Department of English W49 Magazine

The 2025 Langara Writing Contest is now CLOSED.

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The contest is open to all Langara students, past and present. Students may submit entries in any or all of the following three genres. Two prizes ($100 for 1^st place and $50 for 2^nd place) will be awarded for each genre:

• poetry
• short fiction/graphic short fiction
• creative non-fiction/commentary

In addition to the prize-winners, many of the deserving entries will be published in W49 Magazine, which will be released in the fall of each year, and which will be available at the Langara Bookstore and online.

A single entry may include up to 5 poems, or one short story, or one creative non-fiction work not longer than 2,000 words. To participate in the W49 contest please fill out both forms below:

Questions? Contact w49magazine [at] rstdev3.zyns.com (w49magazine[at]langara[dot]ca)

Fiction

1st : “Paraiso” - Morris Arroyo

2nd: “Miracle” - Nolte Burke

Honorable Mentions:

“Mr. Inkblot” - Matt Daniel Sinlao

“Beautiful” - Naomi Peyret

“Watchers of Wisteria Lane” - Justine Mah

Poetry

1st: “Scotch Tape” - Evan Marklinger

2nd: “The Great Big scarCity” - Iris Honey

Honorable Mentions:

“He was Talking about Us” - Evan Marklinger

“Fruit” - Rachel Litt

“Cut Me A Blood Orange” - Evan Marklinger

“Greyscale” - Justine Mah

“Memory Threads” - Justine Mah

“Dried Plums” - Ewan McNeil

Creative Nonfiction

1st:  “Lost and Found” - Rachel Litt

2nd: “Band Aid” - Elaine Araujo-Oliveira

Honorable Mention:

“Lessons from the Kill List” - Xuan Wang

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