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CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

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The largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.

DEADLINE: February 12, 2027 - 5:00 pm

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards

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A not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories

DEADLINE: February 25, 2027 - 5:00 pm

'Penguins Fly' Launch Party

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Join us to celebrate the launch of Teren Hazzard's debut poetry collection, Penguins Fly!

DEADLINE: April 29, 2026 - 7:00 pm

Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency 2027

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Banff Centre’s Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency provides writers space for the creative exploration of the future, from the fantastical, to the scientific, to the decolonial.

DEADLINE: August 19, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Deep Winter Writers 2027

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This 19-day self-directed residency offers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life, delve deep into a creative project and take advantage of a community of artistic peers.

DEADLINE: July 15, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Writing Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) - 4-week writing course

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Writing Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) is a 4-week writing course at the Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park, starting April 12.

DEADLINE: April 12, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Calling All YouthWrite Alumni

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YouthWrite wants to connect with alumni to celebrate 30 years of camps for kids who love to write... just about anything!

DEADLINE: July 3, 2026 - 5:00 pm

'Only Human' Launch Party

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Join us for the launch of short story collection 'Only Human.'

DEADLINE: April 19, 2026 - 4:00 pm

2026 SAAG Arts Writing Prize Call for Submissions

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The SAAG is seeking submissions for its 15th annual writing prize, celebrating the work of emerging arts writers and critics

DEADLINE: April 7, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Call for Poetry Anthology Contribution

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This anthology project, Black Psalms of the Shivering Ones, calls on Afro-Canadian poets to reflect and produce new images of how winter experiences shape Afro-Canadian lifeworlds.

DEADLINE: April 14, 2026 - 5:00 pm