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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, SiWC Contest Coordinator...
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...
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...
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't win if you don't enter!
Details of the contest can be found HERE. And if you have a question you cannot find the answer to, email me [kc dyer, the...
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...
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...
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, since I heard the news this afternoon. He's been ill for some time, and this shouldn't be a...
SiWC 2021
Here at SiWC Central, we're already gearing up for SiWC 2021. Here's the latest news:
SiWC will be virtual again this year, running October 22-24 with master classes on the 21st. Like SiWC 2020, we'll have virtual social spaces, night owl events, and more in addition to master classes, workshops, panels, and keynotes, all online.
We did not make this decision lightly. We simply could not see a path to non-essential travel and gathering by the hundreds in hotel banquet rooms being...
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