Islands Short Fiction Review
Submissions are now closed!
Islands Short Fiction Review 2024
“You can make anything by writing.”
C.S. Lewis
Thank you to everyone who submitted a story for the 2024 Islands Short Fiction Review, and to those who joined us for the ISFR Awards Ceremony!
Junior (12 and under):
1st: Glass Tiger by Leah Dunham
2nd: Ocean Friends by Elliott Richardson
3rd: Werewolf by Josephine Sawyer
Youth (13-18):
1st: FISH by Catriona Hicks
2nd: Supernatural by Lilika Bagshaw
3rd: Lost Woman by Cosmo Marchand
Adult (19+):
1st: Hospice by Shelley A. Leedahl
2nd: May Long Weekend By Janet Miller
3rd: Plain Jane by Amy Mattes
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ClOSED
The Nanaimo Arts Council is pleased to invite original short fiction stories of up to 2,000 words for the Islands Short Fiction Review. We invite writers of all ages and experience levels – Junior (under 12s), Youth (13-18), and Adult (19 and above). The arts council will accept one entry from those in the Junior and Youth categories; admission is free. Adult fees are $20 per entry with no limits on the number of submissions.
Winners will share $2,000 in awards (cash and gift certificates) in each category. Every Junior and Youth participant will receive a Certificate of Achievement for completing their story.
Award Levels
Junior (12 and under):
First prize: $75 cash & $75 gift certificate
Second prize: $50 cash & $50 gift certificate
Third prize: $25 cash & $25 gift certificate
All Junior Entries: Certificate of Achievement
Youth (13-18):
First prize: $125 cash & $75 gift certificate
Second prize: $100 cash & $50 gift certificate
Third prize: $75 cash & $25 gift certificate
All Youth Entries: Certificate of Achievement
Adult (19+):
Adult: $1,250 Ages 19 and over. $20 per entry
First prize: $650 cash
Second: $350 cash
Third: $250 cash
The Arts Council will publish the winning submissions, subject to their author’s permission, on the Islands Short Fiction Review website (isfr.ca).
Nanaimo Arts Council acknowledges with gratitude and respect that we are on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw, Snaw-naw-as, and Stz’uminus First Nations.
Haych qa Siem.
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