The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story has unanimously decided to bring the festival to a close in 2025.
The committee would like to share their sincere appreciation to the community, volunteers, and funders for their many years of support and to the authors who continued to bring exceptional programming to the event. The remaining funds will be donated to community charities supporting women and youth.
The festival website will continue to host the archive of authors and short stories for an undetermined amount of time on this website. The Short Story Contest will continue through
Huron County Library.
Short Story Contest: 2024
The 2024 Contest is Closed.
Scroll down for links to winning stories.
Short Story Contest
Adult writers are age 19 years and older.
The winning entry will be a work of fiction up to 2,500 words in the English language, written by an author not yet published in book format.
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Entry Fee
$25 per entry
Prizes
First Prize: $1,500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize: $250
Youth Short Story Contest
Youth are up to 19 years of age on or before March 15, 2024.
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The winning entry will be a work of fiction up to 2,500 words in the English language, written by an author not yet published in book format.
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Entry Fee
$10 per entry
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Prizes
First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize: $250
Eligibility
Jury
A regional judging panel will select the top 10 stories within each category.
A celebrity judge will choose the winners.
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Eligible Writers
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Canadian citizens or landed immigrants /refugees and those living in Canada
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Previous winners are ineligible to win again in the same category.
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All writers who have NOT been published professionally
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in book format
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online publications
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and who do not have a contract with a book publisher (not include self-published or technical writing)
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Eligible Entries
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Short fiction prose; up to and including 2,500 words (title excluded), English language
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Name must not be on the submitted file
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Not previously paid to be published in any format
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Must be writers’ original works
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Multiple submissions welcome – (only one entry per writer is eligible for award)
How to Submit
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Click on the button below to fill out the application form and upload your entry
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Submissions will be accepted online only
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Payment will be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard)
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Entries must be received by 11:59 pm Pacific Time on March 15, 2024
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Shortlisted winners will be notified prior to the festival in June
If it is not possible for the entrant to make an online payment please mail your entry and cheque. Your entry must be received by March 15, 2024. Cheque should be made payable to Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story and mailed to:
Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story
c/o Huron County Library
77722B London Road, RR#5
Clinton, ON N0M 1L0​
Thank you to our Short Story Contest Partner!
