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SUMMARY:FN - Stories Through the Ages Contest for Baby Boomers
DESCRIPTION:Submissions are restricted to people born 1966 or earlier.\nBaby Boomers Plus: Submissions for the seventh annual edition\, Baby Boomers Plus 2023 are now open. The deadline for the contest is June 15\, 2023. \nThere is no prompt for the contest\, Authors may write about any topic. Send us a story you would like to share.  Give us a story that will affect us in some way – make us laugh\, make us think\, make us sad. Tell us about an experience growing up\, or use your experience gained and tell us a story. The entry may be fiction or nonfiction. The word count for this contest is 900 – 5000 words. \nThere will be a minimum of 15 finalists. The story from the finalists will be included in a book published by Living Springs Publishers LLP. In addition first\, second and third place finalists receive cash prizes of $500\, $200 and $100 respectively. \nENTRY FEE The entry fee is $20. It is $15\, per entry\, if submitting more than one story. \nPRIZESCash prizes for the top three submissions: $500 for first place\, $200 for second place and $100 for third place. A minimum of the top 15 finalists to be published in a book by Living Springs Publishers LLP. The book shall have an ISBN number\, a Library of Congress number and be copyrighted. Each of the finalists\, who reside in the United States will receive a printed version of the book. Other finalists will have their entry fee refunded. Printed books will be available through www.LivingSpringsPublishers.com. At the publisher’s discretion printed and eBook versions will be available through Amazon\, Barnes and Noble and other outlets. Winners will be published authors!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-stories-through-the-ages-contest-for-baby-boomers/
LOCATION:Stories Through the Ages
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Third Annual Grist Climate Fiction Short Story Contest "Imagine 2200.  Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors"
DESCRIPTION:Premise\nGrist invites you to submit a climate fiction short story for our third annual contest\, Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. \nImagine 2200 celebrates stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress\, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance\, adaptation\, reform\, and hope. Stories must be set between today and the year 2200\, in a future that shows the path to a clean\, green\, just world. We are looking for stories that showcase creative climate solutions and community-centered adaptations. We especially want to read — and share — narratives that center solutions from the communities most impacted by the climate crisis and stories that envision what a truly equitable\, decolonized society could look like. \nIn 3\,000 to 5\,000 words\, show us the world you dream of building. \nWe love to see stories that are rooted in cultural authenticity (a deep sense of place\, customs\, cuisine\, and more) and rich subcultures that uplift traditions not often seen in mainstream literature. In addition\, we love rich characters with fully-fledged identities\, stories that challenge the status quo of extraction and oppression\, and stories that incorporate real world climate solutions or climate science. Stories need not be overly optimistic or rosy — the path to climate progress will involve hard work\, struggle\, and adaptation\, and we invite you to show that\, too. \nFinally\, we are also excited to see climate themes in stories from across genres — love stories\, fantasy adventures\, mysteries\, comedies. Give us YOUR take on climate fiction and what hope for our future means to you. \nWe’ll be looking for these core elements: \n\nCreative climate solutions\nHope in action\nVivid characters\nCompelling story\nDecolonized futures\n\nWe will also judge submissions based on the quality of artistic voice\, originality\, craft\, and technique. \nWhat we’re offering to winners:  \n\nCash prizes\nPublication on Grist and Grist partner sites as part of our Imagine 2200 collection\nA reason to stay hopeful\n\nThe winning writer will be awarded $3\,000\, with the second- and third-place finalists receiving $2\,000 and $1\,000\, respectively. An additional nine finalists will get $300 apiece. All winners and finalists will have their story published in an immersive collection on Grist’s website. \nThe deadline for submission is June 13\, 2023\, by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time. \nInspiration: Imagine 2200 draws inspiration from Afrofuturism\, as well as Indigenous\, Latinx\, Asian\, disabled\, feminist\, and queer futurisms. The contest is also grounded in hopepunk and solarpunk — literary genres that uplift equitable climate solutions and continued service to one’s community\, even in the face of despair. \nWe are excited to see what you write and to dive into the worlds you create!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-third-annual-grist-climate-fiction-short-story-contest-imagine-2200-climate-fiction-for-future-ancestors/
LOCATION:Grist Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review 2023 Spring Small Fiction Awards
DESCRIPTION:We’ve long admired the mighty power of the compressed form\, which is why we are expanding our search for the very best in small fiction. The Masters Review is excited to announce the new Spring Small Fiction Awards! This contest will honor a grand prize winner in three categories—Microfiction\, Flash Fiction\, and Sudden Fiction—by awarding $1\,000 and online publication to each winner selected by the magnificent K-Ming Chang! A runner-up in each category will also be honored with a $200 prize and online publication. \nFor this contest: \n— Microfiction is any story up to 500 words. \n— Flash Fiction is any story between 501 and 1\,000 words. \n— Sudden Fiction is any story between 1\,001 and 1\,500 words. \nWe welcome up to two stories per submission\, in any combination of the three categories. Please include both stories in one document. \nSubmission Guidelines\n\nGrand Prize Winners in each category receive $1\,000 and online publication.\nRunners-up in each category receive $200 and online publication.\nMicrofiction is any story up to 500 words.\nFlash Fiction is any story between 501 and 1\,000 words.\nSudden Fiction is any story between 1\,001 and 1\,500 words.\nYour $20 entry fee allows up to two stories. If submitting two stories\, please include both stories in one document. If your two stories are from different categories\, please check both relevant boxes in the submission form.\nSubmitted work must be previously unpublished in any form. Reprints will be disqualified.\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions are allowed\, though each submission requires a $20 entry fee.\nAll submissions will be considered for publication in New Voices.\nThis contest is for emerging writers only. Writers with book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible. We are interested in providing a platform to new writers; authors with books published by indie presses are welcome to submit unpublished work\, as are self-published authors.\nInternational submissions are allowed\, provided the work is written primarily in English.\nNote our deadline: June 1\, 2023.\nAll submissions will receive a response by the end of August.\nWinners will be announced by the end of September.\nFriends\, family\, and associates of K-Ming Chang are not eligible for this award.\nA significant portion of the editorial letter fee goes to your feedback editor.