Enter the Dreamers Flash Contest – Due Sept. 30
Submit a fiction or nonfiction story of between 300 and 1000 words for your chance to win! The winner will receive $150 CAD and a copy of the Dreamers magazine.
Contests & Prompts
Understanding Fan Fiction: A Creative Phenomenon
Explore fan fiction, where fans create new stories based on their favourite books and movies. Discover what fan fiction is, with examples.
2024 Micro Nonfiction Story Writing Contest Results
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Dreamers Micro Nonfiction Story Writing Contest, for nonfiction stories between 100-300 words.
Arrival
I stumble out of the matatu taxi, struggle to hoist up my weighty backpack, and am immediately confronted by several people standing nearby under the leafy canopy of a large thorny acacia tree.
2024 Place and Home Contest Results
Congratulations to the winners of the Dreamers 2024 Place and Home Contest, based on the theme of migration, place & home.
Children of the Border
Arziki said, “I laid down in the desert with the dead bodies. I played dead so the men would leave me alone. It is not easy for me to do,” she said, smiling ear to ear.
Haiku Contest: Submit by May 31
Submit up to 3 haiku for your chance to win! The winner of this haiku contestwill receive $120 and publication in the Dreamers Magazine.
Stephen King’s Perspective on Dialogue and Adverbs in ‘On Writing’
Stephen King in his memoir and guide “On Writing,” makes a compelling case for limiting adverbs and sticking to “said” in dialogue tags.
What Is Pathos?
Pathos is the use of emotion to persuade or influence an audience. It is one of the three modes of persuasion identified by Aristotle.