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federation of bc writers short story competition

chris — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:56:28 +0000

Long time no see, litfarmers. Blogs, man. They don’t update themselves, do they? Err. Anyway.

The Federation of BC Writers is having a competition for short fiction: Literary Writes 2008. Deadline is right around the corner, July 1, 2008, and the entry fee is $20 ($15 if you’re a member). Any genre is acceptable, and prizes are $500, $300, $150, plus publication in WordWorks and an opportunity to read at Word on the Street, Vancouver’s annual downtown literary fest.

Good luck, and let me know if you enter.

20th annual literary writes competition

chris — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:07:49 +0000

Just in from the TWS mailing list: BC Federation of Writers is having a contest for short fiction. Any genre is acceptable, deadline is July 1, 2008, entry fee is $20, and prizes are from $150-500, plus publication in WordWorks and the chance to read at Word on the Street in September.

More submission details here.

writers @ work competition

chris — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:41:19 +0000

It’s very late notice, but my inbox informs me that the Writers @ Work Competition deadline has been extended to March 15th, 2008. There’s an entry fee of $20 and they’re looking for poetry, fiction and non-fiction. See the guidelines for more details. First prize in each genre is publication in Quarterly West, a literary journal associated with the University of Utah, tuition to their June conference and $1,500. Not too shabby.

They’ll accept excerpts from a novel, so there’s really no excuse not to send in something. Angela.

zeros2heros.com

chris — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:17:38 +0000

Some more good news in the friends of litfarm department. Jennica Harper, a poet, instructor at Vancouver Film School and someone I harassed at a house warming party not long ago, was just named a winner in the Comic Creation Nation contest. It’s put on by zeros2heros.com, a social networking site built for writers, artists and fans of comics (and other genre entertainment).

This means that Jennica’s script Abigail’s War is going to get made into a graphic novel, and possibly more. Check out the other winners and the writer’s guidelines. Be warned that if you’re from part of North America that’s not Canada, you probably can’t enter, because they’re partnered with a government sponsored arts organization.

Just one of the ways Canada keeps the rest of North America under its thumb.

the short long-distance writing contest

chris — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:16:44 +0000

Geist is having a short fiction contest! Snail mail a short story, maximum 500 words, fiction or non-fiction, where the action takes place in at least two time zones within Canada, along with a cover letter and $20 dollars (includes a one-year subscription) by June 1st, 2008.

Prizes are $250, $150, $100 and swell Geist gifts. Winners will be published in Geist, geist.com and selected stories will be published the thetyee.ca.

Gory details at the link above.

symphony space’s short story prize

chris — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:13:45 +0000

Symphony Space recently announced the 2008 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Entries will be judged by a master of the form, Amy Hempel, and the winner will have his story read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on May 21, 2008 and receive $1000. The reading will also be recorded for possible broadcast on PRI.

The story must address the question, Are We There Yet? The deadline is March 14, 2008.

Let me know if you enter, and good luck.