Parallel Award)\, fiction (Tobias Wolff Award)\, and creative nonfiction (Annie Dillard Award). \n  \nThrough Submittable\, please submit 3 pieces of flash nonfiction of up to 1\,500 words each OR an essay of up to 4\,000 words. All entries will be considered for publication in the journal. \n  \n$15 entry fee. \n  \nImportant notes: \n* The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Manuscripts including identifying information will be disqualified. \n* We only consider previously unpublished work. \n* Simultaneous submissions are encouraged; please let us know if you work has been accepted elsewhere by withdrawing your submission. \n  URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-the-2024-annie-dillard-award-for-creative-nonfiction/ LOCATION:Bellingham Review CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240315T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240310T172926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T180131Z UID:4358-1710489600-1710522000@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - The 2024 Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction DESCRIPTION:Please read guidelines before submitting:  \n  \nBellingham Review‘s annual writing contests are open from December 1st to March 15th. \n  \n$1\,000 first-place prizes will be awarded in poetry (49th Parallel Award)\, fiction (Tobias Wolff Award)\, and creative nonfiction (Annie Dillard Award). \n  \nThrough Submittable\, please submit 3 pieces of flash fiction of up to 1\,500 words each OR a story of up to 4\,000 words. All entries will be considered for publication in the journal. \n  \n$15 entry fee. \n  \nImportant notes:  \n* The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Manuscripts including identifying information will be disqualified. \n* We only consider previously unpublished work. \n* Simultaneous submissions are encouraged; please let us know if you work has been accepted elsewhere by withdrawing your submission. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/the-2024-tobias-wolff-award-for-fiction/ LOCATION:Bellingham Review CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240301T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240301T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240208T000252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T000252Z UID:4024-1709280000-1709312400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - On the Premises Short Story Contest Theme: Vehicle DESCRIPTION:The Current Contest\nShort Story Contest #43 launched on Sunday\, December 10\, 2023. \nVEHICLE \nFor this contest\, write a creative\, compelling\, well-crafted story between 1\,000 and 5\,000 words long in which some kind of vehicle plays an important role. Merely using the vehicle as a simple plot device or to help characters get somewhere is not enough. For instance\, “While flying home I made a bunch of new friends on the flight” isn’t good enough\, because the same story–making new friends–could easily be told without the plane. \nGENRE RULES: No fiction aimed at readers younger than 12\, no exploitative sex\, no over-the-top grossout horror\, and no stories that are obvious parodies of existing fictional worlds/characters created by other authors. (For the same reason\, we do not accept “fan fiction”.) Other than that\, we’ll take anything from the most super-realistic literary drama to crazy farces (real-world or otherwise) to any variant of science fiction or fantasy you can imagine. Read our past issues and you’ll see. \nDeadline: 11:59 PM Eastern US time\, Friday\, March 1\, 2024. \nOne entry per author. There is no fee for entering this contest.\nRemember to take all identifying information out of your story! Tell us who you are in the space provided in the web form cover letter you get when you click on the “submit” button\, NOT in your story! No headers\, no bylines… just the story. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-on-the-premises-short-story-contest-theme-vehicle/ LOCATION:On the Premises CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240113T231728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T231801Z UID:3825-1708416000-1708448400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Yaffle's Nest Competition. Theme: "What we Inherit from Water" DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nWater is essential for life. We drink it\, wash with it\, swim in it. Some of our earliest memories involve the taste or smell or sound of it. Water has the power to change landscapes\, it can soothe and frighten us\, but one thing is for sure\, we can’t live without it. \nThis competition will look for poems that speak to us about what we inherit from water and what that means depends on your own relationship with it. We want to see poems which show what you get from water in all its many forms. Poems that show what water provides and what it takes away. How being near it and in it makes you feel and what it’s like to be without it. Use water to write about something else. Tell us how it is\, tell us how it isn’t! \nThe competition judge is Mark Connors. First prize is £200\, second prize £50.00 and the third prize £25.00. The prizewinning and longlisted poems will all be included in an anthology