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SUMMARY:Inkwell Literary Festival's Annual Short Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:The Inkwell Literary Festival Short Story Contest is FREE and open to all aspiring writers aged 14–24\, as well as 25+\, in Ontario \nEligibility & Requirements \n\n\nStories must be written between January and July 2026 \n\n\nAccepted genres: Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction \n\n\nWord count: Up to 2\,000 words \n\n\nProhibited content: Extreme violence\, erotica\, or any explicit material \n\n\nOriginality: Submissions must be the entrant’s own work. Plagiarism or AI-generated content will result in immediate disqualification \n\n\nProof of eligibility: A valid student ID\, driver’s license or other government-generated photo ID \n\n\nFormat: Times New Roman\, 12 pt\, double-spaced with cover page including title and name of applicant \n\n\nLimit: One (1) submission per applicant \n\n\nVisit Inkwellfest Short Story Contest for more information.
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SUMMARY:Whistler Independent Book Awards
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 WIBAs ARE NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! \nSince 2016\, the Whistler Independent Book Awards have proudly recognized excellence in Canadian self-publishing. To mark the beginning of our second decade\, the WIBAs have some exciting new features to make the awards even more inclusive. \nWHAT’S NEW: \n\nNow open internationally\, to any self-published author writing in English\nNew Poetry category (in addition to Fiction\, Non-Fiction\, and Children’s)\nSignificantly reduced entry fee and discounted fee for additional entries\nPublished longlist in each category\, to give public recognition to a greater number of authors\n\nWHAT’S THE SAME: \n\nHigh standards: All submissions will continue to be evaluated on specified criteria tailored to each category\nIndependent jurors: The Whistler Writing Society and named Judges\, widely respected in their genres\nFestival integration: Finalists in each category are invited to attend the Whistler Writers Festival and are included in several festival events; the winners are announced at the festival’s headline event; opportunity to sell books.\n\nFor full competition details and terms\, and to submit your self-published book\, please visit our website: www.independentbookawards.ca \nEntries for the 2026 awards are open from March 1 to April 30\, 2026. \nGood luck\, everyone!
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