Prairie Fire's 1997-1998 Writing Contests
1. BLISS CARMAN POETRY AWARD
Deadline: June 30, 1997 (postmarked).
Judge: Dennis Cooley.
Up to 3 poems (no more than 30 lines each) per entry.
Entry fee: $24*
Sponsored in partnership with The Banff Centre for the Arts who will award a jeweller-cast replica of Bliss Carman's turquoise and silver ring to the first prize winner.
1st prize $500, 2nd prize $200, 3rd prize $100.
(postcard fiction, prose poetry)
Deadline: September 30, 1997 (postmarked).
Judge: Byrna Barclay.
Up to 3 pieces (no more than 500 words each) per entry.
Entry fee: $24*
Five prizes of $100 each. 3. SHORT FICTION
Deadline: November 30, 1997 (postmarked).
Judge: Susan Swan.
One story per entry - maximum 3000 words.
Entry fee: $24*
1st prize $300, 2nd prize $200, 3rd prize $100. 4. LONG SHORT STORY
Deadline: December 31, 1997 (postmarked).
Judge: Matt Cohen.
One story per entry - maximum 20,000 words.
Entry fee: $24*
1st prize S300, 2nd prize $200, 3rd prize $100. 5. SCIENCE FICTION
Deadline: February 28, 1998 (postmarked).
Judge: Robert Sawyer.
One story per entry - maximum 3000 words.
No entry fee. Only one entry per author.
Sponsored by ConAdian, Inc.
1st prize $350, 2nd prize $250, 3rd prize $150. 6. CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Deadline: April 30, 1998 (postmarked).
Judge: Douglas Fetherling.
One work per entry - maximum 3000 words.
Entry fee: $24*
1st prize $300, 2nd prize $200, 3rd prize $100. *Each entry fee entitles you or your designate to a one-year (4 issues) subscription to Prairie Fire magazine.
*You may enter all contests as often as you like except for No. 5, Science Fiction.
IMPORTANT!
- Do not identify yourself on your contest entry.
- Enclose a cover sheet with your name, address, telephone number, and the title(s) of your piece(s), along with your entry fee(s). Make cheque or money order payable to Prairie Fire.
- If you wish to have your entry returned and/or to be informed of contest results, include a stamped, self addressed envelope of sufficient size and with sufficient postage.
- Each entry must be original, unpublished, not submitted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor accepted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition for which it is also eligible to win a prize.
- Winning entries will be published in Prairie Fire magazine, with authors paid for publication.
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