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The Writers Union of Canada has a Short Prose competition for Emerging Writers

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It's a new year and a new time for writing. Consider submitting to The Writers' Union of Canada's Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers. Unpublished works of fiction and nonfiction up to 2,500 words in English are eligible, and writers may submit multiple entries. A $2,500 prize will be awarded to the winner, and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian magazines for consideration. The deadline for entries is February 12, 2021.

The Competition is open to Canadian citizens and residents who have had no more than one book published and are not currently under contract for a second book. Authors not published in book format are also eligible. The entry fee is $29 per submission, and submissions are accepted online until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on February 12, 2021. The winner will be announced in late spring 2021.

For complete rules and regulations, and to submit, visit writersunion.ca/short-prose-competition. 

The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) is the national organization of professionally published writers. TWUC was founded in 1973 to work with governments, publishers, booksellers, and readers to improve the conditions of Canadian writers. Now over 2,200 members strong, TWUC advocates on behalf of writers' collective interests, and delivers value to members through advocacy, community, and information. TWUC believes in a thriving, diverse Canadian culture that values and supports writers.
 
For additional information:
Valerie Laws, Office Administrator
The Writers' Union of Canada
info@writersunion.ca