Thanks to the many talented writers who submitted clever and compelling stories for our third annual winter writing contest. While the contest is flexible in format guidelines, 2016/2017 proved to be the year of the short story, as all entries arrived in that style of fictional prose. As is the custom, we ask a local […]
The winner of the inaugural 506 Streetcar Project writing contest has been announced. Susana Molinolo is a writer, producer, community builder, and mother of two. She is working on her first novel, The Buddha Luck. More of her writing can be found at instagram.com/foodplayground. The contest was organized by the Ashdale Writers Group and cosponsored […]
As the inaugural 506 Streetcar Project Festival carries on, the Ashdale Writers Group is announcing a writing contest. The contest, supported by the Toronto Public Library, the Gerrard India Bazaar BIA, and Beach Metro News, is open to anyone. Writing of any sort inspired by the 506 streetcar – fiction or non-fiction – is welcome […]
Thank you to all our readers who sent in entries to our seasonal writing contest. The quality of writing overall was excellent, and the content and ideas expressed varied and compelling. George Elliott Clarke, East End resident, award-winning poet, and poet laureate for the City of Toronto, was kind enough to contribute an opening sentence […]
Calling all writers, storytellers, balladeers, and lovers of the written word: we’re looking for an inspired story to print in the pages of Beach Metro Community News. Beach Metro News and The Great Escape Bookstore invite readers to submit stories in our seasonal holiday writing contest. The rules are simple: come up with a story […]
