SHORT FICTION CONTEST

SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR 2025 CONTEST ARE NOW CLOSED

SHORTLIST NOTIFIED: NOV/10/2025

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: DEC/08/2025

PRIZES

One winner will be awarded $250 (CAD) for one short story.
Two runners-up will be awarded $50 (CAD) for one short story each.
All three stories will be featured on our website and published in our print anthology - Harvest Moon Volume Two (September 2026).
The winner and runners-up will each receive a free contributor copy of Harvest Moon Volume Two.

All entries will be considered for regular publication on our website and in our print anthology.

2025 CONTEST JUDGE: ELYSIA ROURKE

Elysia is the founder of the Almonte Writers Guild and fiction editor for The LAM. She is on the board of directors of Almonte Readers & Writers. Her debut novel, Whale Fall, is slated for publication with Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books in 2026. Elysia’s short fiction has been published in Moonlit Getaway, Elegant Literature, and Fairfield Scribes. Her stories have also appeared in anthologies including Howl (Graveside Press, 2025) and Figments and Fragments (TL;DR Press, 2024).