Our 2024 Non-Fiction Contest deadline is now extended until October 20, 2024. Featuring $3,000 in total prizes, plus publication in EVENT. Submissions are $34.95 per entry; includes a one-year subscription (or renewal) to EVENT.

This year’s contest will be judged by award-winning journalist and editor Michelle Cyca. Cyca’s work has appeared in Maclean’s, The Walrus, Chatelaine and The Tyee, among other publications.

There are two ways to submit your work:

1. Online via Submittable. Click here to submit.
2. Send your manuscript, along with a cheque or international money order, payable to EVENT, to the address below. (American entrants please pay in US dollars.) Include a separate cover sheet with name, full mailing address, phone number / email, title and word count.
   • Address: EVENT, Non-Fiction Contest, PO Box 2503, New Westminster, BC, V3L 5B2, Canada

Find more info on submissions guidelines and rules on the contest page.