November 2007 Archives
For a special issue on Quebec, Maisonneuve wants ideas, essays, proposals, short narratives, quirky profiles of little-known people, language jokes, atrocious translations, geographic anomalies, ex-pat tales, cultural exchange memories, and accommodation stories. Deadline: January 15, 2008. Submission guidelines...
The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada's International Literary Magazine, invites entries to its 17th annual contests in short fiction and poetry. First prize: $1000 in each category. Entry fee: $30 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 15, 2007. More details...
Eye Weekly invites entries for its short story contest. First prize: $500 and publication in the newspaper. Submissions: 1000 words max. No entry fee. Deadline: November 30, 2007. More details... (via Torontoist)
Snare Books invites poetry manuscripts for The Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. Open to emerging Canadian writers who have published two books or less. Prize: trade paperback contract with Snare Books which will include the publication of the manuscript and a $500 honorarium. Entry fee: $30. Deadline: January 31, 2008. More details...
Invisible Publishing is looking for submissions for an upcoming anthology. Theme: how the existing systems around us affect our lives and our place in the world. Seeks short fiction and creative nonfiction (5,000 words max.) that works with the ideas of built systems — telephones, plumbing, gossip, suburbs — and the practices that take place within their grasp. Pieces that experiment with language/text as infrastructure are encouraged, though “traditional” fiction is warmly welcomed. Deadline: December 31, 2007. Send Word files to anna@invisiblepublishing.com.
Broken Pencil is accepting short stories from Canada's best and pitting them against each other in an online arena. One story will be chosen by readers to win publication plus $250 and an indie lit library. Submissions: 1000-3000 words. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
The Toronto Star is accepting entries for its annual short story contest. First prize: $5,000 and tuition to the Humber School for Writers for Creative Writing. Submissions: 2500 words max. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: January 17, 2008. More details... (.pdf)
Arc Poetry Magazine is celebrating its 30th birthday with a special issue. Seeks poems "of any size, shape or age" reflecting on what turning 30 or being 30-ish is all about. Submit 8 pages max. Payment: $40 per page. Deadline: December 31, 2007.More details...
Accenti: The Canadian Magazine with an Italian Accent invites prose entries for its 3rd Annual Writing Contest. First prize: $1000 plus publication; additional prizes available. Submit fiction, creative non-fiction, and non-fiction, 1000-2500 words, of any topic reflecting Canada and Italy, or the Italian-Canadian experience. All writers welcome. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
The Fieldstone Review (University of Saskatchewan) is accepting poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction/personal essay for its next issue. Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
The Puritan: Ottawa's Literary Prose Journal is seeking quality fiction and non-fiction submissions its Fall issue, due for release in early January. 500-7500 words. No poetry. Theme: open. Deadline: December 25, 2008. More details...
The Consortium for Peace Studies at the University of Calgary invites stimulating new works related to peace (see website for full description) for the Second Annual Canadian Peace Play Competition. First prize: $600 and a professional written evaluation of the script. Deadline: January 15, 2008. Entry fee: $20. More details...
Inscribed invites entries for their current poetry contest. First prize: $50. Submit your poem to submissions@inscribed.org with "Poetry Contest" in the subject line.Deadline: November 25, 2007. More details...
Event (Douglas College, BC) is currently accepting fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction submissions. Prefers strong narrative. Deadline: November 30, 2007. More details...
Geist invites entries for the 4th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest. First prize: $250. Send them a postcard along with a story that relates to the image. Submit a postcard along with a story that relates to the image. 500 words max. Entry Fee: $20 (includes subscription), $5 for each additional entry. Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
The Danforth Review is experimenting with new content in 2008.
Publishers, publicists, authors and videographers are encouraged to submit short web-friendly and formatted video clips (2-3 mins.) of author appearances, interviews, rants, signings, etc. More details...
Entries now accepted for The Ontario Poetry Society's
Sunshine and Rainbows Poetry Contest. Open to all children 8 to 11 years old in
Canada/US. Theme: what makes us happy (60 lines max). Entry fee: non-cancelled
postage stamp. Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
The Second Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest aims to publicize and promote the art of the fictional short story and restore its place as a prime literary format. First prize US$1000. Theme: New York. Length: 2500 words max. Best story and a People’s Choice award chosen from among the finalists via online reader vote, will be published and available for sale on Amazon shorts. Deadline: January 15, 2008. More details...
Writing for Money invites entries for The Philip Mangelsdorf Award for Writing Excellence. Submit your best opening 150 words (or less) for any fiction or nonfiction work. First prize: US$500; 14 additional prizes available. Top winning entries will be published on the WfM site. Entry fee: US$10 per entry. Deadline: January 15, 2008. More details...
