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Writing Contests

Writing Contests

Arc Poetry Magazine's Poem of the Year Contest

Shall it be big, or shall it be small? Rhyme and keep time, or more free-for-all?

Send your best to the Arc Poem of the Year Contest—this year with a $5,000 grand prize. Deadline: February 1, 2012. For past winners, contest mailing address, entry fee and submission details, visit Arc Poetry Magazine at arcpoetry.ca.

Accenti's 7th Annual Writing Contest and 5th Annual Photo Competition

Accenti, a Montreal-based publication that bills itself as a magazine "with an Italian Accent," has announced its 7th Annual Writing Contest and 5th Annual Photo Competition.

Information about the contest and the newest issue of the magazine, issue 23, with a special section dedicated to the episode of the internments of Italian Canadians during WWII can be viewed at: www.accenti.ca. For more information, contact Dr. Giulia De Gasperi at: julia.freedom@gmail.com.

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24th Annual National Capital Writing Contest

Canadian Authors Association–National Capital Region - “Writers Helping Writers”

Adult Short Story • Youth Short Story or Essay (13–17 yrs.) • Poetry

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