Submissions are now open! The submission period opens February 8th, 2026 and ends at 11:59pm on March 8th, 2026. The entry fee for Adult (19+) NAC members is $10 per story. If you are a member, please log in and fill out the registration form below to use your discount.
Please note that this is a regional contest open only to authors living on Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands. Professional writers and authors with multiple publications are ineligible for this competition. Entries must not be previously published. Submissions which have placed 1st, 2nd , or 3rd in a previous ISFR event may not be entered again. Before entering your work in the Islands Short Fiction Review, please read the Entry Rules here.
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You must be a member of the Nanaimo Arts Council to submit to the ISFR at the membership rate. If you already have an account, please sign in. Otherwise, become a member today!
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