Jan 17 2007 Penticton Western News
Writers from the Southern Interior are invited to put their pen to the pad to garner some provincial attention. The ninth-annual Okanagan Short Fiction Contest is underway and writers from anywhere in B.C.’s Southern Interior that fall within the listening area of CBC Radio One from Kelowna, are invited to enter their prose for the competition.
Writers have until March 16 to submit short stories for the Okanagan Short Fiction Contest, sponsored by Okanagan College, UBC Okanagan and the Central Okanagan Foundation.
“Winners of the Okanagan Short Fiction Contest receive more than just a cash prize,” said Nancy Holmes, a creative writing professor at UBC Okanagan and one of the contest’s organizers. “They gain exposure as a writer in B.C., participate in a public reading, have their story published in a limited-edition chapbook and have excerpts broadcast on CBC radio. The quality of winning stories is very high.”
Stories ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 words are eligible; however, all entries must be original, unpublished works of fiction, submitted on 8.5-inch by 11-inch plain white paper, double-spaced and typed. There is no limit on the number of entries, but a $12 entry fee is required with each.
Cash prizes are offered for the best adult short fiction from the Southern Interior. Entries are judged by creative writing faculty from Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan and an external judge who is a nationally renowned fiction writer. Prizes are $500 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third.
Mail entries and a $12 cheque to: Okanagan Short Fiction Contest, c/o Creative Studies Secretary, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC Okanagan, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, B.C. V1V 1V7.
Writers from the Southern Interior are invited to put their pen to the pad to garner some provincial attention. The ninth-annual Okanagan Short Fiction Contest is underway and writers from anywhere in B.C.’s Southern Interior that fall within the listening area of CBC Radio One from Kelowna, are invited to enter their prose for the competition.
Writers have until March 16 to submit short stories for the Okanagan Short Fiction Contest, sponsored by Okanagan College, UBC Okanagan and the Central Okanagan Foundation.
“Winners of the Okanagan Short Fiction Contest receive more than just a cash prize,” said Nancy Holmes, a creative writing professor at UBC Okanagan and one of the contest’s organizers. “They gain exposure as a writer in B.C., participate in a public reading, have their story published in a limited-edition chapbook and have excerpts broadcast on CBC radio. The quality of winning stories is very high.”
Stories ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 words are eligible; however, all entries must be original, unpublished works of fiction, submitted on 8.5-inch by 11-inch plain white paper, double-spaced and typed. There is no limit on the number of entries, but a $12 entry fee is required with each.
Cash prizes are offered for the best adult short fiction from the Southern Interior. Entries are judged by creative writing faculty from Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan and an external judge who is a nationally renowned fiction writer. Prizes are $500 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third.
Mail entries and a $12 cheque to: Okanagan Short Fiction Contest, c/o Creative Studies Secretary, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC Okanagan, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, B.C. V1V 1V7.
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