Contests & Competitions – July Deadlines

North Street Book Prize Genre: Self-published books in Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and Memoir, Poetry, Children’s Picture Book, or Graphic Novel and Memoir Entry Fee: $70 USD per book Deadline: July 1, 2025 Prize: Grand prize of $8,000 USD, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $300 USD credit…

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Contests & Competitions – June Deadlines

CBC Poetry Prize Genre: Poetry Entry Fee: $25 CAD per entry Deadline: June 1, 2025 Prize: Grand prize of $6,000 CAD from the Canada Council for the Arts, the opportunity to attend a 10-day writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and publication on CBC Books; four finalist prizes of $1,000 CAD…

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Call for Submissions – Blood is Thicker Anthology

The Canadian Authors Association and Iguana Books are partnering to support aspiring and emerging writers! We are seeking submissions from Canadian writers for our upcoming fiction anthology Blood Is Thicker: An Anthology of Twisted Family Traditions. The Story Submitted stories must be between 3,000 and 7,500 words and must not have been previously published. The…

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