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Here's the information about the 2010 writing contests:
Please see below for (more) printable version of the contest rules. If you have any questions, please email us.
CONTEST RULES
• Entry fee: $32. This entitles
you to a one-year (4 issues) subscription to Prairie Fire magazine.
Make cheque or money order payable to Prairie Fire and enclose
with your entry.
- One fiction entry consists
of one story, maximum 10,000 words.
- One poetry entry consists of
1, 2, or 3 poems, maximum 150 lines.
- One creative
non-fiction entry consists of one article, maximum 5,000 words.
• Deadline for all contest entries: November
30, 2010.
• Do not identify yourself on your entry. Enclose
a cover sheet with your name, address, telephone number, the title(s)
of your piece(s) and word count (prose) or line count (poetry). On occasion,
Prairie Fire Press makes subscriber names and addresses available to external
organizations. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please state
this clearly on your cover sheet.
• Your entry must be typed on 8 1/2" x
11" white paper and clipped, not stapled. Prose must be double-spaced.
No faxed or e-mailed submissions, please.
• Entries will not be returned. If you wish
to be informed of contest results, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
• Each piece must be original, unpublished,
not submitted elsewhere for publication or broadcast, nor accepted elsewhere
for publication or broadcast, nor entered simultaneously in any other
contest or competition for which it is also eligible to win a prize.
• You may enter as often as you like; only
your first entry in each category will be eligible for a subscription.
• Winning pieces will be published in Prairie
Fire magazine, with authors paid for publication.
Send entries to:
Prairie Fire Contests
423-100 Arthur St.
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3