All posts by kc dyer
It’s Contest Time!
Writers! April 1st traditionally marks the start of the world-famous SiWC writing contest — and 2021 is no exception. All the details can be found on our contest page, right HERE. Please note that after going fully digital in 2020, this year we have slightly modified the entry length to better
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Our Jack
Jack Whyte, champion of this conference from the very beginning, and friend to all who took part, died last night, in his adopted hometown of Kelowna, BC. There is a brief, lovely piece marking his passing here in The Daily Courier, his local newspaper. I have been awash in sadness, and memories, si
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The Envelope Please…
Well, SiWC at Home is safely in the books, though the videos of workshops and presentations and keynotes remain up on the site for attendees until the end of November. Lucky us! Lucky us also, for we get to reveal the winners of the #SiWC2020 Storyteller’s Award. The top three stories are all
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#SiWCatHome Contest Short List Revealed
Welcome to conference week! A final decision on this year’s writing contest has been made, and the results will be announced on Friday, October 23 at 6:45pm PT by the judges themselves. And while we’ve never actually done it before, this strange world we live in now is calling out for ch
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#SiWC Contest: We have a shortlist!
Writers, check your email. We have a short list! A HUGE pat on the back to each and every writer who entered the contest this year. The world is burning, and that you still found a way to be creative is to your absolute credit. If your story was not selected, please remember that judging is always a
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HUGE Congratulations…
…to all the writers who entered the #SiWC20 writing contest, which closed last night at midnight. This has been a difficult year, and all the <<<EVERYTHING>>>has hit creative minds so hard, muddying our work with fear and anxie
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#SiWC20 Writing Contest Closes One Week From Today
Deadline: Friday, September 18, 2020. You’ve got a week to get your entries in — go for it! Winners receive excellent prizes, your story will be published by the incredible folks at Pulp Literature, and you’ll forever be able to bask in the glow of participating in a contest that l
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Writers — Your contest deadline is looming!
Sleepy conversation with self this morning: kc: How can it be August 31st? How can it be September tomorrow? Also kc: Time no longer has any meaning. kc, wearing Writing Contest Coordinator Hat: It does to me. Deadline is coming! And so it is. September 18th is the magic date this year. The flow of
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Scholarships!
Time marches on, and here we are with just two months until SiWC 2020. And what an event it promises to be! As with just about everything these days, there are a few wee changes this year to our scholarships. For the first time ever, there are three separate scholarship opportunities, and thanks to
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SiWC 2020 Writing Contest OPEN!
Hello Fellow Isolators! In an uncertain world, where everything we count on seems to be changing daily, let’s at least provide one certainty to cling to — the SiWC Writing Contest, Apocalypse Edition, is now OPEN. The contest will run according to the rules you can find here. In a weirdl
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Springing into Words
It’s March and the world is a mess — no question — but spring IS coming. As creatives, our primary way of processing things is to write about it, so let’s do that, shall we? The 28th Annual SiWC Writing Contest will open April 1, this year, as usual. Why not write out all you
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We have a shortlist!
If you entered the writing contest this year, please check your email. All shortlisted authors have now been notified. Congratulations to ALL who entered — you are all winners, to us, for getting your work out there, and at the same time, helping to support SiWC. 100% of entry fees go to suppo
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2019 Contest Update
A quick update to let you know that we do not yet have a shortlist, but should have one in place before the weekend is over. If your story is shortlisted, you will receive an email. For those who don’t make the shortlist this year, do not despair. You are winners already, just by sending your
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Writing Contest Closes Friday!
You’ve still got a little time left to take your chance at our $1000 [+publication!] first prize — contest closes Friday, September 20th at midnight. If you are submitting by email, you will receive an acknowledgement by return email. If you have submitted and not received a note back, p
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The 2019 SiWC Writing Contest is OPEN!
For some, April 1st means pranks. But here at SiWC, we think $1000 in prize money is worth celebrating. Let’s welcome spring in with words, shall we? The world-renowned SiWC writing contest, 2019 edition is now open. Deadline is September 21, 2019. You can find all the entry details and inform
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Sharpen Your St. Paddy’s Pencils…
…because it’s a mere TWO weeks until opening day for the annual #SiWC Writing Contest, and we want to read your words! All the contest deets can be found HERE, along with our PayPal link for paying for your entry on-line.PLEASE take a moment and read through the information on this page
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Winners!
Apologies for the delay. I literally left #SiWC18 this year to fly to Scotland, where my daughter has just been married. Celebrations all ’round! Contest results are here, too, delayed but celebratory! Our winner receives $1000, and honourable mentions $150 each. Winner: Robin Malcolm for THE
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Writing Contest Update
Well, writers, you have Blown. Us. Away! The #SiWC18 writing contest has exceeded all others in scope, breadth and quality. More than 170 entries from six provinces, fifteen states, eight countries [and five islands, too]! Winnowing down this amazing collection of stories [the equivalent of NINE ful
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Contest closes TOMORROW!
Yes, indeed — it’s that time of year again! Our venerable SiWC writing is about to close. Deadline is Friday, September 21, 2018, midnight. Here’s a little reminder, since so many of you are submitting electronically. Write your story in whatever software you please — Word, P
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Here we GO!!!!
The 2018 Surrey International Writers’ Contest is now OPEN! Over $1000 in prizes! Details are HERE. THIS DAY WE WRITE! Questions? Email contest coordinator kc dyer at contest@siwc.ca. ~kc kcdyer, www.kcdyer.com, sweetly tweeting @kcdyer
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