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Ready, Set…Write!
It’s April! Daffodils, croci and of course, the SiWC Annual Writing Contest is OPEN! For all the deets, click HERE. Questions? Email contest coordinator kc dyer at [email protected]. This Day We Write!
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2023 Writing Contest Now OPEN!
Sharpen your quills, uncork your ink and check out our contest page for details. Happy writing! ~kc kc dyer, contest coordinator [email protected]
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#SiWC22 Writing Contest Shortlist is Complete!
I’ve just finished sending emails to the nine entries on this year’s writing contest shortlist, letting them know they are in the final running for the 2022 Jack Whyte Storyteller’s Award. SO exciting! We had nearly 200 entries from ELEVEN countries this year, including eight provi
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Writing Contest Deadline Approacheth!
Short stories are arriving thick and fast here at SiWC Central, as the deadline for the 30th Annual SiWC Writing Contest is less than TWO WEEKS from today! Please remember to check all the parameters HERE before submitting. 100% of your entry fee goes to keeping this conference at the top of its gam
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The 30th Annual #SiWC22 Writing Contest Is Now OPEN!
Today’s the day, and NO foolin’! The contest deadline is September 15, 2022. All details can be found HERE. Questions? Email me, your friendly neighbourhood contest coordinator, at [email protected]. It’s time to pick up your pen or flex those typin’ fingers… This Day We
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#SiWC21 Writing Contest Shortlist complete
The shortlisted authors for the SiWC 2021 Writing Contest have now all been notified. Writers — check your email! This year we had entries from twelve countries, twenty-six states and seven provinces — a truly international endeavour. Congratulations to all the writers who participated a
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Contest CLOSED
The 29th annual SiWC Writing Contest is now closed to entries. A reminder that shortlisted entries will be notified in mid-October, and winners will be announced live on the evening of Friday, October 22, 2021. Enormous luck to you all! Questions? Email me at [email protected]. ~kc kc dyer, Si
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The clock is ticking…
The deadline for the 29th annual SiWC writing contest is ONE WEEK TODAY. Get your entry in soon, because at midnight, September 17th, 2021, the clock stops ticking, and the contest will close. All contest details can be found HERE. Questions? Email me, kc dyer, your loving and supportive contest coo
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The Writing Contest Deadline Approacheth…
Midnight, Friday September 17th, the bell will toll for the closing of the twenty-ninth annual SiWC writing contest. Will your entry be among the chosen? This is a reminder that there is still time to put pen to paper and get your story in among the entrants. Don’t self-defeat — you can&
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The Envelope Please…
Well, SiWC at Home is safely in the books, though the videos of workshops and presentations and keynotes remain up on the site for attendees until the end of November. Lucky us! Lucky us also, for we get to reveal the winners of the #SiWC2020 Storyteller’s Award. The top three stories are all
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Writers — Your contest deadline is looming!
Sleepy conversation with self this morning: kc: How can it be August 31st? How can it be September tomorrow? Also kc: Time no longer has any meaning. kc, wearing Writing Contest Coordinator Hat: It does to me. Deadline is coming! And so it is. September 18th is the magic date this year. The flow of
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SiWC 2020 Writing Contest OPEN!
Hello Fellow Isolators! In an uncertain world, where everything we count on seems to be changing daily, let’s at least provide one certainty to cling to — the SiWC Writing Contest, Apocalypse Edition, is now OPEN. The contest will run according to the rules you can find here. In a weirdl
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2019 Contest Update
A quick update to let you know that we do not yet have a shortlist, but should have one in place before the weekend is over. If your story is shortlisted, you will receive an email. For those who don’t make the shortlist this year, do not despair. You are winners already, just by sending your
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The 2019 SiWC Writing Contest is OPEN!
For some, April 1st means pranks. But here at SiWC, we think $1000 in prize money is worth celebrating. Let’s welcome spring in with words, shall we? The world-renowned SiWC writing contest, 2019 edition is now open. Deadline is September 21, 2019. You can find all the entry details and inform
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Sharpen Your St. Paddy’s Pencils…
…because it’s a mere TWO weeks until opening day for the annual #SiWC Writing Contest, and we want to read your words! All the contest deets can be found HERE, along with our PayPal link for paying for your entry on-line.PLEASE take a moment and read through the information on this page
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Writers!
We’ve survived February — hurray! There still might be snow outside, but hope of spring is definitely in the air. And spring brings — the 26th annual Surrey International Writers’ Conference Contest! Details can be found here. Any questions? Email me at [email protected]. WeR
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