Announcing the 5th Annual

F I C T I O N 5 H M T

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We're seeking stories of 1500 words or less & poems of 20 lines or less. Maximum 3 poems or 2 stories. A non-refundable fee of $20 must accompany your first entry in either the poem or story category. An additional $5 fée must accompany each subséquent entry in the same category.

The initial $20 entryfeeentitles you to a 1 year subscription to Pottersfield Portfolio (3 issues). Those who pay to enter in both catégories willreceivea 2 year subscription.

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Well, maybe not that fabulous. Still, winning authors in each category will receive a cash award of $2001 And, winning entries Will be published in the autumn 2000 issue of Pottersfield Portfolio.

website: www.pportfolio.com

Your name must not appear on the manuscript Please type your name, address, phone/fax number, story or poem titles, and (for the fiction category) an accu rate word count on a sepa rate sheet Material that has been prevkxjsly published or acceptedforpublication cannot be considered.

Entries cannot beretumed. Ifyouindudeasetf-addressed stamped envelope you will be informed of the compétition results.

Entries must be postmarked no later than May 1,2000.

Send entries to:

Compact Fiction/Short Poem Compétition Pottsrsflatd Portfolio

PO Box 40. Stn A, Sydney. NS Canada B1P6G9

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1999 Alison Smith, NS - Dana P. Tïemey, QC1998 P.W. Bridgman, BC - Larry Lynch, NB -Calvin Wharton, BC - Shari Andrews, NB -Pegeen Brennan, BC - Marion K. Quednau 1996/97 Connie Jodrey, NS - Usa J. Emst, NS - Patricia Coulter, SK - Alix Smyth, NS -Florence Treadwell, ON - Robert Moore, NB 1995/96 Susan Downe, ON - Brenda Meier, AL-

Vaughan Chapman, BC - AnneSimpson, NS - Zoe Landale, BC - Tanis MacDonald, ON.

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S T U D I E S I N C A N A D I A N L I T E R A T U R E É T U D E S EN L I T T É R A T U R E C A N A D I E N N E

announces another spécial issue

NO. 25.1

CANADIAN LITERATURE AND THE BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING

LA LITTÉRATURE CANADIENNE ET L'INDUSTRIE DU LIVRE

Co-edited by Jennifer Andrews, John C. Bail, and Robert Viau, this spécial issue will discuss various topics related to publishing in Canada: How the publishing industry has served or failed to serve Canadian readers; the contribution of particular presses, imprints, editors, or publishers; promoting prize-winning writers, and much more.

LOOK FOR IT THIS FALL

INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS

2000 Faculty Include:

Bonnie Burnard Lorna Crozier Lawrence Hill Myrna Kostash Judith Thompson

July 8-15, 2000 Vancouver

Classes for published and unpublished writers are available in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and dramatic writing. Take your writing to a new level.

Booming Ground Writers' Community Creative Writing Program, UBC Buch E-462,1866 Main Mail Vancouver, BC CANADA VfiT 171

E-mail: bg@arts.ubc.ca Web: www.arts.ubc.ca/bg Ph: (604) 822-2469 • Fax: (604) 822-3616

Booming Ground

F I D D L E H E A D

POETRY & FICTION CONTEST

Ralph Gustajsm

$1,000Prize jmBestPoem

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$1,000forBest Story