"Ten Stories High"
9th ANNUAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION


"Do you have the write stuff?"

The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association is holding its "Ten Stories High" Ninth Annual Short Story Competition, open to all Ontario residents. Stories can be of any genre but must be previously unpublished, and between 1,000 and 3,000 words in length. No personal essays, memoirs, children's literature or non-fiction please. For first Canadian rights, the top ten finalists will have their stories published in an anthology in the fall of 2008.

 

This year, story evaluations will only be offered to the winning entries. Entries must be typed and double-spaced with the title appearing on each numbered page. Please include a separate sheet with your name, address, phone number, email address, precise word count and title. Also, please indicate where you heard about our contest. The entrant's name must not appear on the manuscript itself. The entry fee is $15 per story, non-refundable. Multiple entries are welcome. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian Authors Association - Niagara and mailed with your submission to "Ten Stories High," P.O. Box 9, Grimsby ON, L3M 4G1. Judging is blind with an impartial, final judge. CAA-Niagara reserves the right to reject excessive profanity and explicit sexual or violent content. Submissions will not be returned. However, entrants without internet access may include a self-addressed stamped envelope to receive contest results.

 

The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008. Results will be announced in late June.

 

This year's contest judge is Hamilton-based writer and author Sally Cooper. Growing up in Inglewood, Ontario, Cooper received her Master of Arts in English from the University of Guelph and later studied at the Humber School for Writers under Ann Beattie and D.M. Thomas. She has been published in numerous magazines, newspapers and literary journals across North America including Shift, Blood + Aphorisms, Carousel, The Coastal Forest Review, The Toronto Star, eye weekly, The Nashwaak Review and Grain. Her book reviews regularly appear in The Globe & Mail and she also writes for the column “Lit Types” in Mayday Magazine. Cooper's acclaimed novels include Love Object (2002) and her latest book Tell Everything (2007) which explores the lines of consent as a young woman testifies against a former friend on trial for murder. She currently has two short dramatic screenplays in pre-production with Paulus Productions Inc. and is a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada, PEN Canada and The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre. When she's not busy writing, Cooper is a creative writing teacher at Humber College in Toronto.

 

For more information, please send us an email.

 

First Prize - $300

Second Prize - $200

Third Prize - $100

 

 

 

Contest Results

The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association wishes to congratulate the winners of our Ten Stories High Eighth Annual Short Story Competition. Our top ten winners were:

First Prize

Colette Maitland

"Until Death Do We Part"

 

Second Prize
Ruth Taylor
"At the Corner of Petapa and Thirty-first"

Third Prize
Alison McCabe
"Until Recently"

Honourable Mentions

John Barta
"Unfinished Business"

 

Julie Booker
"Piano Lessons"

 

Patrick Fitzgerald
"Skirting The Issue"

 

Lynn Furs
"Banana Split"

 

Terra Lariviere
"Mr. Higuchi's Garden"

Kate McQuestion
"Battle On The Hill"

Graham Norgate
"The Cock Crew Thrice"

Once again, we wish to thank all the entrants who participated in our contest and congratulations to our winners!

 

Copies of Ten Stories High are currently available for $10 each (including GST and PST). To obtain a copy, please send a cheque made out to "Canadian Authors Association - Niagara" along with your name and mailing address to Canadian Authors Association - Niagara Branch, P.O. Box 9, Grimsby ON L3M 4G1.