Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction
From PRISM International
Jacob Zilber was a renowned writer, respected teacher and mentor. In 1965, Jacob helped Earle Birney form the Department of Creative Writing, one of the very first such departments in North America and the very first of its kind in Canada.
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- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Anywhere (open to all writers, international and Canadian) not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
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- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “Past Winners: 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021, 2020, 2019 , 2018, 2017, 2016 Prizes: $1,500 grand prize, $600 runner-up, $400 2nd runner-up Entry fee : $35 Max word count: 4,0 00 words (including title).”
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Jacob Zilber was a renowned writer, respected teacher and mentor. In 1965, Jacob helped Earle Birney form the Department of Creative Writing, one of the very first such departments in North America and the very first of its kind in Canada. He also co-founded PRISM international and was a longtime editor of the magazine. Jacob passed away on August 21st, 2012. Read more about Jacob Zilber here. Past Winners: 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021, 2020, 2019 , 2018, 2017, 2016 Prizes: $1,500 grand prize, $600 runner-up, $400 2nd runner-up Entry fee : $35 Max word count: 4,0 00 words (including title). not confirmed - check the funder's page
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Source: https://prismmagazine.ca/contests/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 12, 2026.
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