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ACCENTI WRITING CONTEST
http://www.accenti.ca/_bin/contests/nonfiction.cfm

Rules & Regulations Topic
The topic is open, but must in some way reflect or make reference to Canada and Italy, or the Italian Canadian experience.

Eligibility
The contest is open to all writers, established and emerging, worldwide (non-Italians welcome – isn't the whole world just a little Italian!). Accenti employees, contractors and sponsoring bodies are not eligible to enter the contest.

Submission Criteria
• Submissions must be nonfiction, in English, previously unpublished and not under consideration by any other publication.
• Submissions must be original and not a translation of a previously published work.
• IMPORTANT: No fiction, poetry, plays, reviews, and scholarly essays. No footnotes and endnotes. No pseudonyms.
• The length can vary from 1000 to 3000 words.

Conditions of Entry
• Please send five hard copies of your entry along with an electronic version (on diskette or CD) postmarked on or before December 31, 2006.
• Submissions must be double-spaced, with the title appearing on each numbered page. Your name must NOT appear on the hard copies.
• Entry fee: $20.00 per entry. Cheques or money orders should be made to Accenti Magazine. DO NOT MAIL CASH!
• Multiple entries welcome.
• Each submission must be accompanied by a duly completed entry form (click here to download PDF file.)
• No email or fax submissions.

Please Note
• Entries which do not meet all the above conditions and criteria will be disqualified. Entry fee will not be returned.
• Hard copies, diskettes and CDs will not be returned.
• Receipt of entries will be acknowledged only if a self-addressed postcard with sufficient postage is included.

Judging
Blind judging by a committee of five (to be announced after the closing date). Winners will be contacted by February 28, 2007 and announced during the Accenti Magazine Awards and in Accenti Online.

Prizes
• Top prize: $1000.00 (CDN) and publication in Accenti Magazine and Accenti Online.
• Second Prize: $250.00 (CDN) and publication in Accenti Magazine and Accenti Online.
• Third Prize: $100.00 (CDN) and publication in Accenti Magazine and Accenti Online

Questions
If you have any questions, please write to: contests@accenti.ca

Please send entries to:
Accenti Magazine Writing Contest
C. P. 695, Succ. Jean-Talon
Montreal (QC) H1S 2Z5
Canada