{"id":112,"date":"2015-03-25T08:50:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T12:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2022-10-27T09:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T13:28:47","slug":"writing-contests-calls-for-submission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/writing-contests\/writing-contests-calls-for-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"Contests and Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"event wp-block-heading\">Contest Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><cite>The Canadian Writers&#8217; Contest Calendar<\/cite><\/strong>, edited by Deborah Ranchuk. Available from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"external link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wmpub.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">White Mountain Publications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50 Silver Street, Box 620, Cobalt, ON P0J 1C0<br>1-800-258-5451<br>705-679-5555<br>email:&nbsp;<a class=\"moz-txt-link-abbreviated\" href=\"mailto:cwcc@wmpub.ca\">cwcc@wmpub.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"event wp-block-heading\" id=\"CanadianContests\">Canadian Adult Contests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingbattle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writing Battle<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At 10:00 PM EST, receive a prompt and start writing. You have 5 days to write a 2000-word story. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/books\/literaryprizes\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBC Literary Prizes<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadlines:<\/strong> Annual (November, February &amp; May)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grainmagazine.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><cite>Grain<\/cite> Magazine&#8217;s Annual Short Grain Writing Contest<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Annual (April)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelondonmagazine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>London Magazine Poetry Competition <\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline: <\/strong>May<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shortstorycompetition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline: <\/strong>May<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tclj.toasted-cheese.com\/a-midsummer-tale\/\"><strong>A Midsummer Tale Narrative Writing Contest<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Entries are accepted between 1 April and 21 June each year. <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theontariopoetrysociety.ca\/Contests.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ontario Poetry Society<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong> Deadlines:<\/strong> July<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiefire.ca\/contests\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><cite>Prairie Fire<\/cite> Writing Contests<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Annual (November)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/prismmagazine.ca\/contests\/\" target=\"_blank\"><cite><strong>P<\/strong><\/cite><strong><cite>RISM International<\/cite> Writing Contests<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Various<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roommagazine.com\/contests?utm_source=Room+Magazine+List+-+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=b05158cb26-Contests-Now-Open-April2015&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_6ccedb2020-b05158cb26-354043101\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Room&#8217;s Annual CNF, Poetry &amp; Fiction, and Cover Art Contests<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadlines: <\/strong>Various<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/puritan-magazine.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline: October&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.writersunion.ca\/short-prose-competition\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Writers&#8217; Union of Canada Short Prose Competition<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Annual (February, April and November)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/lwwg.ca\/contest\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Write on the Lake Writing Contest<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline: May 31<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/writers-digest-competitions\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><cite>Writers Digest<\/cite> Short Fiction Contest<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Annual (varies by contest)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"event wp-block-heading\" id=\"CanadianYouth\">Canadian Youth Contests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.citizenship.gov.on.ca\/english\/citizenship\/honours\/bartleman.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Award<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Annual (May)<\/li><li><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Aboriginal students &#8220;up to 12 years old&#8221; <em>and<\/em> &#8220;13\u201318 years old.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"event wp-block-heading\" id=\"InternationalContests\">International Contests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aestheticamagazine.com\/creative-writing-award\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Aesthetica Creative Works Competition (UK)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Annual (August).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonreview.net\/contests\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Aura Estrada Short Story Contest<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline: <\/strong>October 1<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.munsterlit.ie\/SOF%20Page.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Faol\u00e1in International Short Story Competition (Ire)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Annual (31 July)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> CAA\u2013NCR makes every effort to inform its members and other readership of the various contests that are available, both nationally and internationally. However, CAA\u2013NCR is not responsible for the authenticity of contest requests that are made to us for inclusion on our website. Writers <em>BEWARE<\/em>. Writers wishing to submit to these contests do so at their own risk and are encouraged to do your own research before entering or responding to contest entries to ensure suitability and eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contest Calendar The Canadian Writers&#8217; Contest Calendar, edited by Deborah Ranchuk. Available from: White Mountain Publications 50 Silver Street, Box 620, Cobalt, ON P0J 1C01-800-258-5451705-679-5555email:&nbsp;cwcc@wmpub.ca Canadian Adult Contests Writing Battle At 10:00 PM EST, receive a prompt and start writing. You have 5 days to write a 2000-word story. CBC&hellip;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/writing-contests\/writing-contests-calls-for-submission\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1503,"parent":53,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-112","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1777,"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions\/1777"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}