The Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence is awarded to the single best submission in the respective categories of poetry and fiction. This year, the writing contest will be judged by Pasha Malla (fiction) and Robin Richardson (poetry).

This year the prize includes $1,000 for the winners in fiction and poetry. One runner-up in each category will also receive $200. In addition to the prize, both 1st prize winners and runners-up will be published in Issue 51: Fall 2020.

Winners of the writing competition will be announced at our annual Black Friday celebration and year-in-review party in Toronto, Ontario in late November 2020 – and online.

Learn more here.