English-Language Arts Network

The Accenti writing non-fiction writing contest can be on any topic, but entries must in some way reflect or make reference to Canada and Italy, or the Italian-Canadian experience. Multiple entries welcome. There is a $20 entry fee.

Eligibility

• All writers (non-Italians welcome)
• Accenti employees, contractors, and sponsoring bodies are not eligible to enter the contest.

See complete list of eligibility requirements on the Accenti website.

Amount

• First Prize $1000.00
• Second Prize $250.00
• Third Prize $100.00

Submissions Date

Winter (December 31)

Website

http://www.accenti.ca/_bin/contests/nonfiction.cfm

Phone

no phone number but email inquiries welcome.

Please contact Accenti directly for contest details.

This fellowship offers up to five Canadian journalists (including one from Quebec) an opportunity to travel to a developing country to conduct research and broaden their understanding of international issues. The fellowship seeks to encourage more in-depth and informed reporting on international development issues. Funding may be used to cover costs related to travel, medical costs, accomodation, meals and incidentals, local transportation, visas, and registration, airfare and hotel for the CAJ's national conference.

Eligibility

• Paid-in-full members of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)
• Members must be Canadian journalists working full-time in the media
• Freelance journalists are eligible if they provide a letter of guarantee or intent from a mainstream newspaper, magazine, broadcaster, news agency or Internet news service to broadcast, publish, or syndicate resulting articles, features, documentaries or reportage

See the CAJ website for details about becoming a CAJ member, eligibility and Fellowship application guidelines.

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Summer (August 30)

Website

http://www.caj.ca/

Phone

(613) 526-8061

Please contact CAJ directly for full fellowship details.

Event, a Canadian literary magazine, sponsors an annual creative non-fiction writing contest. Three winning entries will receive $500 and publication in Event. Other manuscripts may also be chosen for future publication. The entry fee for this contest is $29.95 and includes a one-year subscription to EVENT.

Eligibility

• All writers
• Previously unpublished pieces with maximum 5000 words
• Multiple entries accepted

  Please see detailed eligibility criteria on Event's website.

Amount

3 prizes of $500 each, plus publication in Event

Submissions Date

Spring (April 15)

Website

http://event.douglas.bc.ca/community/event-magazine/contestdetails.html

Phone

(604) 527-5293

Please contact Event directly for contest details.

Grain Magazine's Annual Short Grain Contest offers $6000 in cash prizes to winning entries in the following writing categories: dramatic monologue, postcard stories, prose poems, and the Long Grain of Truth (creative non-fiction). All contest winners will have their entries published in Grain Magazine. Located in Saskatchewan, Grain Magazine has a long literary history and publishes both established and emerging writers. The entry fee for this competition is $30 and includes a year's subscription to Grain Magazine.

Eligibility

• All writers
• Previously unpublished pieces
• Multiple entries accepted (addition payment of $8 per additional entry)

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Grain Magazine website.

Amount

3 prizes of $500, plus publication in Grain Magazine

Submissions Date

Winter (February 28)

Website

Grain Magazine

Phone

(306) 244-2828

Please contact Grain Magazine directly for contest details.

The John Glassco Translation Prize, in memory of writer and literary translator John Glassco, is awarded for a translator's first book-length, literary translation into French or English for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and children's literature.

A list of previous winners can be found at the LTAC website.

Eligibility

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• Submissions can be made by anyone interested.

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the LTAC website.

Amount

$1,000

Submissions Date

Summer (July 31)

Website

Literary Translators' Association of Canada

Phone

Prize Committee's Concordia University office: (514) 848-2424 ext. 8702

Please contact the Literary Translators' Association of Canada website for proze details.

PEN Canada has developed the Writers in Exile Network to provide support for writers who have sought refuge in Canada due to persecution in violation of freedom, including freedom of expression, in their country of origin. Support includes but is not limited to assisting writers with finding academic placements residencies, publishing and lecturing opportunities, and internships. This aim of this program is allow writers in exile living in Canada to improve their access to a professional career as well as help them continue with their creative work.

Eligibility

• Immigrants in Canadian
• Have been a writer, journalist, poet, editor, translator, essayist or playwright before emigrating to Canada

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the PEN Canada website.

Amount

Residencies, fellowships, opportunities for readings, bursaries and scholarships.

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

http://www.pencanada.ca/programs/exile/index.php

Phone

Contact David Cozac at PEN Canada, (416) 703-8448 ext. 24

Please contact PEN Canada directly for program details.

