Category Archives: Contests

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

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

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 POETRY CONTEST SHORTLIST FOR 2012!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Wow. We had over 200 entrants and over 600 poems this year — our biggest contest ever! — so it was a difficult task to narrow the field. In alphabetical order, here is PRISM’s Poetry Contest 2012 Shortlist: “Endometriosis” by Ashley-Elizabeth Best … Continue reading →

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Announcing PRISM’s Fiction Contest Shortlist for 2012!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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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PRISM POETRY & SHORT FICTION CONTESTS!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Bonjour allo! We here at PRISM have just started reading entries for our poetry and short fiction contests – lookin’ good, everyone! You’ve got until January 27 to postmark and send your entries. There’s a total of $3900 in prize … Continue reading →

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Enter our Writing Contests Online!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

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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Lorna Crozier’s “Duet” awarded the 2011 Earle Birney Poetry Prize

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Former and current PRISM poetry editors andrea bennett and Jordan Abel are pleased to announce that Lorna Crozier’s “DUET” has been awarded the Earle Birney Poetry Prize. Each year, the outgoing poetry editor chooses a poem from the previous year, … Continue reading →

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