The 21st annual Island Literary Awards were held April 27, 2008 at the Guild. Island humourist Patrick Ledwell hosted a glittering array of guests, including PEI Poet Laureate David Helwig; PEI Lt.-Gov. Barbara Hagerman; Provincial Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs & Labour, Carolyn Bertram; and Charlottetown City Councillor Kim Devine. Author Deirdre Kessler presented selections [...]
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The 21st Annual Island Literary Awards will be held Sunday, April 27 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at The Guild, corner Queen and Richmond Streets in Charlottetown. Emcees extraordinaire Matt Rainnie and Patrick Ledwell will host the awards, which are dedicated to the memory of late artist and arts advocate Hilda Woolnough. Come see who [...]
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The Antigonish Review Announces Two Writing Contests -
The Eighth Annual Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest AND
The Fourth Annual Sheldon Currie Fiction Prize
$2,400 in Prizes!
Deadlines:
Fiction: postmarked by May 31, 2008
Poetry: postmarked by June 30, 2008
Guidelines: Previously published works, works accepted for publication or simultaneous submissions are ineligible. No electronic submissions, please. Fiction entries must be typed, [...]
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Posted in Writing Competitions on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
2008 WFNB Literary Competition Winners Announced
The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Literary Competition. Writers from across Canada competed in seven categories for over $2000 in cash prizes. Prizes were handed out at the Literary Awards Banquet held at the Rodd Miramichi Hotel on April 5th.
Susan [...]
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The deadline for entries to the 21st annual Island Literary Awards is this Friday, March 7. Writers are invited to enter in the categories of short story, poetry, literature for children and creative nonfiction. There are also two award categories for students. Awards range from $500 for first place in the adult categories to $25 [...]
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THE WRITERS’ UNION OF CANADA ANNOUNCES WRITING FOR CHILDREN COMPETITION 2008
The Writers’ Union of Canada is pleased to launch its 12th annual Writing for Children Competition, which invites writers to submit a piece for children up to 1,500 words in the English language that has not previously been published in any format. A $1,500 prize [...]
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Posted in Writing Competitions on October 28, 2007 | No Comments »
For over three decades, the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia has challenged writers in Atlantic Canada to explore their talents by sending work to the annual Atlantic Writing Competition for unpublished manuscripts. More than 500 prizes have been won by novelists, poets, dramatists, non-fiction and children´s writers. Many of today’s best known writers placed in the [...]
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