[places for writers]tag:,2007-12-09:/122008-05-11T12:55:38ZResources for Canadian writers, updated daily with contests, calls for submission, and other literary tidbits.Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01Short long-distance writing contesttag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.94592008-05-11T13:18:12Z2008-05-11T12:55:38ZGeist (BC) challenges entrants to write a short story that occurs in two Canadian time zones. Maximum length: 500 words, fiction or non-fiction. First prize: $250. Winning entries will be published in Geist and at geist.com; selected stories will be...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Geist (BC) challenges entrants to write a short story that occurs in two Canadian time zones. Maximum length: 500 words, fiction or non-fiction. First prize: $250. Winning entries will be published in Geist and at geist.com; selected stories will be posted at thetyee.ca. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription), $5 for each additional entry. Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...]]>
UK journal pays and respondstag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95352008-05-11T13:06:13Z2008-05-11T13:15:34ZOrbis seeks submissions from international writers. Submit four poems or two prose pieces (500-1000 words). Readers' Award: £50 for piece receiving the most votes in each issue; £50 split between runners-up; and Featured Writer receives £50. Provides proofs with editorial...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Orbis seeks submissions from international writers. Submit four poems or two prose pieces (500-1000 words). Readers' Award: £50 for piece receiving the most votes in each issue; £50 split between runners-up; and Featured Writer receives £50. Provides proofs with editorial suggestions. More details...]]>
BC mag wants your tastefully libidinous eroticatag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.94372008-05-11T12:51:35Z2008-05-11T12:54:48ZAscent Aspirations (BC) invites titillating poetry and flash fiction submissions for their Erotica contest. Winners and selected entrants will be published in a perfect-bound anthology in Fall 2008. First prize for poetry and flash fiction: $100 and one copy of...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Ascent Aspirations (BC) invites titillating poetry and flash fiction submissions for their Erotica contest. Winners and selected entrants will be published in a perfect-bound anthology in Fall 2008. First prize for poetry and flash fiction: $100 and one copy of anthology. Seeks soft and sensual submissions, full of longing and desire. Poem length: 60 lines max. Flash fiction length: 800 words max. Deadline: July 31, 2008. Entry fee: $5 per poem or 3 poems for $10; $10 per piece of flash fiction. More details...]]>
Seeking creative writing from Asian Canadianstag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.94072008-05-11T12:31:52Z2008-05-11T12:59:31ZRicepaper (BC) seeks poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama by Asian Canadians. Also publishes articles (query first). Payment: modest honorarium. More details......bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Ricepaper (BC) seeks poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama by Asian Canadians. Also publishes articles (query first). Payment: modest honorarium. More details...]]>
Win cash for flash fictiontag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95342008-05-06T01:59:44Z2008-05-06T02:12:15ZWOW! Women On Writing invites entries for their Spring 2008 Flash Fiction Contest. Open to any style and genre. Length: 250-500 words. Entry fee: US$5. First prize: US$200; other prizes avail. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details......bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
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Short story contest with Australian magazinetag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.94922008-05-02T23:24:40Z2008-05-02T23:28:31ZSkive Magazine (Australia) invites entries for the 4th annual Skive Short Story Prize. First prize: US$200. Submit stories 500-2000 words. Entries also considered for the June 2008 issue. New deadline: May 15, 2008. More details......bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Skive Magazine (Australia) invites entries for the 4th annual Skive Short Story Prize. First prize: US$200. Submit stories 500-2000 words. Entries also considered for the June 2008 issue. New deadline: May 15, 2008. More details...
