On Monday evening, December 15th, eight Canadian writers gathered virtually to celebrate their finalist stories for the 2025 Blank Spaces/Chicken House Press anthology contest. After months of anticipation, judge Benjamin Rempel announced Jamie Malina’s “The Fish” as the winning story, with Lisa Jones’ “Daylight Savings” receiving honourable mention.

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

We’re thrilled to announce the long list for our latest Short Story Contest, themed THE LONG DARK.

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

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.