Dionne from CBC Literary Prizes asked IWA to share the following information — and we highly encourage our members to submit their non-fiction work in either English or French!
The 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize is open for submissions: https://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/the-2020-cbc-nonfiction-prize-is-now-open-1.5402987
The winner of the CBC Nonfiction Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have their story published on CBC Books, and the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their story published on CBC Books.
If you have any French writers in your community they are welcome to submit to CBC/Radio-Canada’s French-language prize, the Prix du récit Radio-Canada. For more information visit ici.radio-canada.ca/prix-creation-litteraire or write prixlitteraires@radio-canada.ca
Please encourage your network to subscribe to the CBC Nonfiction Prize newsletter for writing tips and support along the way. We send writing tips, tricks and prompts every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday while the CBC Nonfiction Prize is open.
They can also connect with other writers in Canada by joining our Canada Writes Facebook group. It’s a space for lively discussion and support for writers of all genres and walks of life.
For more information do not hesitate to contact us at canadawrites@cbc.ca