Geist Writing Contests

OPEN: 2010 Writing Contests — Prairie Fire Press & McNally Robinson Booksellers

Bliss Carman Poetry Award — Judge: Christian Bök 
Short Fiction — Judge: Joan Thomas 
Creative Non-Fiction — Judge: Hal Niedzviecki 

$6,000 in prizes. 1^st prize in each cat­e­gory $1,250, 2^nd prize $500, 3^rd prize $250. 

Deadline: Postmarked November 30, 2010.

For full con­test rules check out www.prairiefire.ca, or con­tact: 
Prairie Fire Press, 423 – 100 Arthur Street, 
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1H3 
Phone (204) 943‑9066 
E-mail: prfire@mts.net

OPEN: The Geist Literal Literary Postcard Contest

We are now accept­ing entries for the 7^th annual con­test. The dead­line is November 30, 2010. See here for details.

6^th Annual Contest Winners

1^st Prize — “Common Sense About Smoking” by Eric Foley
2^nd Prize — “Peace Time” by Julia Vella
3^rd Prize — “Blue Eye” by Donna Kane

Open: The Geist Jackpine Sonnet Contest

Send your entries for the Geist Jackpine Sonnet Contest. Read the Jackpine Sonnet Contest Blog to find out every­thing you wanted to know about jack pines, Jackpine Sonnets and the cre­ator of the Jackpine Sonnet, Milton Acorn. Find out entry details here.

1^st Prize: $500
2^nd Prize: $250
3^rd Prize: $125

The sub­mis­sion dead­line is Canada Day, July 1, 2010.

OPEN: The Geist Literal Literary Postcard Contest

We are now accept­ing entries for the 6^th annual con­test. The dead­line has been extended to January 15, 2010. See here for details.

5^th Annual Contest Winners

1^st Prize — “Spring Training” by Mark Paterson
2^nd Prize — “Meditation” by Lisa Martin
3^rd Prize — “The Two-Slice Toaster Move” by Jane Stevenson
Honourable Mention — “Still Life with Blake” by Monica Kidd, “Wolf and Man” by Jaime Forsythe

The Short Long-Distance Writing Contest

CLOSED: The 2008 con­test is closed.

1^st Annual Contest Winners