Deadline: 1 July 2011
The Jack London Short Fiction Contest
Can you spin gruesome, harrowing and heartfelt tales of misadventure and drama in the spirit of legendary Klondike gold-rush era adventure writer Jack London? If yes, we want to hear from you. Here's your chance to write the next best North of Sixty adventure story.
The contest is open to all, and the winning story will be published in the September 2011 issue of Up Here. Along with publication, the first-place author will win $750, second-place wins $250.
The rules:
-stories must be set in Northern Canada
-stories must be haunting, nail-biting and vivid
-stories must be original and unpublished
-stories must not exceed 1800 words
-one entry per writer
-entries must be received by July 1, 2011
-entries must include the writer's contact information
Finally, how to submit?
Send your entries to katharine@uphere.ca, or mail them to:
Katharine Sandiford
Editor, Up Here
Suite 800, 4920 52nd St.
Yellowknife, NWT
X1A 3T1
More information here.
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