13 Short Story Contests in Canada
Calling all Canadian fiction writers! Here are 13 upcoming short story contests by Canadian literary organizations.
All of these short story contests are open Canada-wide for authors of fiction and all are open to emerging writers. Most offer cash prizes. Prizes range from $25 to $10,000. Some offer paid publication in addition to a cash prize.
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May 2019
IFWA Short Story Contest
Organizer: Imaginative Fiction Writers Association
Due Date: May 1, 2019
Entry Fee: Cost of “When World’s Collide”Registration
Prizes: $25 to $125
Far Horizon’s Award for Short Fiction
Organizer: The Malahat Review
Due Date: May 1, 2019
Entry Fee: $25 (for Canadians)
Prize: $1000
Lush Triumphant Literary Awards
Organizer: subTerrain
Due Date: May 15, 2019
Entry Fee: $30
Prize: $1000
Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award
Organizer: The New Quarterly
Due Date: May 28, 2019
Entry Fee: $40
Prize: $1000
EMWF Literary Contest
Organizer: Eden Mills Writers Festival
Due Date: May 31, 2019
Entry Fee: $15
Prize: $250
Read at the Fringe Short Story Contest
Organizer: Eden Mills Writers Festival
Due Date: May 31, 2019
Entry Fee: $10
Prize: Opportunity to read at the festival
July 2019
The Ellis Gunter Prize (Short Story Contest)
Organizer: Canadian Stories
Due Date: July 1, 2019
Entry Fee: $20
Prize: $350
September 2019
SiWC Writing Contest
Organizer: Surrey International Writers Conference
Due Date: September 21, 2019
Entry Fee: $15
Prize: $150 to $1000
October 2019
CBC Short Story Contest
Organizer: CBC
Due Date: October 31, 2019
Entry Fee: $35
Prize: $50 to $500
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November 2019
Short Forms Contest
Organizer: Room Magazine
Due Date: November 1, 2019
Entry Fee: $25
Prize: $1000 to $6000 plus writing residency
The Malahat Review Open Season Awards
Organizer: Malahat Review
Due Date: November 1, 2019
Entry Fee: $35
Prize: $6000 across three categories
Prairie Fire Short Fiction Contest
Organizer: Prairie Fire
Due Date: November 30, 2019
Entry Fee: $32
Prize: $250 to $1250
Date TBC
Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Competition
Organizer: Exile Quarterly
Due Date: 2019 Due Date TBA
Entry Fee: $30
Prize: $5000 to $10000
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* This article about Short Story Contests in Canada was originally published on April 25, 2018 and last updated on April 10, 2019.
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