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The Vaike and Erich Rannu Fund for Writers of Speculative Literature http://chizine.com/sandrakasturi/rannufund.htm Founded July 8, 2008 by writers/editors Sandra Kasturi and Brett Alexander Savory, in honour of the 30th wedding anniversary of Sandra’s mother and step-father, and their contributions to the arts and education both in Canada and Estonia. The Fund offers two awards per year of $500 CDN each, one for fiction, one for poetry, granted to two writers of speculative literature (i.e., science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, surrealism, etc.), of any nationality/place of residence, at any stage of their career. The submissions for this new award will be accepted between October 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. The winners will be announced May 15, 2010.
Submit entries WITHIN THE BODY OF YOUR E-MAIL to: ABSOLUTELY NO ATTACHMENTS. Your submission will be deleted unread. PLEASE NOTE: All entries in both fiction and poetry MUST be "speculative literature" in content; in other words: science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, alternate history, steampunk, etc. Non-genre entries will be automatically disqualified, and will not receive a refund. All entries must be in English. If writing in a language other than English, please provide a translation. Poetry Award: $500 prize
• submit up to 5 poems (unpublished work), not to exceed 10 pages Poetry Judges: Gemma Files, Helen Marshall & Sandra Kasturi Fiction Award: $500 prize
• submit one short story or a novel excerpt (unpublished work) of no more than 7,000 words Fiction Judges: Nick Stokes, Don Bassingthwaite, & Sandra Kasturi Two Honourable Mentions in each category will win $50. PLEASE NOTE that all judging will be blind.
Submission period: October 1–December 31, 2009
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