Contests & Prompts

Haiku Contest: Submit by May 31

Submit up to 3 haiku for your chance to win! The winner of this haiku contestwill receive $120 and publication in the Dreamers Magazine.

Stephen King in his memoir and guide “On Writing,” makes a compelling case for limiting adverbs and sticking to “said” in dialogue tags.

Pathos is the use of emotion to persuade or influence an audience. It is one of the three modes of persuasion identified by Aristotle.

A double entendre is a word or phrase with two meanings: one is obvious and literal, the other is more subtle, often humorous or risqué.

Journal prompts can help you bypass the paralysis that often accompanies the prospect of starting from nothing.

Submit a micro nonfiction story “from the heart” of between 100-300 words for your chance to win $120 plus publication!

In this article we’ve compiled a list of 15 annual poetry contests in Canada for emerging and established poets alike.

Calling all Canadian fiction writers! Here are 13 upcoming short story contests by Canadian literary organizations. Most offer cash prizes.

Submit your stories of migration and/or your sense of place, of home or lack of, and your empathy to the plight of migrants around the world.