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-review-2023-spring-small-fiction-awards/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Writing District Short Story Prize 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Writing District Prize 2023 \n\n\nThe Writing District Prize 2023 is open to writers across the globe\, until May 31st 2023 at 5pm (EST). \nShort stories do not need to follow any particular theme or genre\, but must be written in English. \nMaximum word count is 3000 words. \n1st prize: $1000 and publication on our site. \n2 runners-up: $100 each\, plus publication. \nEntry fee: $15. \nFinal judge: W T Paterson. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nShort Story FEE: USD $15.00\n\nOPEN\n\nCloses on Wednesday\, May 31\, 2023 11:59 PM EDT (in 18 days) \nShort story submissions for the 2023 Contest will be accepted from August 25th\, 2022. \nThe DEADLINE for receipt of entries is 5pm (EST) on May 31st\, 2023 \nEntries will only be accepted through Duosuma. \nShort stories can be on any subject. \n$15 per entry. You can submit multiple entries as long as each entry is paid for individually and includes a separate entry form. \nAll entries are judged anonymously. Please do not include your name\, address\, phone number\, email\, website\, social media details\, etc. on the short story document or in the file name as this will result in disqualification. You can enter your name on the application form. \nFormat the short story as per the following instructions: \nYour short story must be written in English. A maximum of 3\,000 words. No minimum. Title not included in the word count. \nPlease submit a typed short story in Arial or Times New Roman\, 12pt\, black. Double spaced. \nInclude a front page which details the title of the short story and the word count ONLY. The author’s name should not be included anywhere in the document or the file name. \nNo illustrations. \nSave as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx). We also accept file types .rtf\, .pdf\, with the Short Story title as the file name. Please do not include the author’s name in the file name or it will be disqualified.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-writing-district-short-story-prize-2023/
LOCATION:The Writing District
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Southern Poetry Review's Guy Owen Prize
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Southern Poetry Review\nGuy Owen Prize\nSouthern Poetry Review is looking for the perfect poem\, and it could be yours! They’re accepting three to five poems in every submission \nPrize:  $1\,000 and publication for an unpublished poem. Submit 3-5 poems\, (10 pages maximum)\, $20 entry payable to Southern Poetry Review (includes one-year subscription) between March 1 and May 31 (postmarks). For online submissions\, include contact information only with entry form below\, not on any poem submitted. Hard-copy submissions\, include contact information on separate cover sheet\, not on any poem submitted. \nEntry Fee: $20 Deadline: May 31
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-southern-poetry-reviews-guy-owen-prize/
LOCATION:Southern Poetry Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The 2023 Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prizes
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZES \nCONTEST JUDGE: MARY JO BANG \nBetween December and the following April\, we accept manuscripts for the annual Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize\, as well as for the Rochelle Ratner and Robert Creeley awards. \nThe Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize offers a cash award of $1\,000.00 plus publication of the winning book. The Marsh Hawk Press Robert Creeley and the Rochelle Ratner Memorial Awards offer cash prizes of $250 each and will be chosen from finalists’ manuscripts submitted to the contest. Additionally\, the Press Prize winner receives a two-year Duotrope Gift Certificate (a USD $100 value) \nPrizes are judged by a poet of national stature. The winners’ names and title of the winning book are announced and advertised nationally. \nTo receive immediate updates on contest Finalists and Prize Winners subscribe to our Newsletter at marshhawkpress.org.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-2023-marsh-hawk-press-poetry-prizes/
LOCATION:Marsh Hawk Press
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Fractured Lit Prize for Flash Fiction on the Theme of: "Legends\, Myths & Allegories"
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to launch a new themed contest for our microfiction and flash writers. From February 20 to April 16\, 2023\, we welcome writers to submit to the Fractured Lit Legends\, Myths\, & Allegories Prize. (We would also love to see your ghost stories!) \nUsing these genre themes\, we’re looking for stories that scare as much as they resonate\, stories that help us discover the roots of desire and conflict\, that shimmer on the page\, that keep us reading and wondering long after the last period on the page. Transport us from the here and now to a new land of discovery\, a fresh way of being entertained\, a new way of embracing all of the ways we show our humanness. Fractured Lit is a flash fiction–centered place for all writers of any background and experience. \nWe’re thrilled to partner with Guest Judge Natalie Lima\, who will choose three prize winners from a shortlist. The first-place winner of this prize will receive $3\,000 and publication\, while the second- and third-place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200\, respectively. All entries will be considered for 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.\nWe allow multiple submissions—each set of two flash stories should have a separate submission accompanied by a reading fee.\nPlease send flash fiction 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).\nWe only read work in English\, though some code-switching is warmly welcomed.\nWe do not read anonymous submissions. However\, shortlisted stories are sent anonymously to the judge.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-fractured-lit-legends-myths-allegories-prize/
LOCATION:Fractured Lit
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - The Georgia Centre or Arts and Culture's 7 Stories Photography Exhibit & Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:The Georgina Centre for Arts & Culture is inviting new & published writers to participate in an exciting event with renowned Canadian photographer\, Tom Zsolt.  \nWriters are asked to choose one photograph from seven of Tom Zsolt’s photographs\, as their inspiration to write an accompanying story and submit to the contest. Written pieces can be fictional prose\, poetry or non-fiction. The contest winners will be recorded and will be part of the “audio visual” installation this spring. There will be a Gala in April where writers will be invited to read their pieces at the live event. The first-place winner will win $100 and receive a 24”x36” giclee print of an Andrea Macleod painting. The top three contestants will have their choice of one photograph\, signed by Tom Zsolt\, of one of the exhibit’s seven images. Everyone who submits their work will receive a free one-year membership to The Georgina Centre for Arts & Culture. The seven photographs in the exhibit are show below and are available on our website. \nSubmission Guidelines:  \n\n\n\nChoose one photo as a prompt\nWriters can borrow the title from the photograph\, or create their own title\nMaximum word count—400 words\, any genre including fictional prose\, poetry or non-fiction\nSubmission deadline: April 15\, 2023\nWritten pieces are to be submitted as word documents\, or hand-written if this is not possible\nPlease submit to GCAC Reception Email Inbox: info@thegcac.ca\nEntrants with pieces that are accepted into the exhibit will be notified via email\nWriters can submit up to three pieces\, provided they are of different images\nThe first-place winner will win $100 and receive a 24”x36” Giclee print of an Andrea Macleod painting\nThe top three contestants will have their choice of one signed photograph\, by Tom Zsolt\nAll participants will receive a free one-year membership to The Georgina Centre for Arts & Culture\nThe contest is open to anyone on earth\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Reckoning\n\n\n\nThe Haunting\n\n\n\nStairway to Heaven\n\n\n\nPrairie Freighters\n\n\n\nOld Brechin\, Abandoned But Not Forgotten\n\n\n\nLast Stop Before Death Valley\n\n\n\nGeorgina Rodeo Champion of 1958
