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Don’t miss out on the Winnipeg Free Press/The Writers’ Collective 2013 Nonfiction and Poetry Contests!

Prizes

Nonfiction: 1st place $500; 2nd place $300; 3rd place $100

All nonfiction winners will be published in the Winnipeg Free Press. The first place winner will also be published in the new Collective Consciousness.

Poetry: 1st place $150, publication in the new Collective Consciousness; 2nd place $100; 3rd place $50

Contest details

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Entry deadline: November 18, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press and The Writers’ Collective of Manitoba are proud to announce our Nonfiction and Poetry contests for 2013!

This year’s theme is: an unfamiliar place. An “unfamiliar place” might be a physical landscape, but it could also be a situation or emotional space. We look forward to however you choose to interpret it!

Prizes

Nonfiction: 1st place $500; 2nd place $300; 3rd place $100

All nonfiction winners will be published in the Winnipeg Free Press. The …

Deadline for entries is August 30, 2013.

Is there a horse in your life? The Writers’ Collective of Manitoba is pleased to offer this new nonfiction writing contest for adult and teen writers in partnership with Horse Country magazine.

Adults: The Life in my Horse

In 1250 words or less, tell us about your life with your horse, the life in your horse. What makes your time together so special?

Prize: 1st place, $125 plus publication in Horse Country magazine, a 1-year subscription to …

The Winnipeg Free Press and the Writers’ Collective of Manitoba are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Short Fiction Contests. This year’s series of contests included: the Short Fiction Contest—adult, senior student and junior student categories; the Marie Barton Postcard Story Contest, and; (new this year) the Eileen D. Pruden Award for Historical Fiction. A total of 158 entries were received.

“We were thrilled to see this year’s contest entries at near triple the number of what we’ve had in past years,” …

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The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize Book Club: “Over the next eight weeks, we’ll feature a book a week from the children’s fiction prize long list. Now’s your chance to read the book, hear from the author, write a review, and enter our young …

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New in the e-news this week

July 19

Narrative Magazine Fifth Annual Poetry Contest: Entries must be unpublished and must not have been previously chosen as winners, finalists, or honorable mentions in other contests. Each entry may contain up to five poems. The poems should all be contained in a single file. …

Deadline for entries is April 15. Enter in one – or all – of three categories:
1. Marie Barton Postcard Fiction Contest
2. Eileen D. Pruden Award for Historical Fiction
3. Winnipeg Free Press/Writers’ Collective Fiction Contest

Click “Read more” for details and to download the entry forms!

Gerald Flood shares the web of coincidences that connect the winners of the 2012 non-fiction contest. Click through for links to the winning stories!…

Have you signed up for CV2′s Annual 2-Day Poetry Contest? Well, I would if I were you. It’s so much fun. I had a great time last year. It’s challenging and gets the creative gears moving again.

Check it out!  CV2′s 2-Day Poetry Contest…