The 2022 CBC Short Story Prize is now open!

You have until Oct. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET to submit your original, unpublished fiction that is up to 2500 words.

The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and have their work published on CBC Books.

Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.

You can submit original, unpublished fiction that is up to 2500 words. There is no minimum word requirement.