Supporting writing and literature in Northwestern Ontario by encouraging developing writers and providing opportunities for established writers through education, networking and promotion.

2021 Happenings
Celebrating Literature in Northwestern Ontario 

Check our Calendar in the Menu Bar above for all events and details.

23rd Annual  International Writing Contest
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Closed as of midnight March 5th.


Five Categories - Five Incredible Judges

Creative Nonfiction - Niigaanwewidam Sinclair

Short Fiction - Emily St. John Mandel

Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose (Fiction) - Waubgeshig Rice

Poetry -  Sheri D Wilson

Haiku - KJ Munro 



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For full details i.e., Contest Rules and Judges Bios,  select  the '23Rd Writing Contest' link in the Menu Bar at the top of the page.
March Readings

Tuesday March 9. 2021
7 pm to 9 pm

Theme: (Poetry): Marching In the Future
For example:

moving on
moving up
moving forward
military band marches

Zoom link will be posted closer the the date of the event 
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​The Changing Look of Publishing: New Paths and Possibilities

With Hazel Dixon-Cooper
One  Hour Zoom Workshop 

Saturday, March 13

3-4 pm EST (via Zoom)

Zoom Link is:
: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83528899654.


See our Workshops page ( in Menu Bar above) for full detail.
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The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW), a not-for-profit organization, is a group for writers, seasoned and new, who hail from Northwestern Ontario, Canada. We do readings, offer writing workshops, and run an annual writing contest. Most of all, we provide inspiration and support to our members, and work hard to put them on the literary map!
Looking for more information about what's going on outside of Thunder Bay in the Region? You've found it!
Are you a writer or organization looking for financial or volunteer support from NOWW? Read up on our guidelines and
find out how to apply