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The 2009 Prairie Fire/McNally Robinson Writing Contests

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:11am

Three contests, $6,000 in cash prizes and a chance to publish with the best. Prairie Fire is a Manitoba-based magazine of Canadian writing that is a consistent winner at the National Magazine Awards and the Western Magazine Awards. McNally Robinson Booksellers is proud to be a sponsor of three contests:

  • The Bliss Carman Poetry Contest (1-3 poems per entry, maximum 150 lines). Judge: Don Domanski

  • The Short Fiction Contest (one story per entry, maximum 10,000 words). Judge: Paul Quarrington

  • The Creative Non-Fiction Contest (one article per entry, maximum 5,000 words). Judge: Charles Wilkins

First prize in each category is $1,250, second prize $500, and third prize $250. In addition, the first prize winner of the poetry contest will receive a replica of Bliss Carman?s silver and turquoise ring donated by the Banff Centre for the Arts.

The entry deadline is November 30, 2009. Entry fee is $31.00 per category. For information on contest rules and how to enter, contact Prairie Fire Press, (204) 943-9066, email: [email protected], or check out the web site, www.prairiefire.ca.

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