entitled ‘What we Inherit from Water’\, to be published under the Yaffle’s Nest banner next year and launched on a date and at a venue tbc. \nTo enter the competition\, please pay the appropriate fee on PayPal. \nPlease include the reference: Yaffle Prize. \nEmail your submissions to \nyafflesnest@gmail.com \nPlease also include your name\, contact details \nand address in the body of the email. \nNo names should appear on the submitted document. \nPlease submit all poems on one document via a word/docx attachment. \n​ \n\n\nRULES\nOnly poems of 40 lines or less will be considered. \nThe poems may be in any style. \nWork deemed to be offensive will not be considered. \nAll entries must be the work of the poet submitting. \nPreviously published poems are not permitted. \nWe will not be accepting translations of poetry. \nNo changes can be made to poems once they have been submitted. \nAny entries in violation to the above will be disqualified. \nNo refunds will be given once work has been submitted. \nThe decision from our judges is final. \nNo correspondence regarding entries will be entered into. \n**As the poems are blind judged\, to keep anonymity\, \npoems which have been workshopped by the judge will be disqualified \nEntries can be made online via Pay Pal URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-yaffles-nest-competition-theme-what-we-inherit-from-water/ LOCATION:Yaffle’s Nest Competition CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240107T181427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T181519Z UID:3749-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - After Happy Hour Contest Theme: Animals DESCRIPTION:For this year’s contest\, we want submitters to go wild–or domesticated\, or sentient\, or whatever other form of beastly you’re feeling. In other words: we’re seeking work from any and all genres that involves non-human living creatures in some way\, shape\, or form. \nSubmissions that fit the theme will include some kind of animal. Note that this doesn’t need to be a real animal. It can be a cryptid like a chupacabra\, a hybrid made via genetic engineering\, a robot pet\, or some new species that you’ve made up. It also counts if it’s a human who becomes an animal–a Kafka-style transformation\, for example\, or a were-beast\, Selkie\, etc. The animal can be an image or metaphor\, too\, but we’re looking for more than a passing mention of birds singing from the trees. The animal should be integral to the story in some way\, be that as a character\, a plot point\, or a central theme. \nEach $10 entry can be: \n\n1 prose work of 1\,000 words or longer\nup to 3 individual poems sent in a single document\nup to 3 flash or micro prose pieces in a single document\n\n  \nNumbers update 1/1: At the halfway point of the contest\, we’ve received 67 entries and the prize pool is currently at $320. \nPoetry: Send up to 3 individual poems\, no line or word limits. \nFiction: Send a single short story or up to 3 flash or micro pieces (fewer than 1\,000 words each) in a single document. We have no hard word count limits\, and welcome stories in that hard-to-publish 5\,000-10\,000 word length that justify their real estate. That said\, this is a print issue\, so we won’t be able to publish anything that’s a true novella length. \nCreative non-fiction: Send a single piece of 1\,000 words or longer\, or up to 3 flash or micro pieces (fewer than 1\,000 words each) in a single document. We are specifically looking for lyric or narrative non-fiction\, not scholarly essays (though if you’re using the tropes of scholarly essays within the context of a creative essay\, that we do want to see). \nHybrid/Cross-Genre: Yes\, please. Follow whichever of the above guidelines makes the most sense for your work.\n \nPrize Info:\nThe winners and honorable mentions for this contest will receive a percentage of the total entry fees paid (including purchases of After Happy Hour print issues): \n\nUp to 3 “ranked winners” will split 30%.\nUp to 3 honorable mentions will split 15%\n\nHow this will look in practice will depend on the work we receive. Possible scenarios: \n\nThree 1st place winners\, one each in fiction\, poetry\, and CNF\, who each get 10%; three honorable mentions\, one in each category\, that get 5%\nTwo 1st place winners\, one each in poetry and prose\, who each get 15%; two honorable mentions\, one in each category\, that get 7.5%\nOverall 1st (20%) and 2nd (10%) place\, plus 1-3 overall honorable mentions\nA single Grand Prize winner who walks away with the whole 30%\, plus 1-3 overall honorable mentions\n\nThe more submissions we get\, the more winners and honorable mentions we’re likely to award. All submitted works will also be considered for publication in the issue. If we publish your work and you don’t win a prize\, you’ll get $10 (basically you’ll get your entry fee back) and 2 copies of the print issue. \nGeneral Guidelines: \n\nPlease include a brief (100 words max) 3rd-person bio with your submission.\nTo limit editor bias\, we read all submissions anonymously. To this end\, we ask submitters to remove their name and contact information from the document before submitting it.