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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 BEEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER Honourable Mention: Margot Spronk for BIOPHILIA Honourable Mention: Deepthi Atukorala  for THE WHITE RABBIT These are all incredible stories, and I urge you to watch...

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 full-length novels] to find our short-list has been really tough. If you didn't make the short-list, please know that the competition was the tightest it's ever been. All entries are judged...

It's time once again for our annual ride share blog. This is a chance for you to arrange carpools to and from the conference or connect with people who are flying in or out around the same time as you are to share a cab. Use the comments section to find ride share options for this year's SiWC. We suggest posting whether you want to share a cab from the airport, are happy to drive people in your car from somewhere in the Lower Mainland or over on the ferry, or if you'd love to be a...

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, Pages, Scrivener -- we care not. Set it up so it looks good to you, and then cut and paste it into an email, and send it to contest@siwc.ca. We will add the formatting that email takes away -- footers, and page...

Have a room at the completely sold out hotel that you'd like to share with someone to save some money? Couldn't get a room and would love to find someone who's willing to share? This post is for you! Please use the comments section to connect with potential roommates. We suggest posting whether you have or want a bed and for what nights, whether you have a gender preference for a roommate, whether you're party animal or early-to-bed type, and any other relevant info like your terrible...