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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts and the PEI Writers’GuildAnnounceThe 21

Annual Literary AwardsDEADLINE: MARCH 7, 2008AWARD CATEGORIES

Lucy Maud Montgomery* PEI Literature for Children Award

The manuscript must be a story written for children ages five through twelve years.One children’s story (maximum length 60 pages), will constitute an entry. Illustrationsmay be submitted with the story. Entry fee for each submission is $15. Prizes: First$500; Second $200; Third $100.

(*L.M. MONTGOMERY IS A TRADEMARK OF THE HEIRS OF L.M. MONTGOMERY INC

Milton Acorn Poetry Award

One entry consists of eight (minimum) to 10 pages (maximum) of poetry. Entry fee foreach submission is $15. Prizes: First $500; Second $200; Third $100.

Short Story Award

One short story, maximum length 2500 words, will constitute an entry. Entry fee foreach submission is $15. Prizes: First $500; Second $200; Third $100.

Creative Nonfiction Award

This is a nonfiction category that includes humour writing, memoir, biography, essay(including personal essay), travel writing and feature articles. It involves writing aboutreal events, people, or ideas, conveying your message through the use of literarytechniques such as characterization, plot, setting, dialogue, narrative, and personalreflection. In works of creative nonfiction, the writer’s voice and opinion are evident. The work should be accessible to a general reading audience (i.e., not written for aspecialized or academic audience). Maximum length: 2500 words. Entry fee for eachsubmission is $15. Prizes: First $500; Second $200; Third $100.

STUDENT AWARDSThe Aliant Creative Writing Awards for Young People

Students may write on the topic of their choice and submit in one of four sub-categories: Early Elementary, Late Elementary, Junior High and Senior High. A

maximum

of five pages of poetry, or a five-page short story, will constitute an entry.Longer submissions will NOT be accepted. There is no entry fee. Prizes: First: $100;Second $75; Third $50 will be awarded in EACH sub-category.

The Department of Education Young Writer’s Award

Students attending intermediate school (grades 7– 9 inclusive) may enter a story, apoem or a series of poems on a topic of their choice. A

maximum

of 10 pages willconstitute an entry. There is no entry fee. Prizes: First $75; Second $50; Third $25

Student Participation Award

The school with the highest number of student submissions will be recognized with acertificate at the Awards Ceremony.

GENERAL RULES:

Deadline for entries:

Entries must be postmarked or submitted by hand to the PEICouncil of the Arts, 115 Richmond Street, Charlottetown, PE, CIA IH7 by 4 p.m.,

Friday,March 7, 2008

. Those postmarked or delivered later will not be eligible. There areabsolutely NO exceptions.Participants may submit as many entries as they wish in one or all categories. A writermay only win one prize per category, and each text may be submitted to only onecategory.For each manuscript entered, participants must complete a separate entry form.

Eligibility

Open to individuals who have been residents of PEI for at least six months precedingMarch 7, 2008.Authors who have published a book are not eligible to submit in the genre(s) in whichthey have been published. (A book is defined as having at least 48 printed pages [withthe exception of children’s books, which must contain at least 24 printed pages], aprint run of at least 500 copies [exceptions are poetry collections, with a requiredminimum of 400 copies, and stage plays, with a required minimum of 350], bepublished principally in English, French or one of Canada’s Aboriginal languages, andmust carry an ISBN from Library and Archives Canada.)Winners of 2007 ILA first prize awards are not eligible to enter this year in the categoryin which they won first prize, EXCEPT in the student categories. The work must be original and unpublished.Prize-winning work from any other competition is not eligible for entry.

Fees

A $15 entry fee is required for EACH entry EXCEPT the Aliant Creative Writing Awardsfor Young People and the Department of Education Young Writer’s Award. Payment is bycheque or money order made out to the PEI Council of the Arts. DO NOT SEND or BRINGCASH. NSF cheques will result in the submission being disqualified. Participants maysubmit as many entries as they wish, however, EACH must be accompanied by a $15entry fee, excepting the two young writers’ categories listed above.

Format

EACH entry MUST include:(a) An entry form/covering page which lists the title of the entry, the category,author’s name(s), address and telephone number. For the Aliant Creative WritingAwards for Young People, this covering page must also contain the school’s name andthe grade of the author(s).(b) A title page which lists only the title of the entry and, if desired, an author’snote. The appearance of the author’s name(s) or other identification mark on the entry, otherthan on the entry form/covering page, shall DISQUALIFY THE ENTRY. Students – yourname(s) must appear ONLY on the covering page or your submission will bedisqualified.