We prefer stories that are below 3,000 words. Memoirs that document the trials of growing up with an alcoholic stepfather in small-town Newfoundland. Tales of woe from the coal mines of Cape Breton. Stories about people coming of age on rural Ontario farms in the 1950s. Here are some things that we're not as excited about publishing:

Stories that feature former Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor.

Stories that feature zombies, werewolves, or zombie-werewolves (preferably besieging a small Maritime town). Genre stories (yeah, that's right, genre stories). Here are some things that we're especially excited about publishing: In many other respects, however, LWOT is quite strict about what we choose to publish. Quite simply, if you're lying, it's fiction. We only publish fiction, though our understanding of the term fiction is pretty loose (and can be summed up, for the most part, by our title). LWOT publishes the very best writing by the very best writers in Canada (and sometimes by Americans who pretend in their cover letters to be Canadian). Since it was first established in 1908, Lies With Occasional Truth has been bringing Canadian fiction to readers across the world four times a year. įor information about Brian Henry's writing workshops and creative writing courses, see here. Note: For information about all the annual writing contests in Canada, order The Canadian Writers' Contest Calendar. But before all that, before leaving southwestern Ontario for Harvard and international acclaim, Galbraith learned his his licks writing a weekly column for the Dunwich Chronicle. Three years before sending the first American troops to Vietnam, K ennedy acted on Galbraith's advice and attempted to negotiate peace in Vietnam using Nehru as an intermediary (f rom the Boston Globe). In 1962, Galbraith was the American ambassador to India and an advisor to the president. Photo: Galbraith with President Kennedy and Prime Minister Nehru of India. Unlimited number of entries.ĭetails here: johnkennethgalbraithliteraryaward.ca/index. Word count limited to 3,000 to 3,500 words. This great time is open to the authors and the public at no charge. It’s a grand evening of readings, music, good friends and refreshments. The winners are announced and celebrated at a gala ceremony, which also honours the noted economist, statesman and author John Kenneth Galbraith. The contest is open to any Canadian author. The Friends of Dutton- Dunwich sponsor this annual short story writing contest in honour of Dunwich’s most famous son, John Kenneth Galbraith.

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