tag:,2007-12-09:/12 2010-02-06T00:41:47Z Resources for Canadian writers, updated daily with contests, calls for submission, and other literary tidbits. Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01 tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9898 2010-02-06T00:38:32Z 2010-02-06T00:41:47Z

The Broken City, a Web-based literature/arts magazine, is accepting submissions for its summer 2010 edition: Still Life, Fast Moving: cities, nature, and the amalgamation of the two. Send poetry, fiction, non-fiction, comics, art and photography. Deadline: June 30, 2010. More...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com The Broken City, a Web-based literature/arts magazine, is accepting submissions for its summer 2010 edition: Still Life, Fast Moving: cities, nature, and the amalgamation of the two. Send poetry, fiction, non-fiction, comics, art and photography. Deadline: June 30, 2010. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9897 2010-02-06T00:33:30Z 2010-02-06T00:37:32Z

Geist magazine invites entries for the Jackpine Sonnet Contest. First prize: $500. Entry fee: $10 (includes digital subscription) Deadline: July 1, 2010. Winners will be published in Geist magazine, Poetry Is Dead magazine and the Tyee. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Geist magazine invites entries for the Jackpine Sonnet Contest. First prize: $500. Entry fee: $10 (includes digital subscription) Deadline: July 1, 2010. Winners will be published in Geist magazine, Poetry Is Dead magazine and the Tyee. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9896 2010-02-06T00:26:57Z 2010-02-06T00:33:12Z

Bread'n Molasses, Atlantic Canada's lifestyle magazine for positive thinkers seeks short fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir, personal essays and poetry. 2000 words max. Any theme but nothing too dark or sarcastic. Loves work that inspires or motivates others. Payment: two copies....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Bread'n Molasses, Atlantic Canada's lifestyle magazine for positive thinkers seeks short fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir, personal essays and poetry. 2000 words max. Any theme but nothing too dark or sarcastic. Loves work that inspires or motivates others. Payment: two copies. Email submissions to editor@breadnmolasses.com.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9895 2010-02-06T00:22:14Z 2010-02-06T00:23:30Z

Page Forty-Seven, an online anthology of literary short fiction, invites original work from new and established writers. Payment: $25-$75 per story. Maximum story length: 10,000 characters. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9894 2010-02-05T10:21:56Z 2010-02-06T00:24:18Z

Front&Centre (ON) is looking for new "salty, ballsy, edgy short fiction." Especially interested in new fiction from young Canadian writers. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Front&Centre (ON) is looking for new "salty, ballsy, edgy short fiction." Especially interested in new fiction from young Canadian writers. More details... ]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9893 2010-02-05T10:18:42Z 2010-02-06T00:24:55Z

The Writers' Union of Canada is hosting its 2010 Postcard Story Competition. Grand prize: $500. Accepting fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and prose. Length: 250 words (excluding title). Deadline: February14, 2010. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Writers' Union of Canada is hosting its 2010 Postcard Story Competition. Grand prize: $500. Accepting fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and prose. Length: 250 words (excluding title). Deadline: February14, 2010. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9892 2010-01-16T20:12:56Z 2010-01-16T20:20:53Z

Independent publisher and literary magazine Leaf Garden Press (US) seeks eclectic poetry, prose, and visual arts. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Leaf Garden Press (US) seeks eclectic poetry, prose, and visual arts. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2007:/test//12.9277 2010-01-16T19:54:52Z 2010-01-16T20:10:16Z

All Rights Reserved invites submissions of poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, art, and photography for its Spring 2010 issue. Deadline: January 31, 2010 (note: old submission deadline on website). Payment: free copy. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com All Rights Reserved invites submissions of poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, art, and photography for its Spring 2010 issue. Deadline: January 31, 2010 (note: old submission deadline on website). Payment: free copy. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9891 2010-01-16T19:49:39Z 2010-01-16T19:54:44Z

Ryga: A Journal of Provocations, a quarterly dedicated to honouring the legacy of one of Canada's greatest political writers, is seeking fiction for its second issue. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Ryga: A Journal of Provocations, a quarterly dedicated to honouring the legacy of one of Canada's greatest political writers, is seeking fiction for its second issue. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2008://12.9593 2010-01-16T19:39:30Z 2010-02-06T00:57:53Z

Snare Books invites entries for The Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. First prize: publication of the manuscript and a $500 honorarium. Entry fee: $30. Deadline: January 31, 2010. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Snare Books invites entries for The Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. First prize: publication of the manuscript and a $500 honorarium. Entry fee: $30. Deadline: January 31, 2010. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2009://12.9869 2010-01-16T19:16:56Z 2010-02-06T00:57:38Z

The New Bedlam Project (ON) seeks entries into its first short fiction contest. Prize: Prize package plus pro-payment for the entry. Deadline: January 29, 2010. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com New Bedlam Project (ON) seeks entries into its first short fiction contest. Prize: Prize package plus pro-payment for the entry. Deadline: January 29, 2010. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2009://12.9875 2010-01-16T19:00:28Z 2010-01-16T21:33:49Z

Bananafish (US) seeks honest, true to life, and engaging fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction. Length: 2000 words max. Every word should have a purpose. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Bananafish (US) seeks honest, true to life, and engaging fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction. Length: 2000 words max. Every word should have a purpose. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2009://12.9816 2010-01-16T15:20:48Z 2010-01-16T20:09:36Z

Memoirs Ink's Elements Writing Contest is accepting entries of short personal essay, creative non-fiction, poemoir or vignette. Theme: Air/wind/space. Deadline: April 2010). Length: 750 words max. Prizes: US$500, US$250, US$125 + publication. Entry fee: US$10 first entry. More details......

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Memoirs Ink's Elements Writing Contest is accepting entries of short personal essay, creative non-fiction, poemoir or vignette. Theme: Air/wind/space. Deadline: April 2010). Length: 750 words max. Prizes: US$500, US$250, US$125 + publication. Entry fee: US$10 first entry. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2010://12.9890 2010-01-16T15:13:53Z 2010-01-16T15:15:23Z

SFU's The Writer's Studio and Anvil Press (BC) are looking for original, book-length manuscripts (one winner each in creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry), by emerging Canadian writers who have not previously published a book. Entry fee: $55. Deadline: May 31,...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com The Writer's Studio and Anvil Press (BC) are looking for original, book-length manuscripts (one winner each in creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry), by emerging Canadian writers who have not previously published a book. Entry fee: $55. Deadline: May 31, 2010. More details...]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2009://12.9880 2010-01-16T15:03:15Z 2010-01-16T15:18:39Z

Descant seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, essays and artwork for a themed issue: Ghosts / The Uncanny. Aims to "explore the murky connections between life and death, science and superstition, folk beliefs and fictions." Deadline: March 1, 2010. Payment: $100...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Descant seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, essays and artwork for a themed issue: Ghosts / The Uncanny. Aims to "explore the murky connections between life and death, science and superstition, folk beliefs and fictions." Deadline: March 1, 2010. Payment: $100 honourarium. More details...]]>