Get ready to write, because Canadian Authors-Victoria is bringing back its 鈥渇lash writing鈥� contest, but with a new twist.
The authors鈥� association challenges writers in Victoria to come up with a complete story in just 250 words. This year, the competition is for non-fiction, rather than fiction. This year鈥檚 judge is David Leach, chairman of the University of Victoria writing department and an award-winning creative-nonfiction writer.
In those 250 words, writers can tackle 鈥減ersonal essays, travel writing, memoir, literary journalism,鈥� or just about any other true story, 鈥渙ften told with a personal voice and dramatic techniques.鈥�
The entries have to be original and cannot be published or under consideration elsewhere. The contest is open to residents of Vancouver Island and 鈥渘earby Canadian islands.鈥�
Entries must be submitted online by emailing attachments to [email protected]. You can submit more than one entry.
Entry fees of $10 for Canadian Authors Association members and $15 for non-members must accompany each entry. Entrants can pay online by PayPal or by mailing a cheque to the association.
The deadline is midnight on Monday, July 17. For full contest information, visit the association鈥檚 website at canadianauthors.org/vancouver/victoria.
The winning writer will receive $100, with $75 going to second place and $50 to third place. The winning entries will be published on the association鈥檚 website.
The sa国际传媒 will announce the contest winners on Tuesday, Aug.聽8.
Contest details
Format
鈥� 12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial font, double spaced, aligned left, and with at least one-inch margins
鈥� Names and other identifiers must not appear anywhere on the story to ensure the judging is blind.
鈥� Repeat the story title at the top of every page (e.g., in a header).
鈥� Include a word count at the top of the first page.
鈥� Submit in Word file format (.doc, .docx, .rtf) or as a .pdf file. (Word format is preferred.)
How to submit
鈥� Entries must be submitted online.
鈥� Writers may submit multiple entries; each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee.
鈥� Send submissions as email attachments to [email protected]
鈥� Also send an entry form as a second attachment to [email protected]
鈥� Type FLASH WRITING CONTEST in the email鈥檚 subject line.
鈥� Association will confirm stories have been received, usually within three days.
Payment
鈥� Entry fees are $10 for Canadian Authors Association members, $15 for non-members.
鈥� Pay online by using the PayPal button at canadianauthors.org/vancouver/victoria.
鈥� Make online payments on the same day as submitting entries, after submitting entries.
鈥� Payment may also be made by cheque; make cheques payable to CAA Metro-Vancouver and include a note that states the writer鈥檚 name, phone number or email address, and the story for which the cheque is payment. Mail to: CAA 2017 Flash Writing Contest, c/o Jean Kay, 1052 Jackson Way, Delta, sa国际传媒 V4L 1W4