Grade 9-12 students from Toronto District School Board are eligible to submit.

  • Entries must be original prose fiction, with a minimum of 10000 words and a maximum of 2500 words.

  • Poetry is not eligible.

  • One entry will be accepted from each student

  • Entries must be written no earlier than beginning of second semester February 2025 and no later than January of 2026.

*Stories written by students in second semester 2026, can be submitted in next year’s contest.

*Teachers: Please read the School Requirements section to check if your school has judging requirements to fulfill.