The Read at the Fringe Literary Contest is a special opportunity for aspiring writers to share their work with an audience in Eden Mills.
Most events are installed on their deadline date, unless there is a long submission window or unless it's a rolling submission.
P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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We want submissions that grab us and convey a unique perspective and honest insight into our world.
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OutWrite is a celebration of LGBTQ literature; entries that explore aspects of LGBTQ culture or identity are encouraged. |
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We’re steeped in grief -- the grief that is with us now, the grief that was with us long ago, and the grief that grows with us. Don’t be afraid to bring us broken, heavy stories. We can handle it.
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We are looking for pieces that honor your experience, honor your journey, imagine the absence of otherization, and/or aid in communal healing.
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The BLR Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body.
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Entries should be in the form of a short story, on any theme, and written in English.
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Essays, humor, satire, personal experience, and features on topics relating to women are our primary editorial focus.
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Ev0king the Question: What is your favorite myth, folktale, or fairy tale featuring the moon, and why?
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State secrets, family secrets, trade secrets, secret sins and secret loves, entrusted secrets, cosmic secrets, childhood secrets, dark secrets taken to the grave––any sort of secret at all. |
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We’re delighted to announce the brand new annual WestWord Prize in which all winning and shortlisted stories will be published in the online anthology edition of WestWord.
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What do Friends raised in other traditions bring to us? |
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Our themes are always open to far-fetched interpretations and are not limited to a narrow definition. Don't hold back, surprise us!
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Nature as a whole; deer grazing on grass in a forest, the stars on a clear night, children playing in an ocean inlet, birds chirping in tree canopies, a babbling brook by a cottage in the mountains. What is nature to you? |
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2 events,Our favourite poems are the unexpected kind. We love free verse poems that take familiar situations and turn them on their head, using unusual metaphors and drawing parallels no one else would see.
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We're looking for stories about epic journeys over vast distances with many destinations, and travels that have broadened the outlook, not just of the traveler, but of civilization. |
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8 events,Come one, come all, please join us under the falling leaves for a feast like none other. This October, the seventh issue of Last Leaves will make your mouth water.
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We are open to loose interpretations of the theme in any genre.
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We are here to share, showcase, celebrate and champion great poetry - because we believe in its power to bring us all together and make a positive, enriching difference to our lives and the society we live in.
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We are dedicated to creating books showcasing the very best short stories written by Canadians of varying backgrounds, ages, and occupations. |
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Play with unconventional storytelling, or tell a story that plays with ‘epic journey’ tropes.
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The purpose of The First Line is to jump start the imagination--to help writers break through the block that is the blank page.
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This theme can be interpreted in so many different ways, on so many different levels… |
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This issue turns to the arts to foreground and forecast what is next for nature, food justice, water preservation, climate action, and afro-/Indigenous futurisms. |
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What brings us into profound relation to place—and what pulls us out? In a social world that feels less and less place-dependent, and a physical world that is being reconfigured by climate change and habitat loss, how do we sustain our connection to physical place? |
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How has the human–animal bond evolved over the centuries? And what truly separates us from the creatures we share the planet with? |