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-georgia-centre-or-arts-and-cultures-7-stories-photography-exhibit-writing-contest/
LOCATION:The Georgina Centre for Arts and Culture
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The 2023 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:The competition has a 42-year history of literary excellence. Lorian Hemingway and her small judging panel are dedicated to enthusiastically supporting the efforts and talent of writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard.\nEligibility requirements for our 2023 competition are as follows:\n\nWhat to submit: Stories must be original unpublished fiction\, typed and double-spaced\, and may not exceed 3\,500 words in length. There are no theme or genre restrictions. Copyright remains the property of the author.\nWho may submit: The literary competition is open to all U.S. and international writers whose fiction has not appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation of 5\,000 or more. Writers who have been published by an online magazine or who have self-published will be considered on an individual basis.\nSubmission requirements: Submissions may be submitted online only at this time. Please visit our online submissions page for complete instructions regarding online submissions. Writers may submit multiple entries\, but each must be accompanied by a separate entry fee and separate cover sheet. We do accept simultaneous submissions; however\, the writer must notify us if a story is accepted for publication or wins an award or places in any way in another competition (i.e. receives an Honorable Mention\, is a semi-finalist\, etc.) prior to announcement of our Winners and Honorable Mentions. No entry confirmation will be given unless requested. The author’s name should not appear on the story. Our entrants are judged anonymously. Each story must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet — which should be the first page of the story document — with the writer’s name\, complete mailing address\, e-mail address\, phone number\, the title of the piece\, and the word count. Manuscripts will not be returned.\nDeadlines and Entry Fees: The entry fee is $15 for each story submitted by April 1\, 2023. The late entry fee for stories submitted from April 2 through April 15 is $20. Entries submitted online after April 15\, 2023 will not be accepted for our 2023 competition. Writers may submit for the 2024 competition beginning April 16\, 2023.\nHow to pay your entry fee: Entry fees for online submissions may be paid with PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account to use this feature.\n\nPrizes and Publication\n\nThe first-place winner will receive $1\,500 and publication of his or her winning story on our competition website.\nThe second- and third-place winners will receive $500 each.\nHonorable mentions will also be awarded to entrants whose work demonstrates promise.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-2023-lorian-hemingway-short-story-competition/
LOCATION:Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PF - Grain Magazine's Short Grain Contest for Poetry and Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Short Grain Contest\n\nThe Short Grain Contest celebrates poetry and fiction from across Canada and Internationally. In addition to being published in Grain\, cash prizes are available for the 1st \, 2nd and 3rd places in each genre.  Grain and the Short Grain Writing Contest have featured the work of diverse writers\, both emerging and established. \n\n\n1st prize: $1000 & publication in Grain\n\n\n2nd prize: $750 & publication in Grain\n\n\n\n3rd prize: $500 & publication in Grain\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEntry Guidelines\n\n\nThe basic fee for Canadian entrants is $40 (includes GST) for a maximum of two entries in one category (i.e. two poems for the Poetry category\, or two stories for the Fiction category).The fee for US entrants is $50 and the fee for international entrants is $60\, payable in US or Canadian funds.Please make your cheque or money order payable to the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG). You may also pay online via PayPal (see below). Every entrant receives a one-year (four-issue) subscription to Grain Magazine\, starting after payment is received.\nEach entry must be original\, unpublished\, not submitted elsewhere for publication or broadcast\, nor accepted elsewhere for publication or broadcast\, nor entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition. Work that has appeared online is considered published and is not eligible.\nAll entries in this contest will be judged anonymously\, on merit alone. The judges’ decisions are final. Judging is anonymous. Do not print\, type\, or write your name on the text pages of your entry.\nEntries must be accompanied by one cover page\, regardless of the number of entries submitted\, and must provide the following information. If you are submitting via email\, include this information in the body of your email.\n\nYour name\, complete mailing address\, telephone number\, and email address.\nTitle of your entry or entries.\nCategory you are entering: Poetry (one or two poems to a max of 100 lines each) or Fiction (one or two stories to a max of 2\,500 words each).\nWord Count (Fiction) / Line Count (Poetry). An absolutely accurate word or line count is required.\nMethod of Payment (if submitting by email).\n\n\nEntries must be typed (double-spaced for fiction) on 8 1/2 x 11-inch pages and must be sent as individual files if emailed.\nNames of the winners and titles of the winning entries of the Short Grain Contest will be posted on the Grain website in August. Contest winners will be notified directly either by telephone or by email.\nMAIL: Send your entry or entries to:Short Grain Contest\nPO Box 3986\nRegina\, SK  S4P 3R9\nCanadaMailed entries will not be returned. Keep a copy of your entry.\nEMAIL: Send entry or entries as individual files to grainmag@skwriter.com with a subject line that contains the author’s full name\, genre(s)\, and payment method (cheque\, money order\, or PayPal). For example\, Jane Grain\, Fiction\, Cheque OR Jim Grain\, Poetry\, PayPal. REMEMBER: Judging is anonymous. Do not put your name on your entry. Acceptable file formats are Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF.\nMake your cheque or money order payable to the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG). If you want to pay online\, use the PayPal order form below. If payment is from a name other than that which is on your submission\, please let us know.\nAll entries must be POSTMARKED or EMAILED by the deadline. Entries postmarked or received by email after this date will not be accepted.\nEntries by fax will not be accepted.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-short-grain-contest-for-poetry-and-fiction/
LOCATION:Grain Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:The Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) CNF Contest
