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The CBC Nonfiction Prize is open between Jan. 1 and March 1
The 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize will be accepting submissions between Jan. 1 and March 1 at 4:59 p.m. ET (1:59 p.m. PT).
You can submit original, unpublished nonfiction that is up to 2,000 words. There is no minimum word requirement. Nonfiction includes memoir, biography, humour writing, essay (including personal essay), travel writing and feature articles.
The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and have their work published on CBC Books.
Four finalists will win $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.
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The 2024 winner of the CBC Nonfiction Prize was Aldona Dziedziejko for her essay Ice Safety Chart: Fragments.
The CBC Literary Prizes have been supporting and celebrating Canadian writers since 1979. Past winners include Michael Ondaatje, Carol Shields, Michael Winter and Frances Itani.
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