The Writers' Union of Canada : Writing for Children 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.

$1,500 Prize

Entry Fee: $15 per entry, cheque or money order made payable to The Writers' Union of Canada.

Deadline: April 24.

Publication
- Entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three publishers of children's books for consideration.

Eligible Writers
- Canadian citizens or landed immigrants
- All writers who have not been published by a commercial or university press in book format, in any genre, and who do not have a contract with a book publisher

Eligible Entries
- Any writing for children up to 1,500 words, English language
- Not previously published in any format
- Multiple submissions are welcome

How to Submit Entries
- Typed, double-spaced, with pages numbered, on plain 8.5'' x 11'' paper, not stapled. Do not send entries that have only a few sentences per page; they will not be eligible.
- Submissions are accepted by hardcopy only.
- A separate cover letter with full name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and number of pages of entry. Please type name of entrant and title of entry on each numbered page.

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 April 24.

Results
- Results will be posted at www.writersunion.ca. Competition winner and finalists will be contacted by phone, and the results will be posted on TWUC's website.

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

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