Category Archives: Awards and contests
Contest Alert! Three opportunities from The New Quarterly
The Restless Writers were recently clued in to some contests being offered by The New Quarterly (TNQ), a magazine of Canadian fiction, poetry, and conversation. Their mandate is to nurture emerging writers by publishing and promoting their work alongside that … Continue reading
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House of the rising prose
What differs slightly from the short story, a folk song, flash fiction, and say, microfiction? Short prose. I am doing this post to remind restless Maria to enter her work(s), because she happens to be a prosalicious genius. The kind … Continue reading
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You haven’t missed the deadline for the CBC Literary Awards…yet
For those of you joining us at Surrey International Writers’ Conference later this week, maybe you can find some time between workshops, Blue Pencil Sessions and Night Owl events to polish a piece to submit to the CBC Literary Awards. … Continue reading
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The Fiddlehead celebrates two anniversaries with one great contest
I subscribe to a number of Canadian literary journals and reviews, such as Descant, the Malahat Review and—my geek favourite—On Spec. But the journal that makes my brain dance a jig when I see it in my mailbox is the … Continue reading
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We’d Like to Thank the Academy…
As they say in Beckie’s (YA) neck of the woods: OMG! We’ve received an award for our blog! The lovely @KoreenClemens is an aspiring YA writer from Colorado and she likes random pop culture, writing and eating BBQ, so naturally we love … Continue reading
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The Best of the Worst: The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
Here’s one contest I’m not sure you want to win: the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, sponsored by the English Department at San Jose State University. The contest is named for Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, whose novel, Paul Clifford, started “It was a … Continue reading
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“Dear Lucky Agent” Contest: Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction
Today marks the kick-off to the fourth “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest on the Guide to Literary Agents blog. This is a recurring online contest with agent judges and super-cool prizes. The agent judge for this round is Regina Brooks, founder of Serendipity Literary … Continue reading
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BPL short story contest winners announced!
The winners of the Burlington Public Library All-nighter Short Story Contest were announced at a special reception on January 27. Congratulations to Karen Kachra, Jennifer Mook Sang and—me! I’m very proud to have placed third with my short story “Poison … Continue reading
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I (mostly) survived the all-nighter
Okay, I’ll admit it. My husband was right. I didn’t make it through the entire Burlington Public Library All-Nighter Short Story Contest. I made it to about 2:30 in the morning, at which point I did one last spell-check of … Continue reading
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