Every year, the Victoria Writers’ Society hosts a writing contest to find the best original unpublished work from writers living on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. The contest has three categories: short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Cash prizes are given.
ENTER THE VWS 11th ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST
1st prize: $100
2nd prize: $75
3rd prize: $50
Entry Fee: $15 for members, $20 for non-members
Categories: Fiction, Creative Non-fiction and Poetry. Short stories and creative non-fiction up to 2,500 words. Two poems of fewer than 48 lines in any style can be submitted. The topic is open.
Deadline: May 1, 2012
General Rules:
- Entrants must be residents of Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands.
- Submissions must be original and unpublished.
- Submissions must be typed or word-processed in a standard font type, double-spaced (prose), on 8.5 x 11 paper, single-sided with pages numbered and no staples. Entries must be in English.
- Include with each entry a separate cover page giving your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, title(s) of entry, category of entry, date of entry, brief (30-40 word) literary bio and an accurate word count.
- To ensure blind judging, the title, but not the author’s name, must be at the top of each manuscript page.
- Winning entries will be published in Island Writer magazine.
Submit with your cheque to:
The Victoria Writers’ Society:
Victoria Writer’s Society,
P.O. Box 8311
Victoria, BC V8W 3R9
Every year, the VWS hosts a writing competition to find the best original unpublished work from writers living on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. The contest has three categories: short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Cash prizes are given for first and second place and other prizes are awarded to two honourable mentions in each category. All winning entries are published in Island Writer Magazine.
This year’s writing contest will have three categories: short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Short stories and creative nonfiction must be less than 2,500 words. Poetry must be less than 48 lines in any style. The topic is open. Prizes are $100 for First, $50 for Second and a $30 Munro’s Books gift certificate for 2 Honourable Mentions in each category.
In addition, winners will be invited to have their story or poem published in an upcoming 2009 issue of Island Writer Magazine.
An entry may be one fiction piece or one nonfiction piece or two poems. There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit in any category but the fee is $15.00 per entry.
Deadline for the competition: August 1, 2009.
General Rules:
Entrants must be residents of Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands.
Submissions must be original, currently unsubmitted, unaccepted and unpublished work, typed or word-processed in a standard font type, double-spaced (prose), on 8.5 x 11 paper, single-sided with pages numbered and no staples. Entries must be in English.
Include with each entry a SEPARATE cover page giving your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, title(s) of entry, date of entry, brief literary bio and accurate word count.
To ensure blind judging, the title, but not the author’s name, must be at the top of each manuscript page. No revisions are permitted after submission. Entries will not be critiqued or returned.
Should an entry be published elsewhere before the winners are declared, the entrant must notify the contest organizers immediately.
Please mail your entries postmarked by August 1, with fee of $15.00 per entry by cheque payable to The Victoria Writers’ Society:
Victoria Writer’s Society,
P.O. Box 8311
Victoria, BC V8W 3R9