Grain Magazine’s Annual Short Grain Writing Contest Genre: Fiction, Poetry Entry Fee: $40 CAD for up to 2 Canadian entries, $50 CAD for up to 2 US entries, and $60 CAD for up to 2 International entries (all entries include a one-year subscription to Grain Magazine) Deadline: April 1, 2026 Prize: First prize of $1,000…
DetailsBriarpatch 2026 Northern Writing Prize Genre: Feature Article, Photo Essay, or Graphic Narrative Entry Fee: None Deadline: March 1, 2026 Prize: First prize of $600 CAD, one mentoring session to develop the draft, and publication in the Spring 2026 issue of Briarpatch Description: The Northern Writing Prize was established in 2018 to help writers, photographers,…
DetailsgritLIT 2026 Short Story Contest Genre: Short Story Entry Fee: $15 CAD Deadline: January 15, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET Prize: First prize of $500 CAD; two honourable mention prizes of $150 CAD each Description: gritLIT, Hamilton’s annual literary festival, is now accepting accepting original fiction or nonfiction pieces of up to 500 words. The…
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