{"id":2249,"date":"2011-09-15T14:28:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T18:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2011-09-15T14:28:49","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T18:28:49","slug":"call-for-submissions-prose-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/?p=2249","title":{"rendered":"Call for Submissions: Prose Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"photo sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/23680544@N07\/5057201012\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/5057201012_0e45cf90d8_m.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>19<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Short Prose Competition <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>for Developing Writers<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>$2,500 PRIZE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Writers\u2019 Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until November 3, 2011 for the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction or non-fiction, written by an unpublished author.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PRIZE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>$2,500 for the winning entry, and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian magazines.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">JURY<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Writers\u00a0<strong>Kevin Chong<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Anne Emery<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Sylvia Fraser <\/strong>will serve as the jury.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ELIGIBILITY<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This competition is open to all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants who have not had a book published by a commercial or university press in any genre and who do not currently have a contract with a book publisher. Original and unpublished (English language) fiction or non-fiction is eligible.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Entries should be typed, double-spaced, in a clear twelve-point font, and the pages numbered on 8.5 x 11 paper, not stapled.<\/li>\n<li> Submissions will be accepted in hardcopy only.<\/li>\n<li> Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, address, phone number, email address, word count, and number of pages of entry.<\/li>\n<li> Please type the name of entrant and the title of entry on each numbered page. This is not a blind competition.<\/li>\n<li> Make cheque or money order payable to The Writers&#8217; Union of Canada. Multiple entries can be submitted together and fees can be added and paid with one cheque or money order,\u00a0<strong>$29 per entry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li> Entries must be postmarked by\u00a0<strong>November 3, 2011<\/strong> to be eligible.<\/li>\n<li> Mail entries to: SPC Competition, The Writers\u2019 Union of Canada,\u00a090 Richmond Street East, Suite 200,\u00a0Toronto,\u00a0ON M5C 1P1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Results will be posted at\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersunion.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.writersunion.ca<\/a> <\/span>in February 2012. Manuscripts will not be returned.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/23680544@N07\/\">Sarah Ross photography<\/a>]<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/button100x23.png\" style=\"border:0px; width:100; height: 23; \" alt=\"Share Button\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Reddit\",\"Print\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Call%20for%20Submissions%3A%20Prose%20Competition\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19th Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers $2,500 PRIZE The Writers\u2019 Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until November 3, 2011 for the 19th Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. 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