If you’re not a poet, and you’re feeling left out from the Winston Collins poetry contest, don’t worry — the Writers’ Trust of Canada is accepting submissions for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. This year, the prize is for the fiction category. Entrants must be under 35 years of age, Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and unpublished in book form. One winner will be awarded $5000, and two honourable mentions will be awarded $1000.

The Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers alternates annually between poetry and short fiction entries.  Some previous winners include: Michael Crummey, Stephanie Bolster, Sonnet L’Abbe, Gillian Best, and Jeramy Dodds.