Provincial creative writing contest

Details

Provincial poetry and short story writing competition for students from Grade 9 to Grade 12

In each category, a professional jury selects three finalists.

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​All finalists receive :

• a writing workshop with a Frye Festival author
• publication of your poem or short story online
• a cash prize awarded during Soirée Frye
• First place : $ 250
• Second place : $150
• Third place : $ 100

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Participating is free and easy :

Please submit your text to Nathalie Goguen by email with your name, your email, the name of your school and grade level to ​This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The texts will be evaluated based on these criteria :

• Organisation and style
• Grammar and punctuation
• Vocabulary and spelling
• Quality of content and ideas
• Presentation and respect of contest instructions
• 600 to 800 words for the short stories or 150 to 300 words for the poems

• All eyes are on me
• Secret smile
• Next year, maybe...
• “When she stamped her foot, it made a strange thud on the desolate beach. Like a heartbeat.” - David Adams Richards
• “This story of the loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.” - Northrop Frye