CRITERIA

• Writers may submit a short piece of satire or humour writing like the kind you might see in The New Yorker’s Shouts and Murmurs, McSweeney’s, Reductress, The Beaverton, etc.

• Their story must not exceed 1,000 words

• They must not put their name or any other identifying information on their story

• Their story can be on any topic and take any format (eg. open letter, news story, list, rant, satirical obituary, satirical 911 transcript, anything!)

• Their story cannot be published anywhere else

• They must live anywhere in Canada

• They must identify as a woman or non-binary person

WHAT CAN WRITERS NOT SUBMIT?

• Sketch comedy, stand-up bits, or anything intended to be performed live. This contest is for humour on the page, not the stage