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The 2025CBC Short Story Prizewill be accepting submissions between Sept. 1 and Nov. 1 at 4:59 p.m. ET (1:59 p.m. PT).

You can submit your original, unpublished short fiction for a chance to win$6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativityand have your story published on CBC Books.

Four finalists will win $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their story published on CBC Books.

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Subscribe to the CBC Short StoryPrize newsletter and we will send you writing tips, tricks and prompts every Sunday, Tuesday andThursdaywhile the Prize is open for submissions.

Vancouver writer Kate Gunnwon the 2024CBC Short Story Prize for her storyOld Bones.

The CBC Literary Prizes have been supporting and celebrating Canadian writers since 1979. Otherpast winners include Michael Ondaatje, Michael Winter and Frances Itani.

• Check out all the past CBC Literary Prize winners

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