DESCRIPTION:2023 CNFC-HLR nonfiction contest is now open!\nThe Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) have joined forces to bring you a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest. Winners will be announced during the 2023 CNFC annual conference. \nCONTEST CLOSES Monday February 28\, 2023 at 11:59pm PST. \n\nThis year\, we have increased the number and amount of our prizes:\n\n\nFirst place: $1\,000 and publication in The Humber Literary Review \nSecond place: $300 and publication on CNFC website \nThird place: $200 and publication on CNFC website \n\n\n\nAt CNFC\, we honour diversity and inclusivity without discrimination. We are keen to empower viewpoints from communities that include but are not limited to multiple dimensions of diversity such as race\, ethnicity\, religion\, age\, ability\, national origin\, sexual orientation\, gender identity\, gender expression\, class\, socio-economic status\, and neurodiversity. \nWHAT: Original previously unpublished creative nonfiction – maximum word length 3\,000 words (no minimum). Literary journalism\, memoir\, and the personal or lyric essay—all are welcome. Please take note of the contest rules below. \nWHO: The competition is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. \nWHEN: The competition is open from November 14\, 2022 to February 28\, 2023. \nFEE: General public $20; CNFC members $15.\nCNFC members receive a discounted entry fee. You can become a member by registering here. \nHOW: Submissions will be accepted via CNFC’s event management system. \nCLICK HERE TO ENTER\nIn order to avoid disqualification\, please take note of the following contest rules: \n  \n\nThe contest will be judged blind so please DO NOT put your name (first and/or last) or contact information anywhere within the submission.\nSubmit work that is entirely your own. We discourage including the creative work of another (poems\, songs\, quotes)\, unless it abides by Canadian copyright law and is essential to the creative element of the submission.\nEntries must not have been previously published\, either in print or online\, or been accepted for publication elsewhere.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed but please advise us immediately should your work be accepted elsewhere.\nMultiple entries are allowed; however\, each entry must be accompanied by its own $20 or $15 entry fee.\nPlease take note of the word count and ENSURE that your entry is no more than 3\,000 words.\nProper formatting is required. Please ENSURE that your entry is double-spaced\, with no less than 1-inch margins\, using standard 12-point fonts such as Times New Roman\, Garamond\, or Arial\, and submitted in one of the following file formats: .doc\, .docx\, .txt\, or PDF.\n\nSubmissions that do not meet these rules will be disqualified. \nThe Humber Literary Review\, a literary and arts magazine\, publishes two print issues a year (fall/winter & spring/summer). Its pages feature personal essays\, short fiction\, poetry\, artwork\, and comics by emerging and established Canadian artists. The HLR is distributed by Magazines Canada and can be found in bookstores and on newsstands across the country. Work from the HLR has been featured in Best Canadian Poetry\, Best Canadian Essays\, and has been nominated for a National Magazine Award. Find out more. \nFor the fifth year in a row\, the Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) will join forces to bring you a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest. Taslim Jaffer is the winner of the 2022 contest\, and you can see the 2022 Longlist here. Past contest winners include Nancy O’Rourke\, Deborah Elderhorst\, Margaret Nowaczyk\, and Becky Blake\, whose winning 2021 essay is available online at Humber Literary Review\, volume 9\, issue 2 (Fall + Winter – 2021/2022).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/the-humber-literary-review-hlr-and-the-creative-nonfiction-collective-society-cnfc-cnf-contest/
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SUMMARY:F - The Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize
DESCRIPTION:Invisible Publishing is pleased to announce the inaugural Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize\, which will be awarded to a promising and unique literary fiction manuscript by a writer who has never had a full-length book (of poetry\, fiction\, or nonfiction) published. The selected manuscript will be published by Invisible Publishing in 2024–25. In addition to a $1000 advance against royalties\, the winning writer will receive a $3000 prize. \nInvisible is committed to publishing a diverse array of writers and presenting unique perspectives\, and we are looking for work that is deeply grounded in a sense of difference and the unexpected. Other than that\, we’re up for anything from holiday romances to new takes on the nineteenth-century whaling novel. With this in mind\, we strongly encourage LGBTQ2SIA+ writers\, Indigenous writers\, writers from marginalized communities\, and writers of colour to submit their work. \nThe Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize is awarded in collaboration with York University’s Book Publishing program and Dr. Matt Bucemi\, Assistant Professor of Book Publishing. York’s students will help Invisible’s staff to choose the winning manuscript and will offer their feedback on the initial edit. This is a chance for students to get an intimate look at the publishing process and to make a meaningful contribution to an exciting new project; once they have given their early input\, the project will be guided to completion by Invisible’s own team. The winning author will be given the opportunity to give a keynote talk and hold a Q&A with the York student community. \nPublisher Norm Nehmetallah on what makes the First Novel Prize so exciting: “Our mission is to publish wholly original books and to sustain literary communities of all sorts. This prize helps us fulfill that mission on several levels: we’ll discover new authors who deserve to have their voices broadcasted to the world\, bring excellent new books into the market\, and foster the next generation of publishing talent by showing students how the industry\, and independent publishing in particular\, works.” \nGuidelines: Authors must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents to submit. Otherwise\, submissions to the First Novel Prize should follow all of our existing submission guidelines. Agented submissions are welcome. The submission period for the inaugural prize runs from 9 January to 28 February 2023. The winner will be announced sometime in April.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-invisible-publishing-first-novel-prize/
LOCATION:Invisible Publishing
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Mslexia's Women's Poetry Competition 2022
DESCRIPTION:Our annual comp is open to unpublished poems of any length on any subject\, and will be judged by Costa Award-winning poet Helen Mort \nYou do not have to subscribe to Mslexia to be eligible\, but you do have to self-identify as a woman. We will accept entries from women of any age of any nationality from any country. This includes under-18s. \nPlease include the title of the work on your entry. \nYour entry will be judged anonymously\, so do not put your name or contact details anywhere on the text pages of your entry. (This information should be restricted to your online Entry Form or to a cover sheet for postal entries.) \nIf you can include a word count\, please do; however\, if you don’t\, or forget to\, please don’t worry! You won’t be disqualified if you don’t include it and we will be in touch with you if there’s a problem. \nThis competition is open to unpublished poems of any length\, on any subject. Your £10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems. \nPrizes\n1st: £2\,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250 \nUnpublished Poetry Prize for the best poem by a previously unpublished poet: £250. \nThe four winners\, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the March issue of Mslexia.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-mslexias-womens-poetry-competition-2022/
