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2020 Contest Winners
Fishfly Awards (Youth)
PoetryNo Entrants |
Non-Fiction ProseFirst Prize |
Visual Art/PhotographyNo Entrants |
Plover Awards (Adult)
PoetryFirst Prize Second Prize |
ProseFirst Prize Second Prize |
Visual Art/PhotographyFirst Prize Second Prize |
Honourable Mentions
Fishfly AwardNot Enough Entrants |
Plover AwardThrough the Bay Window by H. Rogue Raiders |
Theme: Celebrating Manitoba’s 150th Anniversary
Deadline: May 31, 2020
Categories:
- Photography ( *New for 2020* )
- Adult
- Prose – Fiction
- Prose – Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Youth
- Prose – Fiction
- Prose – Non-Fiction
- Poetry
Judges
Poetry |
ProseIshbel Moore |
Visual Art/Photography |
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Rules and Regulations
Eligibility:
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- Contest is open to the public and LWWG Membership.
- Judges, Contest Director and members involved with contest administration are not eligible to enter.
- Youth entrants must be below 18 years of age.
Fees:
* All entries include membership for Lake Winnipeg Writers Group for the year 2020
** Current LWWG members will receive 50% discount.
(Please email contact@lwwg.ca if you have not received your coupon code)
Adults (18 years of age or over):
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Youth (under 18 years of age):
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Prizes:
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- All entrants will be awarded a one-year LWWG membership (Valid for 2020).
- Membership benefits are listed on our website here and those who enter the contest are eligible to submit for the fall edition of the Voices Journal.
- Non-winning contestants may resubmit their entry to our editor for consideration regarding publication in the next issue of Voices.
- All winners will be notified via email, receive a winner’s certificate, contributor copy along with category prizes listed below.
- Adult winners receive the Plover Award certificate.
- Youth winners receive the Fishfly Award certificate.
- Winners will be announced on the LWWG website.
- Honourable Mention recipients will receive a certificate.
- Prize winners will automatically qualify for publication in the issue of Voices following the contest.
- Winning photos of the Visual Arts/Photography category will be used as the front and back covers for the issue of Voices following the contest.
- All entrants will be awarded a one-year LWWG membership (Valid for 2020).
Adult: First Prize: $100.00 |
Youth: First Prize: $100.00 |
Visual Art/Photography: First Prize: Front Cover Art Photo |
Processing Entries:
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- If the number of entries in a category is insufficient to finance the prizes, that category will be closed and no prizes will be awarded.
- Should a category be closed, contestants will be invited to send their entries to our editor for consideration in our next publication.
- Entering the contest gives permission to LWWG to publish your entry as submitted in Voices. All winners will be published.
- The names of all judges will appear on the LWWG website.
Submission Guidelines
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- Place the title, but no other identifying information on the submitted item.
- No previously published work will be accepted. This includes on-line publications such as blogs and websites, or in print for public viewing, not including critique sites or groups.
- The author must hold the copyright of the material.
- LWWG reserves the right to reject any submission.
- Electronic payment must accompany each entry. We accept Paypal and e-transfer.
- A notification from Pay-Pal or e-transfer that the transaction has been processed will be your confirmation.
Poetry & Prose:
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- All entries must be submitted with the following formatting:
- Times New Roman font
- Size 12 font
- .doc document type
- The entrant’s name MUST NOT appear on the submissions.
- Name, e-mail address and other identifying particulars will feature only on the Entry Form sent with the submission.
- The topic/genre for any of the entries is unrestricted but must be appropriate for a general audience and relate to the contest theme.
- Length of submissions must be in accordance to the following regulations:
- Poetry: (adult and youth): maximum 3 pages or 1500 words
- Fiction: (adult and youth): maximum 2500 words
- All entries must be submitted with the following formatting:
Visual Art/Photography:
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- Must be 600 dpi or higher
- Must have vivid colours, be attention grabbing and clearly focused.
- Must include enough clear space for the title and issue numbers to show clearly.
Examples:
Submissions Are Now Closed.
Thank You To All Entrants, We Will Be In Contact Soon.
For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact: contact@lwwg.ca