December Update: Time's up on this year's Quist submissions, but there's a new contest for Montreal-area college students writing in English: check out Blue Met's "My Planet, My Love 2026" contest page for details. Deadline January 4th. Good luck! Back the original post... There are a few days left for young writers in Quebec to… Continue reading Young Writers in Quebec
Back to school and bored already? Liven up the year with a visit to your school from a teaching artist -- like me. In Quebec, we have two great programs to help fund an author or artist visit to your school: Culture in the Schools and ArtistsInspire. Culture in the Schools The Ministry of Education's… Continue reading Funding for Writing Workshops in 2024-25
Knock knock. Who's there? Opportunity. Opportunity who? It's not a joke. Opportunity is walking away shaking its head right now. Here are a few timely contests for emerging Canadian writers bold enough to try their luck. The Writers' Union Short Prose Competition. Check it out here. It's open to all Canadian writers who do NOT have book-length publications. There… Continue reading Emerging Writer Opportunities
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