What better way to celebrate our great nation than by announcing the opening of our 5th annual Fiction Anthology Contest? Today marks the beginning of something special—your chance to add your voice to the chorus of Canadian storytellers who dare to explore The Long Dark.

We are so pleased to announce that six writers have made the shortlist for our March 2025 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that five writers have made the shortlist for our December 2024 Write Prompt Challenge.

In a memorable virtual gathering held on Wednesday, October 11, eight talented writers came together to share excerpts from their shortlisted stories for the upcoming anthology Sticks and Stones.

We are so pleased to announce that five writers have made the shortlist for our September 2024 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that four writers have made the shortlist for our June 2024 Write Prompt Challenge.

Sorche Paterson joins the Blank Spaces team as the new proofreader.

Pauline Shen joined the Blank Spaces volunteer team as a proofreader for the June 2022 issue and has been a consistent and reliable source of insight, encouragement, and wisdom in the two years that followed.

We are so pleased to announce that six writers have made the shortlist for our March 2024 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that four writers have made the shortlist for our December 2023 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that four writers have made the shortlist for our September 2023 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are pleased to welcome high school senior, Jaylynn MacDonald, to the editing team.

We are so pleased to announce that six writers have made the shortlist for our June 2023 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that five writers have made the shortlist for our March 2023 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that six writers have made the shortlist for our December 2022 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that five writers have made the shortlist for our September 2022 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that five writers have made the shortlist for our June 2022 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that five writers have made the shortlist for our March 2022 Write Prompt Challenge.

We are so pleased to announce that six writers have made the shortlist for our December 2021 Write Prompt Challenge.

Earlier in 2021 we launched our inaugural cash fiction contest, calling writers across Canada to submit stories under the theme of The Things We Leave Behind. Though we weren’t overwhelmed with entries, the competition was furious, and we narrowed the field down to a shortlist of eight, all of whom will be published in an anthology aptly named, The Things We Leave Behind, set to be released in April of 2022.