Mar 18 2009
Canadian children’s author? Unpublished?
Yeah, me too….which is why I am planning to enter The Writers’ Union of Canada Writing for Children contest .
Submissions are due by April 24… which could be a bit of a challenge for me, as I have a LOT of papers to write between now and then…. but as Ross reminded me when I mentioned it and said I was planning to “try” to do it, the reason I started this whole back to school thing in English was because I love to write… and if I never get to writing, what the heck is the POINT…. I need to commit to DO IT, not to just TRY. So…. I am going to submit a story before April 24, 2009.
How about you? You DO have to be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant to enter, though, sorry.
The prize is $1,500 … plus the work of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian publishers of children’s fiction.
The Writers’ Union of Canada is an organization that I am familar with - they support the Leacock Festival that I attend in Orillia every summer. I also attended a workshop they offered for aspiring writers a couple of years ago - it was a very worthwhile event. Someday, hopefully, I’ll be a full member - just need to get published a time or two first :)
Anyway…. I have yet to decide what to write …. how ’bout you?
Well, pooh.
I’ll just write my good wishes. I already have children’s stories.
Good luck!
Incidentally, what do you generally write (in terms of age level, theme, etc.)?
my writing ranges from silly rhyming stuff for the youngest reader to short stories and creative non-fiction for adults…. I have a young adults novel that is all but completed…. once I started taking classes full time I just kind of abandonned it
Haven’t decided on this one yet, but thinking I might shoot for something my 9/10 year old niece would enjoy
Good luck!!