24th Annual International  Writing Contest​  Winners

Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose (Nonfiction)

First Place
Sue Blott: 
"Stay True"

 
Creative Nonfiction

First Place:
Cindy Matthews: 
"Law of Averages"

Second Place: 
Sue Blott: 
"No Straight Lines: A Memoir"

Third Place:
Sally Basmajian:
"Spring Melt, 1972"


Short Fiction
First Place:
Ellie Sawatzky: 
"Majestic"

Second Place:
August C. Bourré: 
"Mark Jarvis, Prophet"

Third Place:
Sue Blott: 
"When the Clock Stopped"

Poetry

First Place:
Samantha Martin-Bird:
“ciimaan” & “sacrilegious”

Second Place:
Ruth Daniell: 
“Lucy’s Warbler”

Third Place:
Jennifer Krag: 
“Home Invasion”

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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.
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We work  with a selection of Canada's most prestigious writers.
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​​We look forward to another exciting contest year and thank everyone for their participation and support.