WFNB Literary Competition

Over $2000 in cash prizes is up for grabs in the Writer's Federation of New Brunswick's (WFNB) 2007 Literary Competition.

Writers from across Canada are invited to enter in seven categories:
individual poems, short fiction, children's literature, non-fiction, fiction manuscript, poetry manuscript, and fiction written by a youth.

Entries will be judged by professional writers from across the country including Yvonne Trainer, Gerard Beirne, Fraser Sutherland, Deb Loughead, Magie Dominic, Michelle Butler Hallett and Carole Langille.

The entry fee for the Sheree Fitch Prize for Fiction open to youth aged
14-18 is $15 for every five poems or 100 words.

A $30 entry fee must accompany each manuscript considered for the Richards Prize for fiction up to 30,000 words and the Alfred G. Bailey Prize for a poetry manuscript of at least 48 pages.

Entry fees for individual poems up to 100 lines, short fiction no longer than 4000 words and children's literature up to 20,000 words are $20 per entry. WFNB members enjoy reduced entry fee rates.

Entries must be postmarked no later than November 13, 2006, and mailed to:
WFNB, PO Box 37, Station A, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y2. Email entries will not be considered. Check WFNB website www.umce.ca/wfnb for full contest details.