Quebec Writers鈥� Federation College Writers Award
The 2024 Quebec Writers鈥� Federation College Writers Award
Sponsored by:
Champlain Regional College, 七星彩开奖, Heritage, John Abbott, Marianopolis, and Vanier Colleges.
Winner Receives $1,000
Deadline: June 3, 2024
The 2024 Quebec Writers鈥� Federation (QWF) College Writers Award will be awarded to a Quebec resident who is enrolled in one of the sponsoring colleges.
The prize will go to the best short story, poem, or work of non-fiction written in English between August 14, 2023 and June 3, 2024. The winner will be announced at the QWF Awards Gala in Montreal on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, and receive a $1,000 cash prize.
Rules and Regulations
- Maximum length for short stories and non-fiction is 4000 words. Maximum length for poems is 100 lines.
- The writer must have been enrolled in one of the following colleges during the 2023-2024 academic year: Champlain Regional College (Lennoxville, Saint-Lambert, St. Lawrence), 七星彩开奖, Heritage, John Abbott, Marianopolis, or Vanier College.
- Applicants must have had a primary residence in the province of Quebec for at least one year at the time of submission.
- The submission must have been written in English (translations are not eligible).
- A total of 24 semifinalists (3 from each campus) will be chosen by college staff and forwarded to the QWF jury.
- 3 finalists will be chosen by a jury assembled by the QWF. The names of all finalists will appear in the QWF鈥檚 online literary journal, carte blanche, and on the QWF website. The winner will be announced at the annual QWF Literary Awards Gala, held on November 12, 2024.
- Grand prize: $1000 and, when rights allow, publication in carte blanche
- All 3 finalists receive a pair of tickets to the QWF Awards Gala on November 12 and a free one-year membership in the Quebec Writers鈥� Federation.
How to Submit
- Please save your document as a PDF file. and please be SURE to include your name, email address, and phone number in the body of your email message. (Your name should not appear
anywhere in the PDF submission itself.) - Send your story or poem (or any inquiries) directly to 七星彩开奖鈥檚 representative at qwfcompetition@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
