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Thank you, everyone, for your patience.
As many of you know, it has been a challenging time for many literary organizations across Canada, and the Federation of BC Writers is no exception. Unfortunately, we have experienced a number of events outside of our control, all of which arose at the same time and have impacted our timeline. We sincerely apologize for the delay in the announcement of the contest results.
The volume of submissions this year was truly amazing. And we had the fewest number of disqualifications ever. As part of our process and commitment to our entrants, every piece receives a full evaluation. This means that we take longer to work through the entries than a typical slush pile requires.
As well, we have made adjustments to our approach for the upcoming year’s contest to mitigate delays. For example, the entry window for the 2025 contest will fall much earlier in the calendar year.
We are excited to share that we are now in the final stages of the 2024 contest and will be providing a full announcement schedule by February 24th. As final results become available, we will announce the short and long lists online through our social media channels and newsletter. We will announce the runners up and winners at a special online event in March.
Thank you again for your patience and support!
Featuring BC and Debut Author
HARRISON MOONEY is a best-selling author and journalist who was recently awarded the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for his debut memoir, Invisible Boy. His writing has also appeared in the Vancouver Sun, National Post, the Guardian, Yahoo and Maclean’s. He lives in East Vancouver with his family.
BARBARA BLACK writes short and flash fiction, poetry and libretti. Her work has appeared in national and international publications and anthologies, including The Cincinnati Review, Geist, The Hong Kong Review and Bath Flash Fiction Award anthology 2020. Achievements include: Fiction Finalist, 2020 National Magazine Awards; Winner, 2017 Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition; Winner, Federation of BC Writers Contests (Prose Poem) 2018 and (Flash Fiction) 2021/2022; and Shortlisted for the 2023 Edinburgh Flash Fiction Award. She recently won First Prize in The Plaza Prizes Microfiction Contest and placed Second in their Flash Fiction Category. She is the author of Music from a Strange Planet, released in 2021 to critical acclaim, and most recently, Little Fortified Stories, a collection of flash and micro fiction. Black lives in Victoria, BC, where she gardens and loves to ride the twisties on her trusty Triumph motorcycle.
YVONNE BLOMER’s The Last Show on Earth, (Caitlin Press, 2022) explores grief, love and climate change. She has edited five anthologies, most recently: Hologram: Homage to PK Page. She is the past poet laureate of Victoria, BC, and was 2022-23 Arc Poetry Magazine poet-in-residence. Her sixth book of poetry/a mystery in poetry, “Death of Persephone: A Murder” is forthcoming in the fall of 2024. She lives on the territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) people.
Noted writer, Lydia Kwa has unfortunately needed to withdraw from the judge role for this year's contest. An alternative judge will be announced shortly 1 entry fee allows for 1 entry. Participants may enter as many times as they wish. This contest works on a cost recovery model. Entry fees help us pay for readers, judges, prizes, administration, and anthology production. In the event of a surplus, funds are used to provide low cost writing workshops and sessions for the broader writing community of British Columbia
This contest is administered by the Federation of BC Writers and is governed by our bylaws and constitution as a Not-For-Profit Society in the Province of British Columbia
The Federation of British Columbia Writers (FBCW) is a provincial writing organization and charity for writers, about writing. Built upon the need to support emerging and established writers on a grassroots level, the FBCW has grown to include over 1,700 members of British Columbia’s literary community since its inception in 1976.
The role of our organization has evolved over its forty-eight-year history, with an increased focus on education, collaboration, advocacy, and addressing the current challenges facing writers in every genre. With an aim to promote excellence and professionalism in the literary arts, the FBCW supports BC and Yukon writers and poets at every stage of their creative journeys, through programs, services, and publications that target craft, connection, and career.
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