CBC Short Story Prize- Deadline Nov. 1, 2014

WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished stories between 1200 and 1500 words.

WHEN: Submission period is open from September 1, 2014 to November 1, 2014

WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada

HOW: Submit online by clicking the "submit" link below or download the submission form to submit by mail.

A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry.

WHAT YOU COULD WIN:

1) You could win a $6, 000 grand prize

 ($1, 000 for up to 4 runners- up, courtesy of the Canada Council of the Arts)

2) Publication in Air Canada's enRoute Magazine and on CBCBooks.ca 

3) A 10-day writing residency at the Banff Centre

"Shakespeare Selfie" Writing Challenge ends May 9, 2014

April 23, 2014 marked the 450th birthday of William Shakespeare. To celebrate, CBC’s Canada Writes will be holding a national writing challenge and pairing it with a series of original fiction. 

Shakespeare used selfies all the time. But instead of a camera, he used a quill. From April 14 to May 9, Canada Writes will be asking Canadians to take a Shakespearean character, situate him or her in a present-day scenario, and write a new soliloquy (a speech in which the character talks to him/herself) or monologue for that character. 

What would Hamlet mutter under his breath if he had been dragged to a bad poetry-slam event? What choice bon mots would Caliban unleash after his Plymouth Reliant breaks down on the Trans-Canada? We want to know in this writing challenge. #shakespeareselfie

CHALLENGE DETAILS:

Word count: 200 to 400 words
Challenge open to Canadians aged 12 and over 
Submission period: April 14 to May 9, 2014

For more information about this contest, please click here