February 4, 2014 - 7:53am
The Islands Short Fiction Contest is back, co-sponsored by the Nanaimo Arts Council, the Vancouver Island Regional Library, and the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Department of Creative Writing and Journalism. Writers of all ages on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are invited to enter short stories of up to 2,000 words.
Entries are welcome in the Adult (19 and over), Youth (13 to 18), and Junior (12 and under) categories. Winners in the Adult and Youth categories receive cash prizes, while Junior winners receive a bookstore gift certificate. The winner of the Adult category also receives a bursary for a course in the VIU Creative Writing and Journalism Department.
The 2014 judge is VIU Creative Writing instructor and widely-published author Kathy Page (The Find, Alphabet, and The Story of My Face).
The entry deadline is March 17, 2014. Entry forms are available on the Nanaimo Arts Council website (http://www.nanaimoartscouncil.ca) and at the Nanaimo Arts Council Gallery (North Town Centre, 4750 Rutherford Road). A $20 fee is charged per adult entry, $15 for Junior and Youth entries. Winners will be announced in April at a special event during BC Arts and Culture Week.
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