The Malahat Review

The winner in each genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) will receive a prize of CAD$2,000 and be published in the magazine's spring issue.

No work simultaneously submitted elsewhere, already published, or already accepted for publication is eligible for consideration (even if only excerpted, or even if revised since original publication). We consider any appearance in print or online to be a publication, including newspapers, newsletters, magazines, anthologies, chapbooks, books, websites, blogs, social media, etc. This restriction applies regardless of the size of the print run or the extent of the circulation of previously published work.

Malahat Review Open Season Awards

short fiction: 1 story per entry, 2,500 words max, word count must be given at the top of the first page.

Literary

poetry: up to 3 poems per entry (must be submitted in a single document), no individual poem more than 100 lines long, line count must be given for each poem.

creative nonfiction: 1 piece per entry, 2,500 words max, word count must be given at the top of the first page.

Malahat Review Open Season Awards

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