Contests can be a fantastic way to make an impression on the literary world and get your work noticed!! Writing contests are a great way for writers to showcase their work and connect with others. Canada will host many writing competitions in 2021 ️ 🌍 🇨🇦 🔛 .
The Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers is an annual writing competition open to Canadian authors aged 35 or younger! The winning author will receive $5,000 and their work published in The Malahat Review; additionally they have the chance to collaborate with an editor on editing their manuscript before publication 🍁 🔛. Entrants must submit either a short story, poem or essay between 2,000-5,000 words in length ️.
The Canadian Authors Association Emerging Writer Award is another writing competition open to talented authors aged 35 and under 🍁. The winner of this award will receive $2,000 plus a year-long membership to the Canadian Authors Association 🍁 ️. Entrants must submit a short story, poem, or essay of 2,000 to 7,500 words in length ️. Submissions will be judged on originality technique and development of the theme or idea.
The Hamilton Arts Council Poetry Contest is an annual competition open to Canadian poets. The winning poet will receive a cash prize of $500 and the poem will be published in an anthology. Entrants must submit a single poem of no above 40 lines in length ️. The poem must be original and unpublished, and should explore one of the given themes.
The CBC Short Story Prize is a writing competition open to all Canadian citizens and permanent residents 🍁 ️. The winner of this award will receive a cash prize of $6,000 and have their story published on CBC Books ️ 📚 💵 🔛. Entrants must submit a short story of up to 2,500 words in length. The story must be original and unpublished and should explore a current Canadian theme ️ 🍁.
The Canada Writes Poetry Prize is an annual writing competition open to Canadian poets. The winning poet will receive a cash prize of $6,000 and have their poem published on CBC Books. Entrants must submit a single poem of no higher than 100 lines in length 💯 ️. The poem must be original and unpublished, and should explore a current Canadian theme ️ 🍁.
Canadian writers aged 18 or older can enter the Short Grain Writing Contest 🍁. Short Grain will publish the winning story and award the winner a $2,000 cash prize. The story must be no higher than 5,000 words. Your story should be unique and not previously published and must explore “resilience”.
The RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers is an annual writing competition open to Canadian authors aged 35 and younger 🍁. The winning author will receive a $5,000 cash prize and will have their work published in The Malahat Review. Entrants must submit a short story, poem, or essay between 2,000 and 5,000 words in length.
The Writers’ Trust of Canada Short Fiction Contest is a composing competitors open to Canadian authors aged 18 and older. Entrants need to send a short story of up to 8,000 words in length.
The Writers’ Trust of Canada Non-Fiction Contest is an annual writing competition open to Canadian authors aged 18 and older. The winner of this award will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and will have their work published in The Malahat Review. Entrants must submit a non-fiction work of up to 10,000 words in length 🆙 ️. The story must be original and unpublished and should explore a Canadian theme.
The Writers’ Trust of Canada Poetry Contest is an annual writing competition open to Canadian authors aged 18 and older. The winner of this award will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and will have their poem published in The Malahat Review. Entrants must submit a single poem of no higher than 40 lines in length. The poem must be original and unpublished and should explore a Canadian theme ️ 🍁.
Writing contests are a great way for aspiring authors to get their work out there and to make a name for themselves in the literary world. Participating in writing contests is also a great way for authors to make connections with other writers, as many of these contests provide networking opportunities. In 2021 there are lots of writing contests taking place in Canada so why not take the plunge and enter one of these competitions? You never know you could be the next big winner! ! 1️⃣ 🇨🇦.
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