Spruce Mountain Press Past Loves free contest: Nearly everyone has memories of a former sweetheart. Write your
true story of an earlier love, in no more than 700 words. Tell us about someone
whose memory brings a smile or a tear, or both. 700 words maximum.
The Iowa Short Fiction Award & John Simmons Short Fiction
Award for a
collection of short stories.
Eligibility: Any writer who has not previously published a volume
of prose fiction is eligible to enter the competition.
The manuscript must be a collection of short stories in English of
at least 150 word-processed, double-spaced pages. We do not accept e-mail
submissions. Mail only. The manuscript may include a cover page, contents page,
etc., but these are not required. The author's name can be on every page but
this is not required. Stories previously published in periodicals are eligible
for inclusion. This is a free contest. There is no reading fee.
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| Articles of Faith by Elizabeth Oness, a former award winner |
Award-winning manuscripts will be published by the University of
Iowa Press under the Press's standard contract.
WOLFoundation runs
an annual competition looking for the best non-technical, English language
writing on any themes related to political/social/environmental issues. The
theme for the 2014 competition is "Leadership: What are the characteristics of effective leadership for the 21st Century?"
You can submit essays or short
stories, factual commentary or fiction – whichever way and whichever writing
style you choose to communicate your ideas. Just make it compelling.
The winning entry will receive a cash
prize of $1,500. A further $500 will be awarded to the second placed entry.
Shortlisted entries may be published
as a book of collected essays.
Deadline: September 30. Guidelines here.
See Brian Henry's schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing
courses in Barrie, Brampton, Bolton, Burlington, Caledon, Cambridge,
Collingwood, Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Midland,
Mississauga, Newmarket, Niagara on the Lake, Oakville, Orillia, Ottawa,
Peterborough, St. Catharines, Stouffville, Sudbury, Toronto, Halton,
Kitchener-Waterloo, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
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