fwd: Calling all writers — Announcing Ottawa Magazine's 2nd Annual Short Story Fiction contest

Due to the overwhelming response to our first Short Fiction Contest last summer, we’re announcing the 2nd Annual Short Story Fiction Contest!
 
Last year, we received more than 70 entries. From those, two winners were selected: Barbara Sibbald’s Waiting won top honours; Theresa Ann Wallace’s Camping at Mont Tremblant was the runner-up.

And so, aspiring writers, brush the digital dust off your virtual manuscripts and submit them to us no later than midnight on FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016. Early-bird entries received no later than MARCH 24, 2016 will be entered to win two passes to enjoy the Thermal Experience at Nordik Spa-Nature.

Entries are restricted to 2,500 words or less

Entries must not have been published elsewhere

The contest is open to residents of the National Capital Region, excluding residents of Quebec

Cost of entry is $20, which includes a one-year subscription to Ottawa Magazine

Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges through a blind-judging process

The winner will receive $500, the runner-up $250, and both stories will be published by June 1, 2016 online and will appear in the Summer 2016 issue of Ottawa Magazine. All submissions may be considered for publication on Ottawa Magazine’s website.

Participants may enter as many times as they wish (each entry, however, requires $20 fee), but once submitted, entries may not be submitted to other contests (or published elsewhere) until the winning entries have been announced on June 1, 2016.

For further details, and a link for where to submit, click here. Those who’ve submitted will then be contacted by Ottawa Magazine in order to process payment.

“A SHORT STORY IS THE ULTIMATE CLOSE-UP MAGIC TRICK – A COUPLE OF THOUSAND WORDS TO TAKE YOU AROUND THE UNIVERSE OR BREAK YOUR HEART.”
            – NEIL GAIMAN

Calling all Ottawa writers! Ottawa Magazine launches short story contest‏

“A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart.”
– Neil Gaiman

It might be snowy outside, but over at Ottawa Magazine we’re already gearing up for summer — our Summer issue, that is.

Every year in our Summer issue, Ottawa Magazine publishes short fiction by local authors. For our Summer 2015 issue, we’re switching things up a bit with the inaugural Ottawa Magazine Short Fiction Contest.

So hunker down and bring to life that great tale that has been simmering away in the back of your mind, or dust off the manuscript that is sitting on your desktop.

The winner will receive $700, the runner up $300, and both stories will be published in the Summer 2015 issue of Ottawa Magazine.

NOTE: the contest is open to Ottawa residents only.

- Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges through a blind judging process.
- Entries must be no longer than 3,000 words. Entries can be short stories or excerpts but must not have been published elsewhere.
- Participants may enter as many times as they wish, but once submitted entries may not be submitted to other contests (or published elsewhere) until the winning entries have been announced in April 2015.
- Submission deadline is March 1, 2015 at 11:59 p.m.

Ottawa Magazine reserves the right to edit winning entries for style. Published stories will be accompanied by complementary art.

Submit entries in a Word document to Ottawa Magazine via Kelsey Kromodimoeljo: kkromodi@stjosephmedia.com
Please include your name, email address, phone number, and address.