24th Annual International  Writing Contest​ 

January 1, 2022 - February 28, 2022.



​Five Categories - Five Incredible Judges

Creative Nonfiction - Sierra Skye Gemma

Short Fiction - Casey Plett

Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose (Nonfiction) - John Elizabeth Stintzi

Poetry -  Billy-Ray Belcourt

BIPOC Personal Essay - Chelene Knight
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Entry Fees for Nonmembers is $10. per entry.

Please read the rules about submissions and use the PayPal button below to pay for your entries.

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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.
The rules document will download to your computer for you to read and or print out. 
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 2022 judges, select the button below for their bios. 
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​Thank you to the sponsors of our contest:​



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