I am happy to be a member of London Writers Society which meets once a month in London, Ontario. Tonight (Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018) we’re launching another writing contest in connection with the fact that women finally got the vote in Canada in 1918, a hundred years ago.
If you check out the web you’ll see that didn’t mean all women and, indeed, women of colour didn’t get the vote here until the late 1940’s. Not long ago.
And in Canada women weren’t actually considered “persons” under Canadian law until 1929. I’ve no idea how they could vote before that considering they weren’t persons!
In London a group has taken on the task of helping all Londoners and those surrounding the city celebrate the hundred years date. I went to an organizational meeting at Eldon House whose group has chosen to offer a series of events under the title “A Century of Women: Votes, Voices and Choices.” Good ideas ensued from all of the people there.
My idea was to have London Writers Society host a writing contest linking to the theme. Below is the contest information and rules. Feel free to enter as long as you’re a member of LWS. (Yearly memberships cost $25.)
London Writers Society
Short Story Writing Contest:
“Women’s Rights and Struggles”
Held to honour the 100th anniversary of Canadian women getting the vote: May 24, 1918.
Contest Information and Rules
Submitted stories must relate to the following theme: women’s rights and struggles.
Maximum word count: 2500 words. There is no minimum word count.
Any genre will be accepted.
There is no submission entry fee. However, all entrants must be members of the London Writers Society in good standing at the time of submission, so please ensure that your membership is current.
The submissions will be judged blindly. Therefore, print your name, contact email, contact phone number, and the title of your submission on a separate sheet. Put your submission title on an additional title page without your personal information.
Stories cannot have been previously published.
Send submissions by email to londonwriterssociety(at)gmail.com.
Submission deadline is April 1, 2018.
Winners will be announced April 17, 2018 at our regular LWS meeting.
The first prize winner will receive: their story distributed to the LWS membership and the rest of our newsletter list; their story published on our website if the author so desires; an LWS merchandise package; a $75 Chapters gift certificate.
Two runners-up will each receive: an LWS merchandise package; a $50 Chapters gift certificate.
Note the email address if you are interested. You can also contact me.
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