Building on its B.C. success, the Cedric literary awards writing competition for unpublished writers over the age of 50 is expanding its horizon in 2017 to Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon.
Starting Feb. 1, writers of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry are encouraged to submit their manuscripts for the competition’s third year.
“In addition to awarding $3000 to the winner in each category, we also award a prize of the same value to a First Nations writer,” says executive director Veronica Osborn. “Beyond that, we believe the value of having a manuscript reviewed by a selection panel made up of some of Canada’s best writers and poets is an opportunity few mature emerging writers would have were it not for the Cedrics.”
The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2017. The Cedric literary awards support the most under-served and under-recognized segment of our population, those who did not have the time and energy to develop their talent while raising families and working.
Interested writers are encouraged to visit the awards’ website at: www.thecedrics.ca to review the 2017 competition guidelines.