General Submission Rules Original, currently unsubmitted, unpublished and
unaccepted work in English, typed or word-processed,
single-sided, double-spaced (prose), 8 1/2 x 11 (or A4),
pages numbered, no staples. To assure blind judging,
include with each entry a SEPARATE cover page giving
your name/ address/ tel.#, title(s), date of entry, brief
literary bio and accurate word count. The entrant may
stipulate on the cover page that the entry includes "First
Canadian Rights" up to the proposed date of the
publication. Title only on each page. No revisions after
submission. Entries will not be critiqued or returned.
Exceptions noted will require a self-addressed stamped
(or with IRC) envelope (SASE). Fees (if any) in Canadian
$.
Deadline is postmark. Should an entry be published
elsewhere before the winners are declared, the entrant
should notify the contest organizers immediately. Send
inquiries (advised) to addresses given, for verification of
rules or any further info.
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001031 Prairie Fire Short Fiction Contest.
Entries: Mail one story (1500 to 15000 words). Include optional SASE for return of MS or notification of results.
Fee of $25 (first entry includes one year of Prairie Fire.)
Prizes: $500-$300-$200 plus paid publication.
Information: phone (204)943-9066, fax (204)942-1555, or toll free at (888) 637-5802, or visit the Manitoba Writers' Guild website.
Send entries to: Prairie Fire, 423-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3.
Deadline 31 October 2000.
001103 Ray Burrell Award for Poetry Entries: Open eligibility. Any number of poems of up to 60 lines each. Send 2 copies, one blind.
Fee: $5 per poem ($4 US outside Canada), payable to the Valley Writers' Guild. ($2/poem for VWG members).
Prizes: $500 + plaque, $100, $50 and 5 HMs. All 8 to be published in The Grist Mill Vol. 10. Bios will be solicited.
Contributors' copy to winners, and one year of The Valley Writers' News. Judge: Joy Hewitt Mann.
Information E-mail: Contest Co-ordinator, Peter de Lepper, or see www.storm.ca/~vwg.
Send entries to The Ray Burrell Award, c/o Valley Writers' Guild, POB 534 Merrickville ON K0G 1N0 Canada.
Deadline: 3 November 2000
010115 Prairie Fire Personal Journalism/Creative Non-Fiction Contest Entries: Mail one article of up to 5,000 words. Include optional SASE for return of MS or notification of results.
Fee of $25 (first entry includes one year of Prairie Fire.)
Prizes: $500 -$300-$200 plus paid publication.
Information: phone (204)943-9066, fax (204)942-1555, or toll free at (888) 637-5802, or visit the Manitoba Writers' Guild website.
Send entries to: Prairie Fire, 423-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3.
Deadline 15 January 2001.
010131 The Amethyst Review 9th Annual Writing Contest. Entries: Fiction (max 5000 words) or poems (up to 5 poems, up to 200 lines each). Include pseudonym on cover page and each page of entry. Optional SASE required for return of ms. or reply.
Fee: Fee per entry of $14 (US$16; other international $26) includes one year subscription. Payable in Canadian funds, to: The Amethyst Review or Marcasite Press.
Prizes: First prize $100 (each category), and honourable mentions to two runners-up. Winner and other accepted work to be published May '01.
Information: e-mail: amethyst@col.auracom.com or visit The Amethyst Review website.
Send entries to: The Amethyst Review, 23 Riverside Ave., Truro NS B2N 4G2. No e-mail entries.
Deadline: January 31, 2001.
010131 Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest
Entries: Up to 5 poems on the natural world, the planet today, the planet tomorrow.
Fee: $25, includes one year of The Antigonish Review.
Prizes: 1st - $500. 2nd - $300. 3rd - $200. Plus publication
Information: See http://www.antigonish.com/review/< /A>, e-mail TAR@stfx.ca, or phone (902) 867-3962.
Send entries to The Antigonish Review Contests, Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish NS B2G 2W5. No electronic submissions.
Deadline: 31 January 2001.
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