LOCATION:Mslexia Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction — 2022
DESCRIPTION:The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction — 2022\n\n\nThe SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (The Smokey) is a biennial competition that celebrates and compensates excellence in flash. Our first grand prize winner in 2018 was “Whale Fall” by Alvin Park. In 2020 Abby Feden won the top prize with “To Pieces”. Both stories appeared in The Best Small Fictions in their respective years. In addition. Jasmine Sawers’ piece “All Your Fragile History” was a finalist for Best of the Net in 2020\, and Leonora Desar’s third-place story “*69” was included in The Best Small Fictions. \nThe grand prize winner of The Smokey is automatically nominated for The Best Small Fictions\, The Pushcart\, Best of the Net\, and any other prize we deem appropriate. In addition to all this love\, we will also pay the grand prize winner $2500. Second place: $1000. Third place $500. Finalists: $100. All finalists and placers will be published in the special competition issue in December 2022. \nEntry Fees: \nAugust 1-October 2: \nOne Entry: $12\nTwo Entries: $16\nUp to Four Entries: $30 \nOctober 3-November 15 \nOne Entry: $14\nTwo Entries: $18\nUp to Four Entries: $32 \nGuidelines: \nOpen to anyone on the planet aged 18+.\nYour entry must be previously unpublished.\nYou may write in English or in any other language as long as an English translation accompanies your entry. Our decision will be based on the English translation. Winnings\, if any\, will be split evenly between the translator and writer. Both the English and the original non-Anglo versions of the story must be previously unpublished.\nYour entry must be 1000 words or fewer\, excluding the title. There is no minimum word count requirement.\nYou may enter as many times as you like\, but an entry fee must accompany each entry. If you are submitting multiple entries at the same time\, they must all be in the same document.\nYour name must NOT appear on the entry itself. This includes the filename\, headers and footers. Your name and contact information should appear ONLY in the cover letter.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-smokelong-quarterly-award-for-flash-fiction-2022/
LOCATION:Smokelong Quarterly
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Carve Prose & Poetry Contest
DESCRIPTION:The annual Carve Magazine Prose & Poetry Contest seeks the best fiction\, nonfiction\, and poetry from writers all over the world. A guest judge in each genre selects one winner to be awarded a $1000 cash prize and winners are published in our spring issue in April.\nThe contest opens annually October 1 and runs through mid-November.\nPoetry\n\nCarve seeks poetry that is both quiet and expansive.\nWe want poetry that elicits an authentic emotional connection.\nEvery word should purposefully add to the voice\, sound\, and imagery.\nWord count limit is 2\,000.\n\nFiction\n\nCarve seeks good honest fiction in the form of short stories.\nWe want emotional jeopardy\, soul\, and honesty.\nCraft and control are tantamount to our connection to the characters.\nWe highly recommend reading recent stories to get an idea of what we’re looking for.\nWord count limit is 10\,000.\n\nNonfiction\n\nCarve seeks narrative nonfiction that positions personal perspectives in the context of the broader world.\nWe are seeking experiences and reflections that reveal a deep understanding of the social systems and structures that organize our lives.\nTell us what happened and how we all connect to it.\nWord count limit is 10\,000.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-carve-poetry-prose-contest/
LOCATION:Carve Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Perugia Press Prize
DESCRIPTION:There is no entry fee for BIWOC poets. \nPerugia Press Prize\nTHE WINNER OF THE PERUGIA PRESS PRIZE RECEIVES:\n\nBook publication and a $1\,000 prize\nTen author copies and an ongoing discount of 50% off of the cover price for additional copies\nTime to work with the editor to create a book she loves with input into book editing\, design & promotion\nMentoring from the Perugia Poet Liaison during the publication and promotion of her book\nReview copies and entry copies to a range of post-publication contests\, provided and sent by the Press\nSome book launch events planned by the Press\, with a partial travel stipend and reading honorariums provided\nOngoing publicity support through our website\, newsletter\, and social media\nExposure through Press attendance at local and national book fairs to promote the work of Perugia poets\n\n\nELIGIBILITY\n\nPoets must be women\, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. Because gender inequity still occurs in publishing\, it is part of our explicit feminist mission to support and promote women’s voices in print.\nPerugia Press seeks to highlight marginalized and underrepresented voices in our publications\, and to that end we encourage submissions written by poets of all abilities\, ages\, and sexual orientations\, and from across all cultural\, socio-economic\, ethnic\, racial\, and religious backgrounds.\nPoets must have no more than one previously published full-length book. You are still eligible if you have published a poetry chapbook/s or books in other genres. You are still eligible if you have published more than one full-length poetry collection in a language other than English.\nPerugia Press welcomes diversity of expression in content\, form\, and language. We are open to considering hybrid manuscripts\, including those incorporating visuals or created in collaboration.\nIndividual poems may have been published previously in magazines\, journals\, anthologies\, and chapbooks\, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished.\nTranslations of the work of others and previously self-published books are not eligible.\nSubmissions from poets living outside the U.S. are not eligible\, though international submissions from poets based in the U.S. but away during our contest period are fine. As a small press\, we are not able to support the promotion of our books on a global scale.\nPoets may not be a close friend or colleague of the editor/director as she facilitates the contest and takes part in the final decision about the winning manuscript.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmit a manuscript of 45 to 85 pages. There is no entry fee for BIWOC poets. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-perugia-press-prize/
LOCATION:Perugia Press
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - BRIAR CLIFF REVIEW Writing Contests
DESCRIPTION:Contest Submission Guidelines\nFirst-place winners will receive $1\,000 in each of the three categories and will be published in the next edition of The Briar Cliff Review. The contest will run from August 1\, 2022 to November 1\, 2022. Our last issue\, Volume 35\, will be published on April 20\, 2023.​ \n\n\nEntry fee is $20 per story/creative nonfiction piece or three poems. \n\n\nShort story/creative nonfiction word limit is 5\,000. These should be typed\, and double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. \n\n\nPoetry should be single-spaced\, with clear indications of stanza breaks\, and printed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. No more than one poem per page. Submit up to three poems. \n\n\nFor snail mail submissions only: Send cover sheet with title(s)\, author’s name\, address and email (the cover letter is not needed for online submissions). Place the title\, but no name on the actual manuscript. \n\n\nWinning pieces are accepted on the basis of first-time rights. \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, but notify us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. \n\n\nAll entrants will receive a copy of the next edition of The Briar Cliff Review. \n\n\nPrevious year’s winner is ineligible. \n\n\nFriends\, family\, and students of Briar Cliff Review editors are ineligible to enter the contest. Former students or student editors must wait five years after graduating from Briar Cliff before entering.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-briar-cliff-review-writing-contests/
