WRITE ON! Contest — Royal City Literary Arts Society
3 Categories
- Non-Fiction (1500 words max)
- Fiction (1500 words max)
- Poety (1 pade single spaced max)
Maximum three submissions per person
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Who’s Eligible
Not open to current board members of RCLAS
Entry Fee
$10 per submission- RCLAS members
$20 per submission- for non-members
Prize
1st Prize – $150 | 2nd Prize – $100 | 3rd Prize – $75 for each category
Three honourable mentions in each category
Publication in a special issue of the RCLAS E-Zine
For more information: https://rclas.com/2026-write-on-contest/
2026 Non-Fiction Contest—Event Magazine
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction. Writers are encouraged to explore the form.
5,000-word limit on entries.
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Who’s Eligible
Douglas College employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
Entry Fee
Entry Fee: $34.95 per entry; includes a one-year subscription (or renewal) to EVENT and all applicable taxes and shipping
Student Entry Fee: $19.95 per entry; includes a one-year subscription (or renewal) to EVENT and all applicable taxes and shipping
Prize
$3,000 in total, plus publication in EVENT: $1,500 First Place; $1,000 Second Place; $500 Third Place.
For more information: https://www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
Postcard Story Contest—Geist
Genre: Can be fiction or non-fiction: “Send us a story and a postcard. The relationship can be as strong or as tangential as you like, so long as there is a clear connection between the story and the image”
500-word limit on entries.
Deadline: October 30, 2026
Who’s Eligible
Geist contests are open to all entrants except Geist staff, contract employees, board members and executives of the Geist Foundation.
Entry Fee
$25
Includes a one-year subscription to Geist, Canada’s favourite literary magazine. International entrants will receive the digital edition.
All additional entries are $5.
Prize
First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize: $150
All winning entries will be published in Geist and on geist.com.
For more information: https://www.geist.com/contests/the-21st-annual-literal-literary-postcard-story-contest