Julia Stewart Memorial Short Story Contest
Awards Presentation
Saturday, October 18,
2025
4:00 to 6:00 pm.
Gallery 78
796 Queen Street,
Fredericton, NB
Light refreshments will be served.
Reception to follow at Charlotte St. Arts Center from 6:00 to 11:00 pm.
RSVP jsmcontest@gmail.com
The judges have read and reread your submissions. They have chosen their favourites and discussed them with their fellow judges. They have agree on and notified the winners. There will be four prizes (including one honorable mention) awarded at an event, tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2025.
We are in the process of finalizing details for this awards event, and will confirm time and venue before the end of September. Hope to see you there!
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| Julia and Heather circa 1972 |
We can't wait to read your stories.
Guidelines can be found here: SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
First Annual Julia Stewart Memorial Short Story Contest
A writing competition for emerging writers honouring the life and legacy of Julia Stewart
Eligibility: Unpublished authors aged 16 and older who reside in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia
Format: Double-spaced PDF or Word document <1500 words, one story per entry
Submit previously unpublished stories (English fiction) as an attachment to jsmcontest@gmail.com
Author’s name should appear on separate cover page. It should not appear anywhere else on the document, to allow for anonymous judging.
Dates: Submissions accepted until July 5, 2025 and prizes awarded October 1, 2025
Entry fee: $20 payable by e-transfer to jsmcontest@gmail.com - please include author's name as a note. 2025 entry fees will be donated to MS Canada and will be matched by the sponsor up to $1000.
Prizes: 1st place $2500 2nd place $1000 3rd place $500 | Judges: Nancy Bauer AnnMarie MacKinnon Richard Davies Jon Holt |
2025 Sponsor: Cedar Valley Investments Ltd.