Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards for Social Justice Writing

There are two separate awards. The book award is set at $5,000 and the magazine award is set at $2,000. Since the awards can be given before publication and book and magazine publishing timelines can differ, so do the requirements for each award.

Eligibility Requirements For All Magazine or Book Award Submissions:

Residency

Applicant must be a continuing resident of Canada and at the date of application lived in Canada for the last twelve months.

70% Freelancer Requirement

Applicant must be working a minimum of seventy per cent of their work time as a self-employed freelance writer.

Eligible Publication Methods

Submissions to be published in print or on the Internet will be accepted if the writer meets all other eligibility requirements of the Call for Submissions but note that works that are self-published only are not eligible.

Submissions that are to be only self-published are not eligible.

Publicity/Media

Award winners are asked to agree to make a considered effort to acknowledge this prize upon publication and to acknowledge the Dave Greber Freelance Writing Awards in the published work and when interviewed by media about the winning submission.