LOCATION:Briar Cliff Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
ORGANIZER;CN="The Briar Cliff Review":MAILTO:https://thebriarcliffreview.submittable.com/submit
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SUMMARY:F - F(r)iction's Short Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Nov 1\, 2022\nResults: Announced March 18\, 2023\nPrize: $1000 \nLimit: 7\,500 words \nFor full Submission Guidelines\, please read the information on our Submittable page carefully.  And please visit our formatting guidelines page to properly format your work for submission. We won’t reject a submission flat out for not following guidelines\, but we will frown the whole time we’re reading. \nAn insider tip for you all: We seek work that actively pushes boundaries\, that forces us to question traditions and tastes. If your work takes risks\, we want to read it. We like strong narratives that make us feel something and stories we haven’t seen before. To get an idea of the kind of work we look for\, please check out this page from our editors detailing what we look for in our submissions. \nWe also strongly recommend checking out a past issue of F(r)iction before submitting to our contests to get an idea of our general publishing aesthetic. We have several pieces available online\, but there’s nothing like holding a glossy\, full-color issue in your hands. You can check out all of our issues in our shop. \nWe accept work\, written in English\, from anywhere in the world—regardless of genre\, style\, or origin—and welcome speculative writing and experimental literature. Strange is good. Strange with a strong character arc is even better. Keep it weird\, folks.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-frictions-short-story-contest/
LOCATION:F(r)iction
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Flash 500's a "Novel Opening" Contest
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our Novel Opening & Synopsis Competition! \nHave you started\, or completed\, a novel with strong\, credible characters and a page turning plot? Have you honed the first chapters? Can you put together a compelling synopsis? Yes? Then why not enter our Novel Opening competition and have your work judged by Headline Publishing? We welcome published\, self-published and unpublished novelists. The only stipulation is that the entry must be unpublished. \nWe are looking for a novel opening up to 3\,000 words\, plus a synopsis  of the story (max 750 words) to be submitted together in a single file. If your first chapter is longer than 3\,000 words\, DO NOT SUBMIT A LONGER MANUSCRIPT. Simply close the entry within the 3\,000 word limit and make a note at the end (which will not be included in the word count) stating the chapter continues beyond this point. \nEntry fee: £10 for one novel\, £18 for two novels\, £26 for three novels \nOptional critique of one chapter and Synopsis: £25 per story \nPrizes will be awarded as follows: \n\nFirst: £500\nRunner up: £200\nGeneral Rules\n\nEntries must be in English.\nEntries must be the work of the entrant and must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere.\nEntries may have appeared online in private (password protected) peer review sites\, but should not have been published in any commercial online form including blogs or personal websites.\nThe competition is international and welcomes non-UK entrants.\nCopyright remains with the author.\nThe decision of the judges is final\, and no correspondence will be entered into.\nThe closing date for entries is midnight (UK time) on the 31st October. Winners will be notified by email within six weeks of each closing date.\nThe results of the competition will be published on the competition website.\nChapters must not exceed 3\,000 words and must be accompanied by a synopsis (750 word max).\nManuscripts must not show the name or address of the entrant\, but must include the title.\nEntries should be submitted via the entry form as a Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx)\, OpenDocument Text (.odt)\, Rich Text File (.rtf)\, or PDF (.pdf).\nEntries will not be accepted without payment.\nNo corrections will be accepted or refunds given.\nEntries not complying with competition rules will be disqualified.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-flash-500s-a-novel-opening-contest/
LOCATION:Flash 500
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The 2023 CBC Short Story Prize
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 CBC Short Story Prize is open for submissions from Sept. 1\, 2022 to Oct. 31\, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET. (Ben Shannon/CBC)\n\n  \nThe 2023 CBC Short Story Prize is now open for submissions! \nWHAT: You can submit original\, unpublished fiction that is up to 2\,500 words. There is no minimum word requirement. \nWHEN: The 2023 competition is open for submissions from Sept. 1\, 2022 to Oct. 31\, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET. \nWHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. \nHOW: While the competition is active\, submit online through Submittable. A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry. \nWHAT YOU CAN WIN: The 2023 CBC Short Story Prize winner will receive $6\,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts\, have their work published on CBC Books and win a two-week writing residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point. Four finalists will each receive $1\,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books. \nSubmissions are read by a panel of established writers and editors from across the country. The shortlist and winner will be decided by a jury comprised of three prominent Canadian writers.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-2023-cbc-short-story-prize/
LOCATION:CBC
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The San Diego Poetry Annual's Steve Kowit Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:The $15 entry fee includes a copy of the San Diego Poetry Annual in PDF or e-book format\, available for free downloading to each entrant upon the announcement of the winners each February.\nOpen to any poet anywhere. Submissions open June 15th and close October 15th every year.\nFirst Prize:  $1\,000\nSecond Prize:  $250\nThird Prize: $100\nHonorable Mention:  No Cash Award\nWinners and Honorable Mentions will be invited to read at the annual awards reception each April. \nWinning and Honorable Mention poems will be published in the San Diego Poetry Annual each March. \nSteve Kowit Poetry Prize Guidelines\nSubmit one (1) previously unpublished poem (in English) and a 50-word biography. \nDo not submit poems that imitate Steve Kowit’s work. \nDo not submit the poem you sent to other publications.   (No simultaneous submissions) \nDo not put your name on your poem.  This is a blind judging process. \nSubmit one poem per entry.  You can submit as many entries as you desire. \nPay the $15 entry fee:  the entire entry fee is a tax-deductible donation to San Diego Entertainment & Arts Guild (SDEAG)\, a 501(c)(3) public charity celebrating The Arts. \nAll of the entry fees collected are sequestered in a fund dedicated only to The Kowit and are not released for any other purpose by SDEAG or by the San Diego Poetry Annual.  Our intent is to increase the prize money and the reach of the award whenever possible.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-san-diego-poetry-annuals-steve-kowit-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:Steve Kowit Poetry Prize
