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PRISM’s SHORT FICTION & POETRY CONTEST WINNERS FOR 2012!

Posted on April 22, 2012

The results are in! We’re excited to share Jessica Grant’s picks for the top stories in the Short Fiction Contest 2012: Grand Prize: ”Ms. Pacman” by Josie Sigler 1st runner up: ”The Lights on Canada Day” by Susan Mersereau 2nd runner up: ”In … Continue reading →

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Announcing PRISM’s Fiction Contest Shortlist for 2012!

Posted on March 26, 2012

Wow. We had a record-breaking number of stories this year — more than 300! After hours and hours and hours of reading and debating, we’re pleased to announce the very fine shortlist for PRISM’s Short Fiction Contest for 2012: “Canary” … Continue reading →

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2012 NONFICTION CONTEST WINNERS!

Posted on February 9, 2012

PRISM is excited to announce the winners of this year’s nonfiction contest: Grand Prize: ”Ice Diaries: a climate change memoir” by Jean McNeil 1st runner up: “Something as Big as a Mountain” by Jane Cawthorne 2nd runner up: “Rules of Play” … Continue reading →

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Fun & Fearless: PRISM talks with Fiction Contest Judge Jessica Grant

Posted on February 2, 2012

Tomorrow is the deadline for our Short Fiction and Poetry contests, so we thought it’d be a good time to share some wisdom from this year’s fiction judge Jessica Grant. PRISM: In your short story collection “Making Light of Tragedy”, … Continue reading →

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PRISM’s Nonfiction Contest Shortlist!

Posted on January 27, 2012

After rounds and rounds of reading, PRISM is pleased to announce the shortlist for our 2012 Nonfiction Contest: “Something as Big as a Mountain” by Jane Cawthorne “Rules of Play” by Katie Fritz “You Want a Social Life with Friends” … Continue reading →

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POETRY & SHORT FICTION CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED

Posted on January 26, 2012

Good news! You still have time to submit your entry (or entries) to PRISM’s Poetry and Short Fiction Contests! We’re extending the deadline to February 3rd! Enter online or send us your submission snail mail.

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Thanks for sharing your writing with us

Posted on December 21, 2011

The deadline for the nonfiction contest has come and gone. We received an avalanche of entries, and we’re honoured that so many people shared their writing and the stories of their lives with us. The shortlist will be announced at … Continue reading →

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Enter our Writing Contests Online!

Posted on December 8, 2011

Now there are two ways to send your writing our way: snail mail or through our online submission system! Great news if you want to enter our nonfiction contest, but don’t want to stand in line at the post office. Non-contest … Continue reading →

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Furniture as Writing Advice

Posted on November 18, 2011

One of the most repeated pieces of writing advice I’ve heard involves not writing. “Put it in a drawer for a while/six months/a year.” It’s too bad that nothing happens in the drawer while you’re not looking: the ending writes … Continue reading →

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PRISM TALKS TO NONFICTION CONTEST JUDGE AMBER DAWN ABOUT TRUTH, FORM, & THE POWER OF NONFICTION

Posted on October 31, 2011

While October 31 means Halloween for many, here at PRISM it also means there’s only one month left until the deadline for our literary nonfiction contest! We recently interviewed our nonfiction judge Amber Dawn by email to talk about nonfiction. … Continue reading →

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