The Toronto Star’s 40th annual short story contest is open for submissions

This year’s contest runs until 5 p.m. on Feb. 28.

The winner will receive $5,000 and a creative writing course from The Humber School for Writers.

The second-place winner will take home a $2,000 prize, while third place will be awarded $1,000.

The winner can choose a 30-week creative writing correspondence program, valued at $3,000, at Humber, or a week-long summer workshop, worth $1,000, at the college’s Lakeshore campus in Toronto.

Stories can be about any topic the entrant chooses, as long as it’s original, unpublished, and amounts to less than 2,500 words. Entries are limited to one per person.

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Good Luck!!