http://www.geist.com/contests/index.rss Contests: the Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Contest, the Geist Erasure Contest, the Jackpine Sonnet Contest, winning entrants, literary contest, writing contest, poetry contest, Canadian writing contest, creative writing contest en-en Copyright (c) 2011 The Geist Foundation Thu, 10 May 2012 21:42:00 GMT Geist is pleased to announce the short list for the 8th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest. Congratulations to the short-listed entrants!

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/announcing-the-short-list-for-the-8th-annual-geist-literal-literary-postcard-story-contest%21 http://www.geist.com/articles/announcing-the-short-list-for-the-8th-annual-geist-literal-literary-postcard-story-contest%21 Thu, 10 May 2012 21:42:00 GMT Erase a narrative by celebrated Canadian author Sheila Heti into your own poetic masterpiece.

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/erasure http://www.geist.com/articles/erasure Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:15:00 GMT We've made it even easier to enter with this helpful list of FAQ!

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/postcard-story-contest-faqs http://www.geist.com/articles/postcard-story-contest-faqs Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:46:00 GMT After months of careful consideration and many late nights spent reading (and re-reading) more than 250 submissions, Geist is pleased to announce the short list for the First Annual Geist Erasure Poetry Contest. Congratulations to the short-listed entrants!

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/short-list-for-the-first-annual-geist-erasure-poetry-contest-short-list-announced http://www.geist.com/articles/short-list-for-the-first-annual-geist-erasure-poetry-contest-short-list-announced Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:15:00 GMT In erasure poetry, the writer starts with a passage from an existing text and carves away words until a poem emerges. The result is a work that has its own life and also sheds new light on the source passage. For the Geist contest, entrants started with a passage from Roughing It in the Bush, a nineteenth-century Canadian classic by Susanna Moodie.

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/announcing-the-winner-of-the-first-annual-geist-erasure-poetry-contest%21 http://www.geist.com/articles/announcing-the-winner-of-the-first-annual-geist-erasure-poetry-contest%21 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT Honourable Mention in the First Geist Erasure Poetry Contest.

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/companion http://www.geist.com/articles/companion Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:36:00 GMT Honourable Mention in the First Geist Erasure Poetry Contest.

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/had-me-at http://www.geist.com/articles/had-me-at Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:22:00 GMT How it works:

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/2011-geist-erasure-poetry-contest-now-closed http://www.geist.com/articles/2011-geist-erasure-poetry-contest-now-closed Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:23:00 GMT First prize winner of the First Geist Erasure Poetry Contest

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/my-word http://www.geist.com/articles/my-word Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:37:00 GMT Second prize winner of the First Geist Erasure Poetry Contest.

]]> http://www.geist.com/articles/a-family-gathering http://www.geist.com/articles/a-family-gathering Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:37:00 GMT Third prize winner of the First Geist Erasure Poetry Contest.

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