{"id":1608,"date":"2016-07-19T20:54:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T00:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenetwork.ca\/site\/?page_id=1608"},"modified":"2016-07-20T09:47:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T13:47:16","slug":"joseph-smerdlj-short-story-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wenetwork.ca\/site\/calendar\/joseph-smerdlj-short-story-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Smerdlj Short Story Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>WEN announces The 2016 Joseph Smrdelj Second Short Story Competition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic: Open<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Submission Requirements:\u00a0 Open to WEN members ONLY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>All manuscripts must be original, unpublished fiction or non-fiction, typed and double-spaced, between 500 and 2,000 words using Times New Roman 12 font.<\/li>\n<li>The word count is strict and stories that have been published in all other formats , such as blogs are considered previously published. The authors retain their copyright, but first-print rights are granted to WEN for the anthology.<\/li>\n<li>The contest deadline is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on November 11, 2016. Entries sent after November 11 will not be considered. The entry fee is $10 for the manuscript and should be submitted via email \u00a0as a Word file to <a href=\"mailto:communications@wenetwork.ca\">communications@wenetwork.ca<\/a> .<\/li>\n<li>The judging is blind. Authors can submit a maximum of one manuscript.<\/li>\n<li>Entries will be judged anonymously. The author\u2019s name should not appear anywhere in the manuscript.<\/li>\n<li>Submission entries must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet with the author&#8217;s name, complete mailing address, email address, phone number, the title of the piece, and the word count.<\/li>\n<li>Payment is in Canadian funds via cheque payable to WEN at 251 McKee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 4E2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Prizes and Publication:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First place is $250, second place is $125 and third place is $75. Three Honourable mention prizes of $25.00 will also be awarded.\u00a0 All winning entries will be read at our Members Reading in July<\/li>\n<li>Winners will be contacted by June. Results will be posted on our website and Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>Contest Judges are Nina Munteanu and Professor Leonard Rosmarin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Entry Fee is $10 per submission. 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