Individual poems / Short fiction /
Non-Fiction
Individual Poems 100 lines maximum
Short Fiction 4000 words maximum
Non-Fiction 3000 words maximum
Entry fee: $15 WFNB members / $20 non-members
Prizes: 1st - $150, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50
Children’s Literature
2500 words maximum
Works written for children aged 4 - 8
Entry fee: $15 WFNB members / $20 non-members
Prizes 1st - $150, 2nd - $75, 3rd -$50
THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE FOR FICTION
4000 words maximum
Open to youth, 14-18 years of age as of Jan. 1, 2010
Entry Fee: Free for members, $5 non-members
Prizes: 1st - $100, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
THE RICHARDS PRIZE - $500
For a collection of short stories, a short
novel, or a substantial portion of a longer novel (not to
exceed 30,000 words). Work must be unpublished although some
individual stories may have been previously published.
Manuscript Entry Fee: $35
THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE - $500
For poetry manuscripts not previously
published, in whole or in part, in book/chapbook form
(individual poems published or accepted for publication in
periodicals may be included).
Length - at least 48 pages. Manuscript
Entry Fee: $35
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Past winners comments:
Please convey to the Board of Directors of WFNB and to
Jo-Anne Elder, Judge in the Poetry Category of the 2009
Literary Competition, my sincere thanks for being named
first place winner for my poem, “Celtic Trilogy”. I am most
honored to be the recipient of this award and the evening at
the Literary Awards Banquet will remain forever in my memory
as a highlight in my writing career.
Thank
you for giving a “late comer” to the writing world an
opportunity to grow and develop. This has given me courage
and confidence to continue.
Bless
you all,
Sincerely,
Margaret Patricia Eaton
...The WFNB has a strong reputation
among writers across Canada, particularly regarding the
administration and provision of your annual Literary
Competition. It is seen as a premiere competition, with
a very high level of prestige, and I am privileged to be
connected with the Federation through this award.
Sincerely,
Sandra Ridley
Winner of the Alfred G. Bailey Prize
for her manuscript DOWNWINDERS, adjudicated by Peter
Richardson.
Dear contest administrators,
My manuscript, ACADIAN STAR, placed
second in your writing competition this
year in the Children's Literature
category. Since then, I'm happy to say, I've
found a publisher and ACADIAN STAR will
be published this fall by Nimbus
Publishing. I thought you would like to
know what a wonderful impact your
competition has had on one writer's
life.
Sincere thanks to Sylvia McNicoll and
the WFNB for the hard work in judging and
executing this competition.
All the best,
Hélène Boudreau
WFNB
Literary Competition Rules
The
WFNB Annual Literary Competition was established in
1984, and awards prizes of over $2000.00 each year.
Please note: the competition is open to all
Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Professional writers judge entries for a very reasonable fee.
The
results of the competition are announced in the spring at the WFNB
Annual Dinner held during the weekend of the Annual General
Meeting and all entrants are invited to attend and read from
their work. Winners receive
a substantial cash prize and provincial recognition.
Competition winners have gone on to publish their work in
magazines and with major publishing houses. (Editors are always
impressed with contest winners!)
The
WFNB encourages all New Brunswick writers to take pride in
their work and enter the competition.
COMPETITION RULES
- Entries in Individual Poems category should not
exceed 100 lines. Short Fiction category should not
exceed 4,000 words. New:
Children’s Literature category alternates between
writing for juvenile and young adults, with 2010 being
juvenile fiction, word limit 2500.
- Entries must be original and not previously published.
- First place winners from previous two years cannot enter category in which
they won.
- New: Authors of books
professionally published may not enter in the category
in which they have published.
- Prizes may not be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
- Entries must be typewritten, double spaced, on one side of 8 1/2 x 11"
paper, pages numbered. Text only; entries with illustrations will not be
accepted.
- Directors of the WFNB who help choose judges may not enter the contest.
- Author’s name, entry title and category in which it is entered must be on
a separate page.
- Do not submit your only copy. No SASE required as manuscripts will not be
returned. Winners will be notified in spring (March) prior to the AGM. A list
of winners will be posted on the website following the AGM and announced via
news release to the media.
- New: Mail entries or direct enquiries to:WFNB,
36A Sixth Street, Moncton, NB, E1E 3G6.
- An entry fee of $15 (members/ high school students)
$20 (non-members) should accompany each submission in
each of these three categories (Individual Poems, Short
Fiction, Children’s Literature); the Richards & Bailey
manuscript categories should be accompanied by a
$35 fee; the Sheree Fitch entry fee is $5 (free for WFNB
high school members).
Mail entries or direct inquiries to:
WFNB Literary Competition
36A Sixth
Street
Moncton, NB E1E 3G6
Phone: (506) 459-7228
e-mail: wfnb@nb.aibn.com
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