EWF Contest Deadline - Extended to Tuesday, April 18!

We heard that you needed a bit more time to get those stories and Canada 150 essays ready, and we're good with that. So here you go: the EWF Writing Contest deadline has been extended to:

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Go. Now! You have more time!

Go! Now! You have more time!

Get those stories and essays polished and mailed to us. And if you're in the neighbourhood, feel free to drop your entries at Roxanne's Reflections Book & Card Shop, 152 St. Andrew St. W, in Fergus.

Need more information about the contest? Here's everything you need to know:

Categories:

1. Adult: Age 20+ (Entry fee $15; Prizes $200, $150, $100)

2. Teen*: Age 14-19  (Prizes $200, $150, $100)

3. Youth*: Age 13 and under (Prizes $150, $100, $50)

*Open to young writers who reside in Wellington, Waterloo, Dufferin, Halton and Hamilton-Wentworth counties/regions.

Theme: Open – just tell us a great story

Special Canada 150 Essay Category:

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, write a personal essay of 1,000 words maximum on the topic “My Canadian moment.” Open to all age groups, residents of Wellington, Waterloo, Dufferin, Halton and Hamilton-Wentworth counties/regions. Winners will be judged on content and theme. No entry fee.

Deadline: Postmarked by TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017

Title Page: Category; Title of story; Writer's name, address, email address (Youth and Teen writers may use parent or teacher contact information); Include age for Teen and Youth writers.

Entry: Double-spaced; Writer's name on title page only; $15 entry fee for Adult category only (Please make out cheques to Elora Arts Council)

Send to:  EWF Writing Competition, c/o Elora Arts Council, Box 3084, Elora ON  N0B 1S0

Winners:  Announced 12 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 21, 2017 on the Elora Writers' Festival blogsite

Grab your pens, pencils and keyboards! Our 2017 EWF Writing Contest is launched!

Here's everything you need to know about Contest 2017:

DEADLINE: 

Postmarked on or before Monday, April 10, 2017 (no email or faxed entries).

CATEGORIES: 

Original, unpublished fiction stories in the following categories/age groups:

Youth: Age 13 and under, 1,000 words maximum, open to residents of Wellington, Waterloo, Dufferin, Halton and Hamilton-Wentworth counties/regions, no entry fee.

Teen: Age 14-19, 2,000 words maximum, open to residents of Wellington, Waterloo, Dufferin, Halton and Hamilton-Wentworth counties/regions, no entry fee.

Open: Any age, up to and including adults, 2,000 words maximum, open to all Canadian

residents, $15 entry fee. Prizes of $200, $150 and $100. (Stories submitted to the Open category cannot also be submitted to Youth or Teen categories.)

NEW Canadian Essay Category for 2017

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, write a personal essay of 1,000

words maximum on the topic: “My Canadian moment.” Open to all age groups, residents of

Wellington, Waterloo, Dufferin, Halton and Hamilton-Wentworth counties/regions. Winners

will be judged on content and theme. No entry fee.

PRIZES will be awarded in all categories.

CONTEST ENTRY DETAILS:

• Entries must be double-spaced, typed or printed.
• The author’s name should not appear on the story itself.
• On a separate title page, include category, story title, writer’s name, address, email (Youth and Teen writers may use parent or teacher email for contact information).
• On the first page of the story include the title.
• Title and page number should be on following pages.
• Youth and Teen entries, please indicate author’s age on the title page.
• Adult category please include $15 entry fee (cheque payable to Elora Arts Council).

MAIL ENTRIES TO: 

EWF Writing Contest, c/o Elora Arts Council, Box 3084, Elora ON N0B 1S0.

AND JUST A FEW MORE DETAILS:

To qualify, entries must be postmarked by Monday, April 10, 2017.

Shortlisted authors will be contacted for an electronic copy of their story for final judging.

Winners will be announced at noon on Sunday, May 21 on the Elora Writers’ Festival blogsite:

http://elorawritersfestival.blogspot.ca.

For more information contact contest chair Francis Baker at EWFwritingcontest@gmail.com.