The Canadian Authors Association (CAA) is a non-profit national arts service organization with a local presence devoted to promoting a flourishing community of writers across Canada. The association offers professional development opportunities to writers of all levels in all genres, with the aim of helping writers develop skills in both the craft and business of writing, and providing access to a Canada-wide network of writers and publishing industry professionals. Over the century, some 25,000 writers have been members, including Roberts W. Service, Bliss Carman and E. J. Pratt.
In follow-up to the 101st anniversary of the Canadian Authors Association, the National Capital Region Branch invites all writers to take part in the 36th Annual National Capital Writing Contest.
The 36th Annual National Capital Writing Contest
Deadline: March 21, 2023 at 11:59 pm.
Short Story: maximum 2,500 words, unpublished, in English.
Poetry: maximum 60 lines including the title and blank lines, unpublished, in English.
Awards: Awards Night will take place on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, with cash awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placements($300, $200, $100) and three honorable mentions for each category.
Entry Fees: Poetry: 8 5 per single poem; Short Story: $ 15 per single story.
The contest is open to all Canadian citizens or landed immigrants living in Canada. Names or other identifiers must not appear anywhere in the story or poem as entries will be blind judged. The judges' decisions are final. No entries will be returned. For multiple entries, each must be accompanied by its entry fee and separate cover.
