The Okanagan Short Story Contest is held each year. This upcoming year, deadlines might change. Please keep informed through this website. The contest awards the best new short stories by writers in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. The contest is sponsored by Okanagan College, the University of British Columbia Okanagan, and the Central Okanagan Foundation, with media sponsorship provided by CBC Radio One in Kelowna. Prizes are $500 for first prize, $200 for second, and $100 for third. The three winning stories celebrated at a reading hosted by the judge, a nationally renowned fiction writer.

General Information for Submitting Stories to the Contest

Check the Rules Page for details about the 2009 Contest.

SHORT STORIES: We are looking for works of adult fiction that fall between 1000 - 4000 words in length (about 4 - 20 pages, typed, double-spaced). The contest administrators are not responsible for lost manuscripts or late submissions. There is a $12 entry fee for each story. After administrative costs are paid, any extra funds are donated to the George Ryga Centre. This year the deadline for entries is May 15, 2009.

YOUNG WRITERS: A few talented young writers have become finalists in the past, so we certainly encourage them to submit their work. However, note this is a contest for adult short fiction, not children's stories.

We do not accept electronic submissions and we are unable to provide written responses to manuscripts.