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Nanaimo Arts Council
Nanaimo North Town Centre
#259 - 4750 Rutherford Road
Nanaimo, BC V9T 4K6
250-729-3947
www.nanaimoartscouncil.ca / admin@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
Islands Short Fiction Contest 2015
In partnership with the Vancouver Island Regional Library &
Vancouver Island University Department of Creative Writing & Journalism
Deadline for entries: March 16, 2015.
Over $2,000 in cash and prizes including a VIU Creative Writing Bursary!
Name ______________________________________________________Telephone ___________________________
Address ____________________________________________________City _________________________________
Postal Code__________________________Email________________________________________________________
Title of Story ______________________________________________________________________________________
I am entering (please check one):
Junior (age 12 and under) _____
Youth (ages 13 to 18)
_____
Adult (19 & over) _____
ENTRIES:
 $20 per Adult entry and $15 Junior and Youth
For entrants 18 & under:
I have read and understand the Contest Rules.
Signature of Legal Guardian of entrant 18 & under: _________________________________________________
Witness: ___________________________________________________________________________________
I give permission to the Nanaimo Arts Council to share my child’s name, picture and story on the radio, in print and online.
Signature of Legal Guardian of entrant 18 & under: _________________________________________________
Witness: ___________________________________________________________________________________
For entrants 19 & over:
I have read and understand the Contest Rules.
Signature: _________________________________________________________________________________
Witness: ___________________________________________________________________________________
I give permission to the Nanaimo Arts Council to share my name, picture and story on the radio, in print and online.
Signature: _________________________________________________________________________________
Witness: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Nanaimo Arts Council
Nanaimo North Town Centre
#259 - 4750 Rutherford Road
Nanaimo, BC V9T 4K6
250-729-3947
www.nanaimoartscouncil.ca / admin@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SHORT FICTION CONTEST RULES
Deadline
 Deadline for email entries is March 16, 2015.
 Hard copy entries must be received at the Nanaimo Arts Council Gallery in North Town Centre (4750 Rutherford
Road) by 5:00 pm, March 16, 2015.
 Mailed entries must be postmarked no later than March 10, 2015.
Entries
 Entrants may submit as many entries as they like with separate entry forms and fees.
 Entries will not be returned.
Eligibility
 This competition focuses on spotlighting the work of area writers; therefore submissions will only be accepted
from residents of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
 Entries MUST be previously unpublished and not currently under consideration in any other competition.
 We will not accept entries that have previously been entered in the Islands Short Fiction Contest.
Format
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Email entries will be accepted in Word or pdf format.
Hard copy entries must be typed on one side of standard 8½ x 11 paper.
Stories must be 2000 words or less.
Entries above the word limit will not be considered.
Type the word count on a separate cover page along with your name, address, phone number and email address.
Do not put your name or contact information on any other page of your entry.
Payment
 Cheque, Visa, MasterCard at the Nanaimo Arts Council Gallery
 Cheque via the mail made out to the Nanaimo Arts Council
 Paypal transfer to admin@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
Prizes:
Adult:
Youth:
Children:
First: $400 cash plus bursary for an online or in-class course in the Vancouver Island University
Department of Creative Writing and Journalism (value: $400). Second: $250, Third: $150
First: $250 cash, Second: $150 cash, Third: $100 cash
First: $ 75, Second: $50, Third: $25 gift certificates
Winners will be announced Thursday, April 23, 2015 at a reception at a Nanaimo library branch TBA. Winning stories will
be posted on The Nanaimo Arts Council and VIU Creative Writing & Journalism Department websites as well as
recognized in the NAC’s quarterly publication and follow-up public media. There will be a reading of winning stories at the
VIRL Harbourfront Branch, date TBA.
Mail entries to: Nanaimo Arts Council, North Town Centre, 259 - 4750 Rutherford Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 4K6
or
Drop off entries at the Nanaimo Arts Council Gallery, North Town Centre Mall
or
email: admin@nanaimoartscouncil.ca