\nUse standard manuscript format (11- or 12-point font\, standard margins/spacing). We won’t reject you for weird spacing or a bad font (probably)\, but following this standard makes things easier to read\, and that makes the editors happy. Poets/experimental prose writers have more liberty here if the non-standard formatting is used for stylistic reasons. Straightforward prose writers have no excuse.\nWe accept submissions only through Submittable. Submissions sent to our e-mail will be deleted unread.\nMultiple submissions are allowed\, but each submission must be accompanied by its own $10 submission fee.\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted for the contest. However\, your entry fee will not be returned if the piece is accepted elsewhere and you need to withdraw it.\nPreviously published work is not accepted for the contest. We are looking for new\, unpublished stories for this issue.\nIf you need to withdraw a longer prose piece\, or an entire packet of poems or flash prose\, you can choose the “withdraw” option on Submittable. To withdraw a single poem or flash piece from a packet\, you can message us through Submittable or e-mail us (afterhappyhour [at] gmail [dot] com).\nAccepted submissions may be edited for grammar. All changes will be sent to the author for approval before publication.\nWe acquire first publishing rights and electronic archive rights. All other rights are retained by the author. Following the work’s publication in After Happy Hour\, you can re-publish and anthologize your work as you see fit. Content can be removed from the website on request\, but cannot be removed from the issue in which it was published. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-after-happy-hour-contest-theme-animals/ LOCATION:After Happy Hour Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240202T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240105T223125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T223125Z UID:3724-1706860800-1706893200@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize DESCRIPTION:Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize Raleigh Review\n\nJUDGING \n\nSTANDARD ENTRY FEE: $15 USD\nIF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP\, THERE IS AN OPTION TO SUBMIT FOR FREE HERE ON DUOSUMA.\nFREE SUBMISSIONS BASED ON HARDSHIP ARE ON THE HONOR SYSTEM\, NO APPLICATION or EVIDENCE REQUIRED.\nYOU MAY ALSO TIP LESS THAN THE STANDARD RATE\, TIPS ARE OPTIONAL.\nDORIANNE LAUX & JOSEPH MILLAR ARE THE FINAL JUDGES.\n\nPRIZES \n\nFirst Prize includes $500 USD and publication.\nFinalists will receive standard $15 payment along with publication.\nHonorable Mentions will be considered for publication and standard payment.\nAll Finalists and Honorable Mentions will receive a 2-year subscription to Raleigh Review\nInternational winners\, those based outside the US\, will receive payment\nin copies of Raleigh Review.\n\nGUIDELINES: \n\nOpens on January 1\, 2024 (on both Submittable and Duosuma) \nDuosuma deadline is February 2\, 2024 – Fee Free or Tip Jar.\nThe fee free option is for those who are truly in need of a fee free pathway.\nA dislike\, a disdain or an aversion for fees alone is not a qualifier for the fee free submission option.\nWe do not ask for evidence or for an application. The fee free option is on the honor system. \nSubmittable Deadline is June 1\, 2024 at midnight EST.\nWE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE SUBMISSIONS AT ANYTIME.\nWe never extend deadlines. \nSubmit up to five pages of unpublished poems per entry.\nAttached files should be free of personal identifiers such as name\, address\, phone and email\, social media handles\, etc.\nSimultaneous submissions are acceptable.\nFailure to meet guidelines may result in disqualification.\nCurrent students or affiliates of Raleigh Review editorial staff and Raleigh Review board members are not eligible to enter.\nThis contest is open to poets who reside in the USA (regardless of immigration status).\nBeginning in 2021\, those outside the USA are most welcome to submit to this prize though payment for any winners who happen to be based outside the USA will be in copies of Raleigh Review since we are not permitted to mail checks outside our own country. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-laux-millar-rr-poetry-prize/ LOCATION:Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240110T212527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T212527Z UID:3792-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - Fiction Potluck Contest Theme: 20th Century Europe DESCRIPTION:FICTION POTLUCK \n\n\n\n\n\nJanuary Challenge:\n\nup to 6\,000 words \nDeadline: January 31 \nFind submission links below the rules \n\n\nA Tip from Sarah:\nSo much fun stuff happened over a century of progress; have fun with it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne entry per person. \n\n\nThe Basics\nFiction Potluck is free to enter and open to fiction writers of all ages around the world. One entry per person per challenge. \nSubmissions are accepted through Dropbox\, Duosuma\, and email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe selection team reads all entries that follow the submissions guidelines as explained below. Entries are read blind. The team chooses the finalists and contacts everyone.  \nFinalist author names and bios are posted on this page and announced in our monthly mailer.  \nThe guest judge reads the finalist pieces and chooses three winners. Each of the three winning pieces is published on our blog and linked through this page. Winning entries will be published as received. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Writer’s Workout is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by volunteers. \nWe provide accessible\, free  creative writing education through competitions\, workshops\, and publication opportunities. Check our donations page to learn more about how The Writer’s Workout strengthens the global writing community.  \n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Rules\n\n\nAll entries must be in English and original works of fiction.  \n\n\nThe competition runs on UTC time\, beginning and ending at midnight. \n\n\nYou must keep your entry private until after we post the top three winning stories. \n\n\nThe judges’ decisions are final. \n\n\nThe judges will contact everyone who includes the Title Information listed below.  \n\n\nThe judges cannot provide feedback for every piece submitted. \n\n\nWinning entries will be published as received. \n\n\nThe following are not accepted:​ \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions \n\n\nPreviously published works \n\n\nAI-generated content \n\n\nFanfiction\, erotica\, religious\, or political content \n\n\nPieces longer than the word count limit \n\n\nPieces submitted outside the competition month \n\n\nPieces submitted in .pdf or pasted into the body of the email \n\n\nPieces without the correct Title Information (below) will be rejected unread.  \n\n\nSubmissions\nJanuary: up to 6\,000 words \nKeep formatting professional. You can find recommended settings on the submissions page. \nEntries must include this Title Information in this order at the top of the document body\, aligned left:  \nName or Pseudonym\, email \nEntry Title \nFiction Potluck \nWord Count  \nAccepted file types: .doc\, .docx\, .odt \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net). We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-fiction-potluck-contest-theme-20th-century-europe/ LOCATION:Fiction Potluck Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240103T174724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T174724Z UID:3699-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Passionfruit Poetry Prize. Theme: Being In Bodies DESCRIPTION:Being In Bodies\n\n \n\nSubmissions to our first themed poetry competition are open until 31st January 2024 \n1ST PRIZE £250\n2ND PRIZE £50\n3RD PRIZE £25\nABOUT THE THEME:\nFor this poetry contest\, we are calling for poetry that engages with the experience of being in bodies. \nWe are always embedded in our environment. We inhabit physical bodies that exist in space while we are thinking\, feeling\, reading\, and writing. \nSend us poetry that recognises that embodiment in some way: poetry about breathing and breathlessness; poetry about soft touches and the sensation of sunlight on your skin; poetry about the body’s limits\, its pain\, its power and its powerlessness; poetry which makes us cringe and poetry that makes our blood boil; poetry that reminds us what it is to be human\, to exist in and to interact with bodies. \nAs always\, we are open to broad interpretations of the theme – feel free to surprise us and to stretch our imagination! \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\nThe entry fee (per submission of up to 3 poems) is £4. If the fee prevents you from entering the contest\, get in touch with us at editor@passionfruitreview.com\nSubmissions are open to all poets writing in English.\nPoems must be previously unpublished.\nStrong language is fine – abusive or discriminatory language is not.\nSimultaneous submissions are welcome – just let us know promptly through the submissions manager if you need to withdraw any of your poems.\nSubmit 1-3 poems in a single file.\nPoems up to 40 lines will be considered (we consider longer poems as general submissions!)\nPlease note that the review process will be kept strictly anonymous. Do not include any identifying information in your attached documents. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-passionfruit-poetry-prize-theme-being-in-bodies/ LOCATION:Passionfruit Poetry Prize CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20240103T165510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T165510Z UID:3696-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - The Blue Frog Flash Fiction Prize. Theme: A Sense of Place DESCRIPTION:2024 Theme: “A Sense of Place”\nWhether on the streets of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival or in a gas station bathroom somewhere outside Cedar Rapids\, where our characters are and where their stories take place has meaning. So we want to see stories were the setting comes to life and becomes a character all its own\, stories where the characters’ surroundings are irrevocably tied to their moments that matter\, stories where the setting reaches out and grabs the reader to place them right there in that specific time and place. It can be as grand as the moon or as mundane as the driveway\, we just want to be there! \nPrizes:\n1st