Category:        Creative Non-fiction
Deadline:         extended to August 1, 2010
Judge:             Anthony Dalton, author & Canadian Authors Assoc. National President

First Prize:       $500, Fed workshop of your choice, publication in the Federation quarterly journal, WordWorks;
Second Prize:  $300, publication in WordWorks;
Third Prize:      $150, publication in WordWorks

Winners will be read their pieces at the Word On The Street Festival in Vancouver on September 26, 2010.
The competition is open to all BC writers and residents.

Entries must be original work, not previously published in any form. Copyright remains with the author.

Maximum 2,000 words per entry. No limit to number of entries.

Blind judging in effect: do not include your name on the manuscript.

Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman, pages numbered
consecutively and stapled together, title in the footer of each page.

Include a cover letter with your name, address, telephone, e-mail and the title of your piece(s).
Manuscripts will NOT be returned; they are destroyed at the end of the competition.

No e-mail submissions.

Contest results posted on The Federation of BC Writers website in September 2010.
Entry fee: $15 for Federation members and $20 for non-members.
There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may submit but each entry must be accompanied by the entry fee.
A person may win only one prize.

Make cheque payable to the “Federation of BC Writers.”
All contest entries must be postmarked by July 25, 2010

Mail entries & fees to:
Literary Writes 2010
The Federation of BC Writers
PO Box 3887, Stn Terminal
Vancouver, BC V6B 3Z3

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The Federation of British Columbia Writers operates with funds raised from
membership dues, fundraising activities, corporate and private sponsorship, and
with the support of the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council
and the Direct Access Program, which the Federation gratefully acknowledges.