Retirees Writing Competition 2021

The Writing Competition 2021 for all Carleton retirees ended on August 1, 2021. The winners were announced on September 28 and here they are!!

First Prize: Angela Zelmer for “The Journey” The Journey

Second Prize was a tie: Josh Beer for “Senile Thoughts and ‘Bear’ Facts” Senile Thoughts and ‘Bear’ Facts and Steve Prashker for “Memoirs of an Exotic Place Memoirs of An Exotic Place

Excellent Reads: Peter Watson’s Del and John Chinneck’s YEAST

Congratulations to the winners and to all who submitted a paper!

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Eligibility: The competition is open to all retirees (faculty and staff) of Carleton University and excludes individuals involved in judging and persons involved in the administration or other functions of the competition. Judging is anonymous.

Objective:

Short story fiction/non-fiction or memoir, not previously published*
Should be the original work of the individual and only one entry per author

Format:

No more than 2,000 words (approx. 9 pages) in English
Typed double-spaced, using Times New Roman, 14-point font
The word count will be strictly enforced (2000 words or less)
Submission must be accompanied by a cover page with the entrant’s full name and the title of the entry
The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the text to facilitate fair judging, however, the title should appear at the top of each page

Deadline for Submission: August 1, 2021 (announcement date TBD)

Judges:

Faculty Member from Department of English or Arts Faculty
Faculty Member other than from Arts Faculty
Non-Academic Staff Member

Prizes:

1^st prize: $100 plus dinner for two at CURA dinner event plus Carleton Certificate
2^nd prize: Dinner for two at CURA dinner event plus Carleton Certificate
3^rd prize: Carleton Certificate

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone number(Required)

Title of your story(Required)

Please upload the COVER SHEET for your story(Required)

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

This must include the name of your story and your name.

File types allowed: .doc, .docx, .pdf

Please upload your story(Required)

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

This must include the name of your story but NOT your name.

File types allowed: .doc, .docx, .pdf

Disclaimer(Required)

I hereby certify that the story submitted by me (“the Work”) to the Carleton University Retirees Association’s (CURA) Retirees Writing Competition was written by me, and is my own original unpublished work. I certify that the Work has not been previously published or appeared anywhere in print or on the internet, whether commercially or self-published, nor has the Work been accepted for publication elsewhere. I also certify that the Work I have submitted does not contain any material that infringes the rights of anyone else, and there is no legal impediment to its publication by CURA and Carleton University. In addition, I certify that the name I have used to submit the story is my own legal name and not a pseudonym, and the contact details I have provided are my own contact details.

I understand and agree

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Contact: SusanNesrallah@cunet.carleton.ca

*newspaper, newsletter, magazine, anthology, chapbook, book, website, electronic magazine, personal blog, instagram, twitter or facebook