Place: $500 \n2nd Place: $150 \n3rd Place: $50 \n** All three winners will also receive a signed book from the Guest Judge and the original artwork that accompanies their published story. \nRules & Misc.:\n— Fiction only. \n— 1\,000 words maximum (this is a firm limit). \n— All submissions should be the author’s original work and not previously published elsewhere (this includes blogs\, social media\, etc). \n— Multiple submissions are allowed\, but each should be submitted separately (with no limit to the amount of entries). \n— Simultaneous submission are allowed\, but please email to withdraw your submission as soon as it has been accepted elsewhere. There are no refunds of entry fees. Please also keep in mind our quick contest turnaround time when considering sim subs. \n— Publication rights: If selected as a winner and published in Flash Frog\, we ask for the right to display the work for the duration of the journal. Copyright remains with the writer in all cases. If your work is subsequently reprinted elsewhere\, please acknowledge Flash Frog as the site of first publication. \n— All previous Flash Frog contributors are eligible\, regardless of when they were published. \n— All submissions will receive a response before the finalists are announced. \n— Aside from a small fee to the Guest Judge and Artist\, 100% of entry fees go to Flash Frog writers/artists (contest prize money + helping us continue to be a paying market year round while keeping general submissions free). \n— Prize money will be paid via PayPal on the day of publication. \n— All entries are also eligible for standard Flash Frog publication. \n— Initial reading will be done by Flash Frog staff. Once finalists are selected\, any identifying information will then be removed from submissions so that the Guest Judge can read blindly. \nHow to Submit:\n— Please send each submission separately as an attachment to flashfroglitmag@gmail.com (please use .doc\, .docx. or .rtf). Please Use “CONTEST SUBMISSION: Your Story Title” as the subject. \n— Please pay the $5 submission fee using the link below. (If the name on your PayPal/Credit Card is drastically different than what appears in your submission email\, you may want to note this in your email.) \n— Once both your story and your payment are received\, you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-blue-frog-flash-fiction-prize-theme-a-sense-of-place/ LOCATION:The Blue Frog CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240107T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20231223T185344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231223T185711Z UID:3630-1704614400-1704646800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Shepton Snowdrops Poetry Competition. Theme: Nature Unbound DESCRIPTION:2024 POETRY COMPETITION\n\n\nTHEME – NATURE UNBOUND\n\nThe entry fee is £4 per poem for age ’18 & Over’\, and free of charge for under 18s \nOver 18s can submit up to five poems\, under 18s one poem \nEntrants can enter poems from any country in the world\, but they must be written in English. \nYou can write your poems in any format – haiku\, sonnet\, blank verse etc. \nYour poem(s) must be no more than 30 lines long \nRegistration\, entry and any payment due must be completed online through our official competition platform Skor.ie \nPoems are now entered as text on the website\, rather than as a file.  You can format your text once it has been entered \nThe competition is judged anonymously\, so please don’t add your name\, address or any other identifier to your poem text \nDeadline for entry is Sunday 7th January  2024 at 11.55pm \nJUDGE -WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION WILL BE JUDGED BY WENDY PRATT.\nWENDY’S THOUGHTS ON THE THEME ‘NATURE UNBOUND’:\n“I’m looking for poems that escape the confines of traditional nature writing. I’m looking for writing that reflects the drive that nature has to just be\, no matter where the boundaries lie. I’m looking for innovation of craft and thought. Not just dandelions squeezing through the gaps between paving slabs\, what about the re-wilding of rivers\, what about the window box encouraging pollinators in a high rise flat\, what about the nightingales singing from the overgrowth of an industrial estate’s wasteland. Grow your thoughts\, let your poems flourish. Where is the connection to nature that doesn’t conform to stereotype? How do you connect to nature if your life is constrained by circumstance\, disability\, societal?  Nature Unbound is about thinking outside of traditional nature writing tropes. I’m excited to see where you take it.” URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-shepton-snowdrops-poetry-competition-theme-nature-unbound/ LOCATION:Shepton Snowdrops Poetry Competition CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20231105T233131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T233131Z UID:3201-1701331200-1701363600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) Flash Fiction Award. Theme: "Change" DESCRIPTION:Heraclitus\, a Greek philosopher\, is quoted as saying “change is the only constant in life” – and he was right. \nAnd change comes in many shapes and forms\, some planned but some unplanned and totally unexpected. \nEvents happen\, often beyond our control\, leading us to change our views. Of ourselves\, of life\, of others\, irrevocably. Sometimes for the better. Sadly\, sometimes for the worse. \nSo\, ‘change’ is a key word in everyday life. Perhaps even more so in the fast-paced\, modern\, post-Covid world in which we all live. \nAs such\, ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ is delighted to announce ‘change’ as the buzzword for our latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards.’ Our competition has two categories – flash fiction and creative non-creative. \nFlash Fiction Award\nWe feel the theme of ‘Change’ with all its dimensions and connotations will appeal to you as it spans so many genres – sci-fi\, crime\, romance\, horror\, humour\, thriller\, mystery\, whatever tickles you and your Muse’s fancy. \nAs you write your story\, remember to keep in mind three important guidelines: \n\n\nthe maximum length of your story should be 500 words\, not including the title (please be mindful of this requirement\, even one word over the limit can disqualify your entry); \n\n\njudges should be left in no doubt that the core theme in your story is linked to ‘Change;’  \n\n\nthe word ‘change’ cannot be used in stories or in the headlines of stories submitted for the competition\, but judges should be in no doubt that the theme of change is reflected clearly in your stories.; \n\n\nmultiple entries accepted.  \n\n\nLet your imagination be your guide. \nPRIZE \nThe winner will receive 500 euro in cash or a voucher worth 1\,000 euro redeemable towards any one of our retreats of your choice in 2024. \nAnd more. \nWith the writer’s permission\, the top ten stories in each category will be published on the ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ website\, with a short bio and photograph of the writer. Writers retain all copyrights to their work. \nCreative Nonfiction Award\nAs for our creative nonfiction competition\, we offer you a similar challenge: to write a story of not more than 500 words with ‘Change’ as a key element. Your story can be in the form of memoir\, profile\, literary journalism\, personal essay\, travel (and remember\, award-winning travel articles don’t have to be about exotic destinations\, it could be about your own hometown)\, food or any creative nonfiction category you prefer. \nAs you write your story\, remember to keep in mind three important guidelines: \n\n\nthe maximum length of your story should be 500 words\, not including the title (please be mindful of this requirement\, even one word over the limit can disqualify your entry); \n\n\njudges should be left in no doubt that the core theme in your story is linked to ‘change;’  \n\n\nthe word ‘change’ cannot be used in stories or in the headlines of stories submitted for the competition\, but judges should be in no doubt that the theme of change is reflected clearly in your stories; \n\n\nmultiple entries accepted.  \n\n\nLet your imagination be your guide. \nPRIZE \nThe winner will receive 500 euro in cash or a voucher worth 1\,000 euro redeemable towards any one of our retreats of your choice in 2024. \nAnd more. \nWith the writer’s permission\, the top ten stories in each category will be published on the ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ website\, with a short bio and photograph of the writer. Writers retain all copyrights to their work. \nTERMS AND CONDITIONS \nPlease read the rules carefully before submitting your entry. Entries not complying with competition rules may be disqualified. \nEligibility \n\n\nEntries must be the work of the entrant. \n\n\nEntries must be in English. \n\n\nWe accept previously published work (as long as the writer still retains the rights) and unpublished work. \n\n\nWe welcome entrants worldwide. \n\n\nFormat \n\n\nEntries must be no more than 500 words. Please be mindful of this requirement\, even one word over the limit can disqualify your entry. Maximum length does not include the title. The word ‘change’ cannot be used in stories or in the headlines of stories submitted for the competition\, but judges should be in no doubt that the theme of change is reflected clearly in your stories. \n\n\nEntries will only be accepted in the following formats: Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx)\, OpenDocument Text (.odt)\, Rich Text Format (.rtf)\, Text Document (.txt) and pages. Or in the body of the email.  \n\n\nSubmission \n\n\nEntries must be received before midnight Irish time on Thursday\, November 30th 2023. \n\n\nWinners will be announced in January 2024. \n\n\nThere is no limit to the number of entries an entrant may make. \n\n\nMultiple entries must be submitted separately. \n\n\nEntries will be acknowledged by email. \n\n\nNo replacement of entry or editing is permitted after story has been submitted.  \n\n\nEntrants retain all rights to their stories. \n\n\nIf you do not receive a confirmation email within one week of submission (don’t forget to check your spam)\, please contact us via the contact page. \n\n\nPayment \n\n\nEntry fee per story is 10.00 euro.  \n\n\nPayment is through PayPal only\, but you do not need a PayPal account to enter. If you do not have a PayPal account\, and do not want to create one\, you can pay using your debit or credit card. \n\n\nStories will not be read if the fee has not been paid. \n\n\nNo refunds will be given. \n\n\nSUBMISSION OF ENTRY CONFIRMS ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES  URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-wild-atlantic-writing-awards-wawa-flash-fiction-award-theme-change/ LOCATION:Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130344 CREATED:20231105T233055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T233055Z UID:3206-1701331200-1701363600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:N - Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) Creative Nonfiction Award. Theme: "Change" DESCRIPTION:Heraclitus\, a Greek philosopher\, is quoted as saying “change is the only constant in life” – and he was right. \nAnd change comes in many shapes and forms\, some planned but some unplanned and totally unexpected. \nEvents happen\, often beyond our control\, leading us to change our views. Of ourselves\, of life\, of others\, irrevocably. Sometimes for the better. Sadly\, sometimes for the worse. \nSo\, ‘change’ is a key word in everyday life. Perhaps even more so in the fast-paced\, modern\, post-Covid world in which we all live. \nAs such\, ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ is delighted to announce ‘change’ as the buzzword for our latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards.’ Our competition has two categories – flash fiction and creative non-creative. \nCreative Nonfiction Award\nAs for our creative nonfiction competition\, we offer you a similar challenge: to write a story of not more than 500 words with ‘Change’ as a key element. Your story can be in the form of memoir\, profile\, literary journalism\, personal essay\, travel (and remember\, award-winning travel articles don’t have to be about exotic destinations\, it could be about your own hometown)\, food or any creative nonfiction category you prefer. \nAs you write your story\, remember to keep in mind three important guidelines: \n\n\nthe maximum length of your story should be 500 words\, not including the title (please be mindful of this requirement\, even one word over the limit can disqualify your entry); \n\n\njudges should be left in no doubt that the core theme in your story is linked to ‘change;’  \n\n\nthe word ‘change’ cannot be used in stories or in the headlines of stories submitted for the competition\, but judges should be in no doubt that the theme of change is reflected clearly in your stories; \n\n\nmultiple entries accepted.  \n\n\nLet your imagination be your guide. \nPRIZE \nThe winner will receive 500 euro in cash or a voucher worth 1\,000 euro redeemable towards any one of our retreats of your choice in 2024. \nAnd more. \nWith the writer’s permission\, the top ten stories in each category will be published on the ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ website\, with a short bio and photograph of the writer. Writers retain all copyrights to their work. \nTERMS AND CONDITIONS \nPlease read the rules carefully before submitting your entry. Entries not complying with competition rules may be disqualified. \nEligibility \n\n\nEntries must be the work of the entrant. \n\n\nEntries must be in English. \n\n\nWe accept previously published work (as long as the writer still retains the rights) and unpublished work. \n\n\nWe welcome entrants worldwide. \n\n\nFormat \n\n\nEntries must be no more than 500 words. Please be mindful of this requirement\, even one word over the limit can disqualify your entry. Maximum length does not include the title. The word ‘change’ cannot be used in stories or in the headlines of stories submitted for the competition\, but judges should be in no doubt that the theme of change is reflected clearly in your stories. \n\n\nEntries will only be accepted in the following formats: Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx)\, OpenDocument Text (.odt)\, Rich Text Format (.rtf)\, Text Document (.txt) and pages. Or in the body of the email.  \n\n\nSubmission \n\n\nEntries must be received before midnight Irish time on Thursday\, November 30th 2023. \n\n\nWinners will be announced in January 2024. \n\n\nThere is no limit to the number of entries an entrant may make. \n\n\nMultiple entries must be submitted separately. \n\n\nEntries will be acknowledged by email. \n\n\nNo replacement of entry or editing is permitted after story has been submitted.  \n\n\nEntrants retain all rights to their stories. \n\n\nIf you do not receive a confirmation email within one week of submission (don’t forget to check your spam)\, please contact us via the contact page. \n\n\nPayment \n\n\nEntry fee per story is 10.00 euro.  \n\n\nPayment is through PayPal only\, but you do not need a PayPal account to enter. If you do not have a PayPal account\, and do not want to create one\, you can pay using your debit or credit card. \n\n\nStories will not be read if the fee has not been paid. \n\n\nNo refunds will be given. \n\n\nSUBMISSION OF ENTRY CONFIRMS ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES  URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-wild-atlantic-writing-awards-wawa-creative-nonfiction-award-theme-change/ LOCATION:Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR