Annotated list of canadian publishing and writing awards and contests. Your guide to fall 2014 magazine writing contests national. Have you considered entering legitimate writing contests with no entry fee, awards, and cash prizes for writers. Imagine canadas future 150 years from now and write the first page of a novel. Canadian youth authors between the ages of and 17 entry fee. On this page, youll find the webs best and most updated selection of writing contests.
Africa, asia, canada and europe, caribbean and pacific. Canadian book awards, writing contests and literary prizes. I want to express my thanks to our founding jury truly a mix of canadas most. If you would like to give your subscription as a gift, please ensure you click this is a gift on the subscription form. Short story competitions and prizes in 2014 for writers around the world. Each summer we hold two contests, which are open to canadian residents and citizens of all ages. Writing contests no entry fee creative writing competitions. Writing contests the writers community of durham region. A nationwide contest, the bridge prize is a short story fiction writing. Contests and opportunities canadian authors national. Grain magazines annual short grain writing contest. If youre a teen, theres a special category of teen writing contests just for you. Canadian book awards, writing contests and literary prizes book.
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Short story, fiction, and nonfiction writing contests for everyone. Prix aurora awards the aurora awards are run by the canadian science fiction and fantasy association csffa, a federally registered nonprofit society. On march 8, 2014, writers 25 and under left the u25 roundtable with a swag bag. The writers union of canada short prose competition. New national short story contest one of the richest short story fiction.