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New online Cdn publication seeks submissionstag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95332008-05-02T21:05:41Z2008-05-02T21:09:26ZThe Invisible Majority is accepting submissions for works of fiction, non-fiction, humour, art, music and video for their inaugural issue. Theme: "Made In China". Upcoming themes: Elections, Poverty, Food & Drink, Water. Submissions:1500 words max. Deadline: May 30, 2008. More...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
The Invisible Majority is accepting submissions for works of fiction, non-fiction, humour, art, music and video for their inaugural issue. Theme: "Made In China". Upcoming themes: Elections, Poverty, Food & Drink, Water. Submissions:1500 words max. Deadline: May 30, 2008. More details...]]>
Poetry contest with big prizetag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95322008-05-02T20:56:59Z2008-05-02T21:02:12ZArc: Canada's National Poetry Magazine invites entries to its 13th Annual International Poem of the Year Contest. First prize: $1500, second prize: $1000; third prize: $750. Winning poems published in Arc's Winter 2008 issue. Entrants may submit up to two...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Arc: Canada's National Poetry Magazine invites entries to its 13th Annual International Poem of the Year Contest. First prize: $1500, second prize: $1000; third prize: $750. Winning poems published in Arc's Winter 2008 issue. Entrants may submit up to two unpublished poems. Entry fee: $23 (includes subscription). Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...]]>
Wanted: False history and facts for anthologytag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95312008-05-02T20:44:03Z2008-05-02T21:18:56ZPistolPress is looking for submissions for "The Future Hygienic," a collection of falsely-based history and facts (anticipated pub. date: Fall 2008). Accepting prose, poetry, essays, journalism, illustrations and photographs. Theme: "fake history, geography, politics, art, and other such contrivances." Open...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
PistolPress is looking for submissions for "The Future Hygienic," a collection of falsely-based history and facts (anticipated pub. date: Fall 2008). Accepting prose, poetry, essays, journalism, illustrations and photographs. Theme: "fake history, geography, politics, art, and other such contrivances." Open word count. Deadline: July 15, 2008. More details...]]>
Fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction contesttag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95082008-05-02T20:11:36Z2008-05-02T23:40:55ZRoom Magazine invites entries for their 2008 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest. First prize in each category: $500. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Poetry: max. 3 poems or 150 lines. Fiction: 4000 words max. Entry Fee: $27 (includes subscription);...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Room Magazine invites entries for their 2008 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest. First prize in each category: $500. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Poetry: max. 3 poems or 150 lines. Fiction: 4000 words max. Entry Fee: $27 (includes subscription); non-Canadian entries: $39.Winners will be published in a 2009 issue. More details...
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Contest seeks writing about the earthtag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95302008-04-20T19:41:50Z2008-04-20T20:46:33ZEarth Vision invites entries of short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose and poetry for the The Earth Vision nature writing contest 2008. First Prize: $500. Theme: nature, deep ecology, or spiritual ecology. Deadline: October 15, 2008. Entry fee: US$12. More...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Earth Vision invites entries of short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose and poetry for the The Earth Vision nature writing contest 2008. First Prize: $500. Theme: nature, deep ecology, or spiritual ecology. Deadline: October 15, 2008. Entry fee: US$12. More details...]]>
Seeking fiction/lies from Canadians and impostorstag:www.placesforwriters.com,2007:/test//12.92822008-04-20T18:01:00Z2008-04-20T18:38:42ZLies With Occasional Truth seeks "the very best writing by the very best writers in Canada (and sometimes by Americans who pretend, in their cover letters, to be Canadian)." Publishes fiction only, 3000 words max. Especially fond of plot-driven, humorous,...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Lies With Occasional Truth seeks "the very best writing by the very best writers in Canada (and sometimes by Americans who pretend, in their cover letters, to be Canadian)." Publishes fiction only, 3000 words max. Especially fond of plot-driven, humorous, and topical stories (also zombies and werewolves). Accepts submission year-round. Publishes quarterly. More details...]]>
Print mag seeks good Canadian story-tellerstag:www.placesforwriters.com,2007://12.93792008-04-20T17:17:29Z2008-04-20T18:13:43ZThe New Quarterly (ON) invites submissions of fiction, poetry, interviews, and writing about writing. Wants to be delighted by a story well-told. Payment: $200 per short story, novel excerpt, and essay, and $30 per poem or "postscript" story. More details......bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
The New Quarterly (ON) invites submissions of fiction, poetry, interviews, and writing about writing. Wants to be delighted by a story well-told. Payment: $200 per short story, novel excerpt, and essay, and $30 per poem or "postscript" story. More details...]]>
Seeking essays about trans-identified teenstag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95272008-04-20T16:11:43Z2008-04-20T16:56:51ZShameless Magazine co-editors are seeking submissions for an anthology for teen girls to be published by Tightrope Books in Spring 2009. Looking for creative non-fiction essays by women and trans-identified adults about how their formative teen experiences shaped them as...bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Shameless Magazine co-editors are seeking submissions for an anthology for teen girls to be published by Tightrope Books in Spring 2009. Looking for creative non-fiction essays by women and trans-identified adults about how their formative teen experiences shaped them as writers and people. More details...
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Toronto publisher seeks children's novelstag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.95262008-04-20T16:06:50Z2008-04-20T16:09:33ZGroundwood Books (ON) seeks novel-length character-driven fiction for children of all ages. No anthropomorphic animals or elves/fairies as main characters. More details......bfletcherhttp://www.placesforwriters.com
Groundwood Books (ON) seeks novel-length character-driven fiction for children of all ages. No anthropomorphic animals or elves/fairies as main characters. More details...]]>