{"id":1716,"date":"2016-12-03T14:53:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T19:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenetwork.ca\/site\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2016-12-11T11:11:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T16:11:47","slug":"second-annual-joseph-smerdelj-short-story-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wenetwork.ca\/site\/second-annual-joseph-smerdelj-short-story-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Annual Joseph Smerdelj Short Story Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are the guidelines for the Second Joseph Smerdelj Short Story Contest. \u00a0The deadline is January 1st, 2017 so get your entries in as soon as you can.<\/p>\n

Topic: Open<\/strong><\/p>\n

Submission Requirements:\u00a0 Open to WEN members ONLY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0entries must be original, unpublished fiction or non-fiction, typed and double-spaced, between 500 and 2,000 words (excluding the title) using Times New Roman 12 font.<\/li>\n
  2. Stories that have been published in all other formats , such as blogs, newsletters, on-line groups are considered previously published. The authors retain their copyright, but first-print rights are granted to WEN for the anthology.<\/li>\n
  3. The contest deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 1, 2017 (e-datestamp or postmark) . Late submissions will not be considered.<\/li>\n
  4. Entries will be judged anonymously. The author\u2019s name should not appear anywhere in the story. Authors can submit only one entry.<\/li>\n
  5. Submission should be sent via email as a Word file to communications@wenetwork.ca<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Entries must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet with the author’s name, complete mailing address, email , phone number, the title of the piece, and the word count.<\/li>\n
  6. There is a $10 fee for the entry. Payment is in Canadian funds via cheque \/money order payable to WEN at 251 McKee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 4E2 or payable in cash at one of the WEN breakfast meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Pay Online Using PayPal<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n \n <\/form><\/zobject> Short Story Contest $10
    \n\u00a0<\/strong>Prizes and Publication:<\/u><\/strong>
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    1. 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
    2. Winners will be contacted by June. Results will be posted on our website and Facebook.<\/li>\n
    3. Contest Judges are Nina Munteanu and Professor Leonard Rosmarin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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