The Quebec Writing Competition is an annual event that encourages entries from a variety of different writing categories, including stories about travel, life stories, short fiction, family narratives, humour, and personal essays. There is an entry fee of $10 for this competition. Writers may submit multiple entries (the $10 fee must accompany each submission).

Eligibility

• Quebec residents
• Maximum of 1200 words
• Multiple entries permitted

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the QWF website.

Amount

• First Prize: $1500
• Second Prize: $1000
• Third Prize: $500

All winning stories will be broadcast on CBC and published in the print edition of Maisonneuve Magazine or on their website.

Submissions Date

Summer (postmarked on or before August 31)

Website

The Quebec Writing Competition

Phone

(514) 933-0878

Please contact QWF directly for competition details.

The Antigonish Review, an established Nova Scotian literary journal, sponsors an annual poetry contest for Canadian writers. Poems can be on any subject. Entries can be one long poem, or several shorter poems. There is an entry fee of $25, which includes a one-year subscription to the Antigonish review.

Eligibility

• Poems must be a maximum of 150 lines.
• Please contact the Antigonish Review for format and eligibility details.

Amount

First prize: $600 and publication
Second prize: $400 and publication
Third Prize: $200 and publication

Submissions Date

Summer (June 30)

Website

http://www.antigonishreview.com

Phone

(902) 867-3962

Please contact the Antigonish Review directly for contest details.

The Antigonish Review, an established Canadian literary journal, sponsors an annual fiction writing contest for writers across the country. Stories can be on any subject. There is an entry fee of $25, which includes a one-year subscription to the Antigonish Review.

Eligibility

• Fiction entries must be original and not previously published
• Entries must not exceed 20 pages
• Please contact the Antigonish Review for format and eligibility details.

Amount

First prize: $600 and publication
Second prize: $400 and publication
Third Prize: $200 and publication

Submissions Date

Spring (May 31)

Website

http://www.antigonishreview.com

Phone

(902) 867-3962

Please contact the Antigonish Review directly for contest details.

Set on a campus in a beautiful and inspiring mountain location, the Banff Centre, Alberta, is a prestigious and world-renowned arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference facility. The Banff Centre has programs for writers in literary journalism, science communications as well as literary translation. Many of these programs include workshops, mentoring and professional development opportunities, as well as time to write or complete a creative work.

Please visit the Banff Centre's comprehensive website for submission dates and eligibility details.

Eligibility

Amount

Varies

Submissions Date

Website

Literary Arts at the Banff Centre
Banff Centre Homepage

Phone

1-800 565-9989

Please contact The Banff Centre directly for residency details.

The Fiddlehead, an established literary review published four times a year, sponsors an annual prize for poetry. Winners and runners-up are also published in the Fiddlehead. There is an entry fee of $30 which includes a one year subscription to the Fiddlehead.

Eligibility

• Canadian poets
• May submit up to three poems (no more than 100 lines per poem)
• All poems must be original and not previously published

Please visit the Fiddlehead website for all other details on submission formats and eligibility criteria.

Amount

First Prize: $1000; Two runners-up: $500

Submissions Date

Winter (December 16)

Website

The Fiddlehead

Phone

506.453.3501

Please contact Fiddlehead directly for contest details.

The Malahat Review, one of Canada's premier literary magazines, is sponsoring a 2008 Novella Prize. One award of $500 is given to the winning entry. It is also published in the Malahat Review at the paid rate of $35.00 (CAD) per page. Previous winners of the Novella prize have gone on to be nominated for National Magazine Awards and the O. Henry Prize.

There is an entry fee of $35.00 which includes a one-year subscription to the Malahat Review.

Eligibility

• Writers from Canada, the US and international

Please consult the Malahat Review website for all eligibility criteria.

Amount

• One award of $500
• Payment for publication of winning story in the Malahat Review

Submissions Date

Spring (March 1)

Website

http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/

Phone

(250) 721-8524

Please contact the Malahat Review directly for contest details.

The Malahat Review, one of Canada's premier literary magazines, sponsors a creative non-fiction prize. One award of $500 is given to the winning entry. It is also published in the Malahat Review at the paid rate of $35.00 (CAD) per page.

There is an entry fee of $35.00 which includes a one-year subscription to the Malahat Review.

Eligibility

• Writers from Canada, the US and international

Please consult the Malahat Review website for all eligibility criteria.

