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Flash Fiction Competition

To help one emerging writer pass from one stage of their writing journey to the next, we’re running a flash fiction competition for previously unpublished writers.

Entries must be an original work of flash fiction (1,000 words or under) and can be written on any topic. This competition is for unpublished writers only. People who have self-published their work on a personal blog or website are welcome to enter.

The competition opens on May 10, and closes at midnight CET on June 20, 2021. Any entries sent after this time will not be accepted. We ask for a small entry fee of 2€*.

Literary Arts | Summer Writers Session 2021 Online

Overview
This 7-day online residency provides thematic teaching from faculty members, Q&A sessions and one-on-one workshopping. Instructors will discuss ideas, experiences, and obstacles that participants may be encountering with their writing across genre. 

What does the program offer?
This 7-day session will allow writers across genre to explore craft, voice and workshop their manuscripts with exceptional faculty Kaie Kellough and Jordan Abel. Faculty will share their own work, present talks and field questions about craft, and work with writers to hone their writing in progress. The session will open with longer intense workshops followed by 5 days of short one-on-one meetings, and then a closing reflective session. 

Banff Centre | Literary Journalism Online 2021

Overview

This two-week online residency encourages the exploration of new ideas in journalism and experimentation in writing. Designed to challenge and stimulate, the program aims to inspire creative pieces of nonfiction and to assist the writers in their completion. A preeminent space for long-form journalism, this residency emphasizes the strengths of thorough and articulate reporting, distinctive storytelling, and literary devices.
 
Work created in this program has been published in many outlets including The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, and The Atlantic, and pieces have gone on to win National Magazine and National Newspaper Awards.

What does the program offer?

Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) Online

Overview
The Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) offers student and emerging literary translators two weeks of mentorship on a current project. Working in a trilingual environment, participants will have the opportunity to work with a faculty of accomplished translators, as well as consult peers; resulting in a mutually beneficial learning experience. Translation projects between French, English and Spanish are welcome.

What does the program offer?
 This 14-day online residency provides teaching from faculty members, Q&A sessions and one-on-one workshopping. Instructors will discuss ideas, experiences, and obstacles that participants may be encountering with their translation projects.

Call for Submissions LGBTQIA+ and Allies

Call for submissions for an anthology on the experiences of LGBTQIA+ persons and allies on reconciling their faith, gender identity and sexuality. Submissions are accepted starting April 1-July 31, 2021. The following submissions will be accepted: art, photograghy, poems, fiction, non-fiction, short stories, comics, sermons, essays, chants and prayers.

 

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Literary Arts | Writing Studio Online 2021

Overview
An ideal environment for artistic inspiration and growth, Writing Studio Online 2021 provides writers and poets with extended mentorship and interaction with exceptional faculty. Focused on early and mid-stage career writers of fiction (or other narrative prose) and poetry who are currently working towards developing a book-length manuscript with the guidance of an experienced mentor. 

What does the program offer?
This program is designed to offer talks, readings, Q&A sessions and mentorship in accordance to each individual participant’s needs and desired outcomes, in addition, the opportunity to work with our esteemed faculty mentors during the two-week program.

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