Join the region’s literary community in a competition for cash prizes in the 15th annual Okanagan Short Story Contest, now officially open and accepting submissions.
All writers in the Southern Interior of British Columbia – east of Hope, west of the Alberta border, north of the U.S. border, and south of William’s Lake – may enter their original, unpublished works of fiction.
The contest is sponsored by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus, the Kelowna Capital News, and the Central Okanagan Foundation.
Acclaimed author Erìn Mouré will select the best short stories from the entries.
One of the best reasons to enter is the chance to be read by one of the most respected poets in Canada and well beyond,” says Sonnet L’Abbe, UBC creative writing and poetry lecturer.
Winners will take home $500 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third. Winning stories will be published in a limited-edition small booklet and celebrated at a reading in the spring of 2013.
Submission deadline is Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Entries must be submitted on 8 ½ x 11 inch plain white paper, double-spaced and typed.
Stories must be previously unpublished works and should range from 1,000 to 4,000 words. There are no age limits or limits on the number of entries. Each entry must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee, either a money order or cheque payable to the University of British Columbia.
Complete contest rules can be found at: www.okstorycontest.org