All posts by kc dyer
June Sisters come to life
A quick followup on a lovely story. In 2020, author Jolie Phuong Hoang wrote an essay called June Sisters that was shortlisted for the Storyteller’s Award. The incredibly moving story reflected Jolie’s own experiences escaping Vietnam as a child. While June Sisters did not win the contes
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The 30th Annual #SiWC22 Writing Contest Is Now OPEN!
Today’s the day, and NO foolin’! The contest deadline is September 15, 2022. All details can be found HERE. Questions? Email me, your friendly neighbourhood contest coordinator, at contest@siwc.ca. It’s time to pick up your pen or flex those typin’ fingers… This Day We
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The Winners!
WHAT a weekend! I hope all of you lucky writers who got to attend are recovering from the whirlwind that was SiWC21. From the first keynote to the final stragglers in the bar Sunday night, it was a rousing success. Part of that success was the 29th Annual Writing Contest winners, who were announced
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#SiWC21 Writing Contest Shortlist complete
The shortlisted authors for the SiWC 2021 Writing Contest have now all been notified. Writers — check your email! This year we had entries from twelve countries, twenty-six states and seven provinces — a truly international endeavour. Congratulations to all the writers who participated a
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Contest CLOSED
The 29th annual SiWC Writing Contest is now closed to entries. A reminder that shortlisted entries will be notified in mid-October, and winners will be announced live on the evening of Friday, October 22, 2021. Enormous luck to you all! Questions? Email me at kcdyer@siwc.ca. ~kc kc dyer, Si
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Young Writers Scholarship Deadline TONIGHT
Today’s the day! If you know — or if you ARE — a young writer, this is your last chance to apply to attend #SiWC21 on scholarship. Details are HERE. Deadline is midnight tonight! Questions? Email scholarship coordinator at kcdyer@siwc.ca. This day we write! ~kc
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The clock is ticking…
The deadline for the 29th annual SiWC writing contest is ONE WEEK TODAY. Get your entry in soon, because at midnight, September 17th, 2021, the clock stops ticking, and the contest will close. All contest details can be found HERE. Questions? Email me, kc dyer, your loving and supportive contest coo
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The Writing Contest Deadline Approacheth…
Midnight, Friday September 17th, the bell will toll for the closing of the twenty-ninth annual SiWC writing contest. Will your entry be among the chosen? This is a reminder that there is still time to put pen to paper and get your story in among the entrants. Don’t self-defeat — you can&
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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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