WFNB 2009 Literary Competition

The WFNB is pleased to announce the 2009 Literary Competition. Judges for all categories will be announced later this Fall.

You may also visit our website www.wfnb.ca for full competition rules, and to download the Lit Comp POSTER, in case you would like to print it off and post it in your community Library/School/Coffee Shop, etc.

Good Luck and Happy Writing!

Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick
Literary Competition 2009

Deadline: Postmarked by November 14, 2008

Categories:
Individual poems / Short fiction / Non-Fiction / Children’s Literature

INDIVIDUAL POEMS 100 lines maximum
SHORT FICTION 4000 words maximum
NON-FICTION 1500-2500 words
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 20,000 words maximum Entry fee: $15 WFNB members / $20 Non-members

Prizes: 1st - $150, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50


THE SHEREE FITCH FICTION PRIZE BY YOUTH

Open to youth, 14-18 years of age as of Jan. 1, 2009 4000 words maximum Entry Fee: $5

Prizes: 1st - $150, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50


THE DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE - $400

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 Work must be unpublished although some individual stories may have been previously published.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: $30


THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE - $400

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: $30


JUDGES FOR ALL CATEGORIES TBA

Mail entries and fee to:
WFNB
PO Box 37, Station A
Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y2

Phone: (506) 459-7228
Email: wfnb@nb.aibn.com

For more info and full competition rules, please visit our website: www.wfnb.ca

Many thanks to our Sponsors: Sheree Fitch, The McCain Foundation, Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport, Government of New Brunswick


Past winners comments:

...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 totalling $2200 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 Literary Weekend, 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

1. Entries in Individual Poems category should not exceed 100 lines. Short Fiction category should not exceed 4,000 words. Children’s Literature category should not exceed 20,000 words (can be fiction, non-fiction or poetry).
2. Entries must be original and not previously published.
3. First place winners from previous two years cannot enter the category in which they won.
4. Prizes may not be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
5. 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.
6. Directors of the WFNB who help choose judges may not enter the contest.
7. Author’s name, entry title and category in which it is entered must be on a separate page.
8. 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.
9. Mail entries or direct enquiries to:WFNB, PO Box 37, Station A, Fredericton, E3B 4Y2.
10. 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 $30 fee; the Sheree Fitch entry fee is $5.

Mail entries or direct inquiries to:
WRITERS' FEDERATION OF NEW BRUNSWICK
PO Box 37, Station A,
Fredericton, E3B 4Y2.
Phone: (506) 459-7228
E-mail: wfnb@nb.aibn.com