Amount

• One award of $500
• Payment for publication of winning story in the Malahat Review

Submissions Date

Summer (August 1)

Website

http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/

Phone

(250) 721-8524

Please contact the Malahat Review directly for contest details

The Malahat Review, one of Canada's premier literary magazines, sponsors the Far Horizons fiction prize. One award of $500 is given to the winning entry. It is also published in the Malahat Review at the paid rate of $35.00 (CAD) per page.

There is an entry fee of $35.00 which includes a one-year subscription to the Malahat Review.

Eligibility

• Writers from Canada, the US and international

Please consult the Malahat Review website for all eligibility criteria.

Amount

• One award of $500
• Payment for publication of winning story in the Malahat Review

Submissions Date

Spring (May 1)

Website

http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/

Phone

(250) 721-8524

Please contact the Malahat Review directly for contest details.

The Malahat Review, one of Canada's premier literary magazines, sponsors a 2007 Long Poem Contest. Two awards of $500 are given to two winning entries, as well as publishing the winning entries with payment at the rate of $35 per page.

There is an entry fee of $35.00 which includes a one-year subscription to the Malahat Review

Eligibility

• Writers from Canada, the US and internationals

Please consult the Malahat Review website for all eligibility criteria.

Amount

• Two awards of $500 each
• Payment for publication of winning story in the Malahat Review

Submissions Date

Winter (February 1)

Website

http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/

Phone

(250) 721-8524

Please contact the Malahat Review directly for contest details.

The Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award was established in memory of Canadian poet Bronwen Wallace, who died at the age of 44. As Ms. Wallace's first book was not published until she was 35, this annual award is given to young emerging writers below the age of 35 who have yet to be published in book form. One award is given annually. The recipient is chosen by a jury of three established writers. The prize is awarded alternately in the category of poetry or fiction (in 2006 the prize was awarded for poetry).

Eligibility

• Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
• Under the age of 35
• Have not been published in book form, and having had no book contract
• Work has appeared in at least one independently edited magazine or anthology

Please consult the Writers' Trust of Canada website for detailed eligibility criteria.

Amount

$1,000

Submissions Date

Fall (October 27)

Website

Writers' Trust of Canada
The Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award

Phone

416.504.8222

Please contact the Writers' Trust of Canada directly for award details.

Established in 1989 by George and Inge Woodcock, the purpose of this fund is to provide emergency funding for established or mid-career writers who are facing a severe or unseen financial crisis while attempting to finish their book. To date the fund has distributed over $400,000 in financial support to more than 110 Canadian writers, many prominent in their respective fields of writing. This fund is administered in such a way as to ensure the applicant strict confidentiality and discretion during the assessment process.

Eligibility

• Mid- or late- career Canadian writers

Please see detailed eligibility criteria on the Writers' Trust website.

Amount

Varies according to financial need

Submissions Date

Anytime

Website

The Writers' Trust of Canada, The Woodcock Fund

Phone

The Writers' Trust of Canada (Toronto) (416) 504-8222
Woodcock Fund Program Manager: (416) 504-8222 ext. 243

Please contact the Writers' Trust of Canada directly for fund details.

In order to find out all details about the program, you must attend a Grants & Loans information session at YES.

Eligibility

• Aged 18 to 34
• Demonstrate relevant knowledge and/or experience within your industry
• Work in the business on a full-time basis
• Present a business plan demonstrating the viability of your business
• Be in business for less than 12 months (from the time of your first sale)
• Must attend a Grants & Loans Information Session prior to applying for this program

Please contact YES for complete eligibility criteria.

Amount

up to $15,000

Submissions Date

Please consult YES for deadlines.

Website

<a href="http://www.yesmtl.org/>YES Montreal

Phone

514-878-9788 (tel)

Please contact YES directly for program details.

Each year, Vancouver's subTerrain Magazine holds a writing competition in the categories of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Winning entries for each category receive $500 each. There is a $20 entry fee for this competition, which includes a year-long subTerrain Magazine subscription.

Eligibility

Please consult subTerrain's website for details on required formatting, word-length, and eligibility criteria.

Amount

3 cash prizes ($500 each) plus publication in subTerrain Magazine. Runners-up may also be published in future subTerrain Magazine issues.

Submissions Date

Spring (May 15)

Website

subTerrain Magazine

Phone

Tel. 604.876.8710

Please contact subTerrain Magazine directly for competition details.