The Writers' Union of Canada : Postcard Story Competition

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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $20.1 million in writing and publishing throughout Canada.

	The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

$750 Prize

Entry Fee: $7.50 fee per entry, cheque or money order made payable to The Writers' Union of Canada.

Deadline: February 14.

What is a Postcard Story? Are you up for the challenge? The challenge is to create a dramatic, short, snappy piece in only 250 words. You can use humour, poetry, dialogue…anything goes!

Publication
- Winning entry will be published in Write: The Magazine of The Writers' Union of Canada.
- The winner agrees that The Writers' Union of Canada will have non-exclusive publication rights to publish the winning entry in postcard form for publicity purposes. Any publication of the author's story will include an authorship credit and a copyright notice in the name of the author.

Eligible Writers
- Canadian citizens or landed immigrants
- OPEN to ALL WRITERS

Eligible Entries
- Any text, fiction or nonfiction, up to 250 words, English language
- Original and not previously published in any format

How to Submit Entries
· Typed, double-spaced entry in a clear twelve point font on white paper, not stapled or exceeding maximum word length
· Faxed and e-mailed submissions will NOT be accepted
- Multiple submissions are welcome
· A separate cover letter with full name, address, phone number, e-mail address, number of words of entry, and whether submission is fiction or non-fiction
· Author's name should not appear on the entry, but on the cover letter only.

Manuscripts will not be returned.

Latest Winner
2011 Award Winner

Previous Winners
2010 Award Winner
2009 Award Winner
2008 Award Winner
2007 Award Winner
2006 Award Winner
2005 Award Winner
2004 Award Winner

Deadline
Entries must be postmarked no later than February 14.

Results
Results are announced in May: Competition winner and finalists will be contacted by phone, and the results will be posted on TWUC's website.

Send entries to:
PCS The Writers' Union of Canada
90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1P1

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