{"id":906,"date":"2010-09-27T16:40:32","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T20:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/?p=906"},"modified":"2010-09-27T16:42:41","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T20:42:41","slug":"call-for-submissions-prose-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/julijasukys.com\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"Call for Submissions: Prose Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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18th Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers
\n$2,500 PRIZE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Writers\u2019 Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until November 10, 2010 for the 18TH ANNUAL SHORT PROSE COMPETITION FOR DEVELOPING WRITERS. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of 2,500 words in the English language, fiction or nonfiction, written by an unpublished author.<\/p>\n

PRIZE<\/strong>
\n$2,500 for the winning entry and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian magazines.<\/p>\n

JURY<\/strong>
\nWriters Tarek Fatah, K.V. Johansen, and Sharon Pollock will serve as the jury.<\/p>\n

ELIGIBILITY<\/strong>
\nThis 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 Original and unpublished (English language) fiction or nonfiction.<\/p>\n

HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES:<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Entries should be typed, double-spaced, in a clear twelve point font, and the pages numbered on 8.5 x 11 paper, not stapled.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Submissions will be accepted by hardcopy only.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and number of pages of entry.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Please type the name of entrant and the title of entry on each numbered page. This is not a blind competition.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Make cheque or money order payable to The Writers’ Union of Canada. Multiple entries can be submitted together and fees can be added and paid with one cheque or money order, $25 per submission.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Entries must be postmarked by November 10, 2010 to be eligible. Results will be announced in February 2011.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mail entries to:
\nWFC Competition,
\nThe Writers\u2019 Union of Canada
\n90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200
\nToronto, ON
\nM5C 1P1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Results will be posted at www.writersunion.ca. Manuscripts will not be returned.<\/p>\n

[Photo: Visentico \/ Sento<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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