The Ontario Poetry Society invites entries of heart-themed poems (36 lines max) for the Open Heart Poetry Competition Grand Prize: $100 plus $100 donation to the winner's favourite charity. Winners to be published in chapbook. Entry
fee: $5; $1 per additional poem. Deadline: December 25, 2007. More details...
FreeFall Magazine is calling for non-themed poetry and
prose entries for its annual contest. First prize: $200 (poetry and fiction) plus an 8-week writing course. Judge: Karen Connelly (winner of the Orange prize for New Fiction for 2007). Fiction: 3000 words max. Poetry: 5 poems max. No theme. Deadline: December 31, 2007. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). More details...
Crazyhorse (College of Charleston, US) invites entries for their Fiction Prize and the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize. First prize in each contest: US$2000 plus publication in Crazyhorse. Submit twenty-five pages of fiction or up to three poems (up to 10 pages of poetry). Entry fee: US$16 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 15, 2007. More details...
Liars League is an evening of "live fiction" held once a month in a London pub. Selected stories are read by actors, recorded, and posted to the website. Theme: SANTA AND SATAN. (Future themes: Lore and Legend and Fight and Flight). Deadline: November 23, 2007. More details...
What If? Canada's Creative Magazine for Teens invites entries from young writers for "Notes from the Field". Prize: $50 in cash and publication in What If? Open to Canadian writers under 19. Submit your experiences in outreach work around the world or in Canada. Examples: a school trip that involved helping others or a wilderness excursion that put you in touch with yourself and your place
in the world. Deadline: December 15, 2007. More details...
What If? Canada's Creative Magazine for Teens invites entries from young writers for their next Stone Road Mall Fiction Contest. Open to Canadian writers under 19.
Prizes: First prize: $100 Stone Road Mall Gift Certificate (winner can arrange to receive gift certificates for stores in their area) plus publication in What If?. Second prize: Publication in What If? Spring 2008 issue. Theme: Humour. Deadline: December 15, 2007. More details...
The Darklight Writers' Network presents its Writing Contest for 2007-2008. Submit 1000-2000 word short story, any genre, starting with the phrase "It was broken". Prizes: Three winners each receive $200 and e-publication. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: January 31st, 2008. More details...
Bimonthly online arts journal The
Southernmost Review is currently accepting submissions for its January-February 2008
issue. Seeking non-academic essays, short fiction,
poetry, book reviews, graphic art, and found art (marginalia). More details...
Entries are invited for the SQ Fiction Contest. First prize: US$2500; second prize: US$1500; third prize: US$750. Other prizes available. Entry fee: US$20 (includes 6-month subscription). Deadline: November 30, 2007. More details...
The Arts Council of England invites international entries for their poetry competition. First prize: £500 and online publication. Entries must be about food, nature or the South West. 250 words max. Entry fee: free. Deadline: November 30, 2007. Send entries to: poems@artscouncil.org.uk.
MATRIX MAGAZINE is looking for the "best unpublished writers in Canada"
for their 79th issue. Seeks innovative short fiction and poetry by
young or emerging writers. Submitters must be Canadian citizens who have not published a trade book (chapbooks, anthologies, and magazines OK.) Fiction: 3500 words max. Poetry: 3-5 poems. Deadline: December 5, 2007. More details...
Carousel welcomes all forms of hybrid media (poetry and fiction). Open to international writers. Note: email submissions are charged a $2
processing fee; postal is free. More details...
Tesseracts Twelve is seeking long stories in the SF and fantasy genres for an anthology (publisher: Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing). Story length:10,000-20,000 words. Open to Canadians, landed immigrants, and ex-pats. Submissions accepted in English and French. Payment $200-$300. Deadline: February 1, 2008. More details...
UCLA's blink Literary Magazine (US) seeks poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Submit 3 poems or 1 manuscript (double-spaced; 6,000 words max) as attachments and include name, phone number, title, and genre in the body of the email: blinkmag@gmail.com.
Common Ties (US) seeks personal stories on all topics. Themed work also accepted. Upcoming themes: Getting caught (December 4), Adoption (December 11) and Homelessness (December 18). Submit stories 750-1500 words. International contributors welcome. Payment: ranges from $100US to $200US per story. More details...
The Bitter Oleander Press (US) seeks honest, inspired, and imaginative poetry and short fiction. Prefers pieces with a "heightened music of profound linguistic rhythm." Takes a personal approach to communicating with writers. Accepts emailed submissions from Canadian writers. More details...
The Danforth Review seeks short story submissions for its December issue. Payment: $100. Deadline: November 30, 2007. More details... (via Practicing Writing)
