First Prize:Visions Etched in Ice by Diane De Pisa Highly Commended: The House Next Door by Cindy Matthews Dowse by Amanda Yskamp Tomatoes by Nikki Loftin Save a Child by Dana Kroos Misery Always Wins by Matthew MacKay Thank you to all the participants. Prizes will be awarded within the month of July and the stories published in the fall of [...]
Criteria: A short piece of fiction with a minimum of 1400 words, taking into consideration the theme: Hats Off The Hats Off short story contest has been extended to help keep everyone busy during home isolation. All entries must be sent in print form to Victoria Literary Festival, PO BOX 82, Victoria, PE, C0A2G0 as well [...]
SURRENDER TO THE MYSTERY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Aug 10th: Opening Reception: 7pm @ Island Chocolates Aug11th: 'What's Your Story': Life writing workshop with Trevor Corkum: 2 -4 @ The Old School Aug 11th: Evening Review (words, music and dance): 7 pm - 9pm @ Island Chocolates Aug 12th: Yoga with Joshua Lewis: 1pm -2pm @ [...]
Criteria: 1500 words, taking into consideration the theme of the 2018 VLF festival: Surrender to the Mystery. All entries must be sent in print form to: Victoria Literary Festival, PO BOX 82, Victoria, PE, C0A2G0 and a digital copy to: emma@spoon-fed.com. UPDATED Deadline is October, 1st, 2018. One of the finalists will be selected from Island [...]
Our international literary agents Sandra Pareja and Emma Price were interviewed in the Journal Pioneer about their workshop Pen to Paper: How to Have Your Book Published. Read the full interview here.
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We are proud to announce Mary Norris A.K.A The Comma Queen as Victoria-by-the-sea´s first Writer in Residence! Watch her TED talk on her experience as a copyeditor at the New Yorker:
