Contests

University of Victoria
50th-Anniversary Prize


UVic 50th AnniversaryThis summer, The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invited entries from current University of Victoria students, UVic alumni, and greater Victoria-area writers to a one-time writing contest to mark the University of Victoria’s 50th Anniversary. First, Second and Third Prizes of $300, $150, and $100 respectively were to be awarded in each of four categories: poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and dramatic monologue.

At the University of Victoria's Faculty of Fine Arts Alumni Night on October 30, 2012, The Malahat Review announced the winners of this contest.

In Poetry:

1st place: "Photograph: Svetlana Stalin and her father" by Pamela Porter
Read an interview with Pamela Porter
2nd place: "Personal Effects" by Susan Musgrave
3rd place: "The Brideship, 1862" by Katherin Edwards

Read more about the winners of our UVic 50th Anniversary prize in Poetry, and read their winning poems.

In Fiction:

1st place: "The Sweater" by Laura Kraemer
Read an interview with Laura Kraemer.
2nd place: "Rogue Wave" by John G. Smith
3rd place: "Swallowtail" by Deirdre Vincent

Read more about the winners of our UVic 50th Anniversary prize in Fiction, and read their winning stories.

In Creative Nonfiction:

1st place: "To Discover the Various Uses of Things" by Heather Simeney MacLeod
2nd place: "The Language of Flowers" by Katherin Edwards
3rd place: "Trailer-Warming" by Charlotte Helston

Read more about the winners of our UVic 50th Anniversary prize in Creative Nonfiction, and read their winning stories.

In Dramatic Monologue:

1st place: From "Ambassador Bridge" by David Brock
2nd place: "Fritters in Kandahar" by Peter Boychuk
3rd place: "Cop Shop Grow Op" by Jeff Forst

Read more about the winners of our UVic 50th Anniversary prize in Dramatic Monologue, and read their winning monologues.

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