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Wet Ink Books Present the Don Gutteridge Poetry Award 2022
DESCRIPTION:2022 Call for Award Submissions \n\n\n\nDon Gutteridge Poetry Award 2022\npublished by Wet Ink Books\n$5\,250.00 in Prizes\n$3\,000.00\, $1\,500.00 and $750.00 for the top 3 best unpublished poetry mss by a Canadian poet. \n1st\, 2nd and 3rd prize winners will receive $3\,000.00\, $1\,500.00 and $750.00 (CND$) \nWinners will also receive 50 copies of the finished published book and will be featured in the magazine Devour: Art & Lit Canada with 5 poems\, bio and bio pic. \nSee “Devour: Art & Lit Canada” on line at: \nhttps://issuu.com/richardgrove1/stacks/bc11ecdd1e7646c4b1fac2bb7aef11ef \nThe Summer 2022 issue has the previous winners. \n2 Runners Up will receive 50 copies of the finished published book and will be featured in the magazine Devour: Art & Lit Canada with 5 poems\, bio and bio pic. \nAll Winners and Runners Up will be published in the same\, one volume\, contest winner book. \nPreviously Published Poems Welcomed: Previously published poems from journals\, magazines\, anthologies\, newsletters\, blogs\, etc. are welcome.  Poems previously published in an author’s single-author book are not permitted. \n•   Length: MS must be a minimum of 60 poetry pages. \n•   Blind Judging: Do Not include your name on the cover letter. Include title only.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-wet-ink-books-present-the-don-gutteridge-poetry-award-2022/
LOCATION:Don Gutteridge Poetry Award
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Flash Fiction Competition by Flash 500
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Flash Fiction Competition by Flash 500! When it comes to prizes\, it often seems as though flash fiction is the poor relation of writing competitions. This\, however\, is a flash fiction competition where the prize money truly reflects the skill required to encapsulate an entire story in just 500 words.  The results will be announced about six weeks after each closing date and the three winning entries each quarter will be published on this website. \nEntry fee: £5 for one story\, £8 for two stories \nOptional critiques: £15 per story \nPrizes will be awarded as follows: \n\nFirst: £300\nSecond: £200\nThird: £100\nGeneral Rules\n\nEntries must be in English.\nEntries must be the work of the entrant and must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere.\nEntries may have appeared online in private (password protected) peer review sites\, but should not have been published in any commercial online form including blogs or personal websites.\nThe competition is international and welcomes non-UK entrants.\nCopyright remains with the author.\nEntries cannot be returned.\nThe decision of the judge is final\, and no correspondence will be entered into.\nThe closing date for entries is midnight (UK time) on the 31st March\, 30th June\, 30th September and 31st December. Winners will be notified by email within six weeks of each closing date.\nThe results of the competition will be published on the competition website.\nManuscripts must not show the name or address of the entrant\, but must include the title.\nEntries should be submitted via the entry form as a Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx)\, OpenDocument Text (.odt)\, Rich Text File (.rtf)\, or PDF (.pdf).\nEntries will not be accepted without payment.\nOnly manuscripts which are within the 500-word limit will be accepted. This means any story up to and including 500 words.\nThe title does not form part of the word count.\nNo corrections will be accepted or refunds given.\nEntries not complying with competition rules will be disqualified.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-flash-fiction-competition-by-flash-500/
LOCATION:Flash 500
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220927
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UID:1262-1664150400-1664236799@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2022
DESCRIPTION:first prize £2\,000\nsecond prize £1\,000\nthird prize £500\nplus 20 commendeds\nplus – winners read with judges at 2022 prize-night celebration on mon 5 dec\n\nPoems may be submitted from any country & must be in Englishsubmit via email by mon 26 sep 2022 \n(Check out winners\, winning poems & judges’ reports\, 2021 & prior\, on our previous-winners’-poems page.) \njudges read all poems submitted\nrules\n\nPoems: Poems may be submitted from any country & must be in English\, must each be no longer than 45 lines\, must show title & poem only\, must not show poet’s name\, must be the original work of the entrant (no translations) & must not have been previously published; no text alterations accepted after submission; no limit on number of poems or number of subsequent submissions.\n\n\nSubmission: Email only\, no postal entries: email your poems as attachments (.doc\, .docx\, .pdf\, .rtf only) to poems@coffeehousepoetry.org; include in email: Poet’s Name & Address\, Phone Number\, List of Titles\, Number of Poems\, Total Fees\, & PayPal Receipt Number.\n\n\nFees: £5/€6/$7 per poem (Sterling/Euro/US-Dollars only); pay online (see below\, PayPal account not required).\n\n\nTimeline: Submit by midnight (your local time) on Mon 26 Sep 2022; prize-winners will be contacted in week commencing Mon 21 Nov 2022.\n\n\nAcknowledgement/Results: Submissions acknowledged within 14 days of receipt; results posted on website after our Mon 5 Dec 2022 prize-night event; judges’ decision is final; no correspondence entered into.\n\n\nEmail Address: By including email address you agree to receiving emails regarding annual Troubadour International Poetry Prize.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-troubadour-international-poetry-prize-2022/
LOCATION:Troubadour International Poetry Prize
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220915T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T185920
CREATED:20220908T215753Z
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UID:1256-1663228800-1663261200@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2022
DESCRIPTION:The Moth Nature Writing Prize aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. It is awarded annually to an unpublished piece of prose or poetry which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world. \n\n\n\n\nEach year a single judge is asked to choose one winner from entries worldwide\, to feature in the winter issue of The Moth. The winner receives €1\,000 and a week at Circle of Misse in France. The inaugural judge in 2020 was Richard Mabey.\n\n\n\n\nHOW TO ENTER\n\nThe Moth Nature Writing Prize is open to anyone over 16\, as long as the work is original and previously unpublished. There is a 4\,000 maximum word limit. The entry fee is €15 per entry and you can enter as many pieces as you like.You can enter online or send your entry along with a cheque or postal order made payable to ‘The Moth Magazine Ltd.’ with an entry form or a cover letter with your name and contact details and the title of your piece attached to: The Moth\, Ardan Grange\, Milltown\, Belturbet\, Co. Cavan\, Ireland H14 K768. \nPlease read the rules before you enter.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-moth-nature-writing-prize-2022/
LOCATION:The Moth Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220915T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220915T170000
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UID:1182-1663228800-1663261200@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - The 30th Annual SiWC Short Fiction Writing Contest is now OPEN!
