23rd Annual International  Writing Contest​ 

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 Information on the Contest Rules and our esteemed judges check out the links on this page and  in the menu bar above . 
Please thoroughly read through the contest rules below to find out about submissions guidelines and important information. If you have any questions that have not been addressed in the Contest Rules, please email admin@nowwwriters.ca.
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We work  with a selection of Canada's most prestigious writers. To find out more about our 2020 judges, select the button below for their bios. 
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​Thank you to the sponsors of our contest:​

Short Fiction ( 1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
  • Thunder Bay Writers Guild​
Poetry ( 1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
  • Dr. Elizabeth Birmingham on behalf of Lakehead University Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Creative Nonfiction
​(1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
  • Gail Linklater
Haiku ( 1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
  • Clayton Bye
Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose (Fiction)
​(1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
  • Cathy MacDonald


​​We look forward to another exciting contest year and thank everyone for their participation and support.