We’ve just received the judges’ selections for all three 2014 contests. Congratulations to all the winners! Here’s a complete list. Check this space next week for more detailed information.

The Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award Contest
Judge: Jon Paul Fiorentino
First Prize:
A Loving Follow-Through by Harold Hoefle, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
Second Prize:
News-scroll for Dream Junkies by Claire Kelly, Fredericton, NB
Third Prize:
The spectral existence of magenta by Angeline Schellenberg, Winnipeg, MB
Honourable Mention:
Dear Elizabeth Bishop by Janice Colbert, Toronto, ON

Fiction Contest
Judge: Elisabeth de Mariaffi
First Prize:
The Late Show by Hal Walling, Vancouver, BC
Second Prize:
Half the Battle by André Narbonne, Windsor, ON
Third Prize:
Outreach by Dorothy Reno, Washington, DC
Honourable Mention:
Day of the Dead by Trevor Corkum, Toronto, ON

Creative Non-fiction Contest
Judge: Wayne Grady
First Prize:
Six Ways She Might Have Died before She Reached Nineteen by Leona Theis, Saskatoon, SK
Second Prize:
Owl-Light/Rose Hill by Susan Buis, Knutsford, BC
Third Prize:
Big Ideas, Small Feet by Marion Agnew, Shuniah, ON
Honourable Mention:
Red on the Inside by Robin K. Macdonald, Chelsea, QC