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Our annual Creative Non-fiction Contest is now open for submissions! You have until July 31, 2019 (extended deadline) to give us your best true stories—from essays to memoirs, to literary journalism and beyond!

We are honoured to have Sharan Dhaliwal as this year’s contest judge. Sharan is editor-in-chief of Burnt Roti magazine, a platform created to give South Asians a voice, while breaking stigmas around sexuality and mental health. She is a writer, with bylines in the GuardianBroadly and i-D magazine, where she talks primarily about cultural and sexual identity. Sharan’s been named as an LGBTQ+ trailblazer from The Dots and featured on the front page of the Guardian newspaper.

Check our our interview with Sharan to learn what she’s looking for in a winning entry. Click here to read our rules and regulations and to submit! 

Check out our past winners: 2018201720162015