PRISM has a total of three contests: the Creative Non-Fiction, Short Fiction, and Poetry contests, open to all. In addition, the Earle Birney Prize for Poetry is presented to one outstanding poet published in the magazine.
All contests: Each entry includes a one-year subscription or subscription extension for PRISM international, beginning with the contest issue (Spring 2016 for Non-Fiction and Summer 2016 for Fiction/Poetry).
All 1st prize winners will be published in PRISM, and runners-up will be published at the discretion of the editors. All other entries will be considered for publication as regular submissions (for the possibility of publication in other issues of PRISM).
Please see below for details on each contest. Before you submit your entry, make sure you read the contest rules (found on the paper entry form and on the online submission system).
If you have any questions, please contact promotions@prismmagazine.ca.
For a list of recent contest winners, please see our previous contest winners page.
Creative Non-Fiction Contest
NOW OPEN
Prize: $1,500 grand prize,
$600 runner-up,
$400 2nd runner-up
Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries;
$40 US entries;
$45 Int’l entries (includes a one-year subscription
or extension)
Additional entry: $5 each piece
Max. word count: 6,000
Deadline: November 20, 2015
Short Fiction Contest
NOW OPEN
Prize: $1,500 grand prize,
$600 runner-up,
$400 2nd runner-up
Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries;
$40 US entries;
$45 Int’l entries (includes a one-year subscription
or extension)
Additional entry: $5 each piece
Max. word count: 6,000
Deadline: January 15, 2016
Poetry Contest
NOW OPEN
Prize: $1,500 grand prize,
$600 runner-up,
$400 2nd runner-up
Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries;
$40 US entries;
$45 Int’l entries (includes a one-year subscription
or extension).
Up to three poems may be submitted with each entry.
Additional entry: $5 each poem
Deadline: January 15, 2016
PRISM MAGAZINE IS NOW ACCEPTING ONLINE SUBMISSIONS USING SUBMITTABLE at http://prisminternational.submittable.com/submit
MAIL CONTEST ENTRIES TO EXECUTIVE EDITOR, PROMOTIONS:
CLAIRE MATTHEWS
PRISM international
Creative Writing Program, UBC
Buch. E462 – 1866 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1
Canada