DESCRIPTION:This Day We Write — and submit to the contest!\n\n\nFirst prize: $1000\, and submitted to Pulp Literature for publication\, subject to editorial review\nHonourable Mention: $150\, and submitted to Pulp Literature for publication\, subject to editorial review\nCost: $15/entry Deadline: September 15\, 2022: All entries must be emailed by midnight\, Friday\, September 15\, 2022. No late entries will be considered.\nOpen to all writers except SiWC paid staff\, board members\, and immediate families.\nYoung writers are welcome to enter\, but must be aware that their work will be judged blind among submissions made by adult writers.\nPlease read the contest rules below before entering.\n\n\n\nContest Rules and Regulations\n\nShort stories in any genre are welcome. Story length must be 2\,500 – 4000 words.\nManuscript format: standard format: double-spaced\, 12-pt Times New Roman or Arial font\, 1″ margins\, indented paragraphs\, footer with page number and title only. Blind submissions only— the author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Submit as a .docx or .pdf file.\nCover page\, to be attached as a separate document: includes title\, author’s name\, address\, email address\, phone number and word length. All contact information is held in strict confidence.\nEmail your entry to ‘contest @siwc.ca’. Each entry must include TWO [2] documents: the manuscript\, formatted as noted above; and the cover page. \n\nAll entries will be acknowledged by return email.\nTo pay for your contest entry by credit card or PayPal\, please use the PayPal button on the Contest Page\, and be sure to note the author’s name and title. Paypal will process your payment and send you a receipt by email.\nPayPal payments must be submitted individually\, one per entry. Remember to push the button only once for each entry\, or you may be charged twice. Refunds are not available.\nPlease note\, entries may only submitted via email. There is no mailing address or drop off point for hard copies.\nAll submissions must contain original material\, and may not have been previously published\, accepted for publication\, or have been a winner in another contest prior to the deadline.\nPlease note our internet policy: If a work has been briefly excerpted anywhere on the internet it is still eligible as an entry\, but if it has been published or posted in its entirety on a blog or any other internet site\, it is not eligible for our contest\, as we retain right of first publication as a part of our mandate.\nShort-listed writers will be notified in early October.\nJudges and conference/contest organizers cannot comment on individual entries.\nEnter as many pieces as you like\, at $15 for each entry.\nWinners will be informed before the conference in October. Prizes will be awarded at the Friday night Awards Ceremony. Winners will be listed on the website as soon as possible after the conference.\nSubmission implies the author is granting first right of publication to the SiWC. Rights then revert to the author.\nEntering the contest grants the SIWC the right to publish the entrant’s name on the SIWC website\, should the entrant be short-listed for\, or win\, a SIWC writing contest prize. The SIWC privacy policy link can be found at the bottom of every page on the site.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-30th-annual-siwc-short-fiction-writing-contest-is-now-open/
LOCATION:Surrey International Writers’ Conference
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220902T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220902T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T185920
CREATED:20220811T004316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T004316Z
UID:1215-1662105600-1662138000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Dr. William Henry Drummond Poetry Contest
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URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-dr-william-henry-drummond-poetry-contest/
LOCATION:Spring Pulse Poetry Festival
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220901
DTSTAMP:20260419T185920
CREATED:20220801T004629Z
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UID:1190-1661904000-1661990399@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PF - Hysteria Writing Competition.  Theme: "Peace"
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for Hysteria 2022\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s competition is Peace. \nPrizes: \n\nOverall category winner for each category – £300 plus publication in Hysteria 9\n9 runners up in each category – publication in Hysteria 9\n\nCost of entry £3 per submission. \nThe purpose of the competition is to showcase entries that appeal to all my visitors; I accept entries in any genre except erotica or horror. \nEntries can be uploaded in .doc\, .docx\, rtf or txt format. No other file formats will be accepted and entries made using them will be disqualified. \nPlease make sure you read the guidelines and the rules before submitting your entry. \n\n\n\n\nCategories are:\n\nShort story – maximum 1\,000 words\nFlash fiction – maximum 250 words\nPoetry – maximum 12 lines
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-hysteria-writing-competition-theme-peace/
LOCATION:Hysteria Writing Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220828T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220828T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T185920
CREATED:20220730T210715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220730T210715Z
UID:1179-1661673600-1661706000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review's Summer Short Story Award for New Writers
DESCRIPTION:Summer is for Short Stories! The Masters Review’s Short Story Award for New Writers is a bi-annual contest that recognizes the best fiction from today’s emerging writers. The winner receives a $3\,000 prize and agency review\, and their story will be published online in late winter/early spring. Second and third place finalists will be awarded publication\, agency review and $300/$200 prizes. Participating agents include: Nat Sobel from Sobel Weber\, Victoria Cappello from The Bent Agency\, Andrea Morrison from Writers House\, Sarah Fuentes from Fletcher & Company\, and Heather Schroder from Compass Talent. Our mission from day one has been to support emerging writers. We want you to succeed. We want your words to be read. \n\nGuidelines:\n\n\n\nWinner receives $3000\, publication\, and agency review\n\n\nSecond and third place prizes ($300 / $200\, publication\, and agency review)\n\n\nStories under 6000 words\n\n\nPreviously unpublished stories only\n\n\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions allowed\n\n\nEmerging writers only; writers with book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible. (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Authors with short story collections are free to submit unpublished work\, as are writers with books published by indie presses.)\n\n\nInternational English submissions allowed. No translations.\n\n\nDouble-spaced\, 12 pt easy-to-read font (i.e.\, Times New Roman\, Garamond\, etc.) please!\n\n$20 entry fee\n\n\nDeadline: August 28th\, 2022\n\n\nAll stories are considered for publication\n\nAll submissions will receive a response by the end of November\nWinners will be announced by the end of December\nFriends\, family and associates of the final judge are not eligible for this award. Consider submitting to the Winter contest!\n\nA significant portion of the editorial letter fees go to our feedback editor\, according to the rates established by the EFA\n\n\n\n\nWe don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. We’re simply looking for the best. We don’t define\, nor are we interested in\, stories identified by their genre. We do\, however\, consider ourselves a publication that focuses on literary fiction. Dazzle us\, take chances\, and be bold.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-reviews-summer-short-story-award-for-new-writers/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220731T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T185920
CREATED:20220630T233439Z
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UID:1139-1659254400-1659286800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Annual Ambit Competition for Poems and Stories
DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR OUR ANNUAL AMBIT COMPETITION FOR POEMS and STORIES  1 June > 31 July\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease send us work that explores the theme of Magick.\n\n\nWe need exclusive work\, that is not being sent elsewhere. We ask that it has never been seen on social media\, or past published anywhere.\n\n\n\nAmbit always publish original work\, although it may be republished by you or those of your choosing later. Copyright remains with you\, the creator.\n\nWe are publishing QR codes to take us out of paper and into new realms. \n\nWe aim to have a longlist by September\, with winners being informed ahead of publication on Halloween.\n\n\n\nWe offer £500 to each winner\, and are arranging a Magick raffle of prizes which will be announced on publication.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are a charity\, offering ladders into literature and the arts – grown from a glorious legacy of publishing cult legends.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoems\n\n\n\n\n\nYou may submit as many poems as you like.  £6 per single poem\, and if you send enough to hit £30\, we’ll give you a subscription (free to UK\, postage of £20 to Europe\, £30 to Rest of the World – these are the times we’re in…).  Ambit is a charity offering ladders into literature and the arts through publication). If you are outside the financial system  or experiencing extreme hardship\, please email us\, and for unwaged\, students\, £4 per single poem. \n\n\n\n\n\nStories\n\n\n\n\n\nYou may submit multiple entries\, each for £6 a submission. Same rules apply as above. \n\n\nStories can take whatever form\, but we’re looking at shorter work\, so 500-4000 words\, and we can publish more shorter pieces. Please include the word count on your story (with the title) but add your name and address on the cover letter only\, as per poems. This is because we like to read ‘blind’ in the first instance to avoid bias for past contributors etc. Please send your writing as a PDF/Pages/Word/rtf file.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-annual-ambit-competition-for-poems-and-stories/
LOCATION:Ambit Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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