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I have an essay coming out in this collection and thought some of you might be interested in the following call for submissions…

“The Piece By Piece Mash-Up”

Open to writers between 12-19 years old.

Tell us about fitting into Canada.

Share your experience in one of the following ways:

• · Spoken Word / Rap (2-5 pieces)
• · Short Story – Fiction (500-1000 words)
• · Short Story – Non-Fiction (500-1000 words)
• · Drama (500-1000 words)
• · Poetry (2-5 poems)

Send your work to: piece.by.piece.story@gmail.com

By Monday, March 1, 2010

We will select five artists from each category to work with one of the award-winning contributors to celebrated author and editor Teresa Toten’s forthcoming anthology, Piece By Piece: Stories About Fitting Into Canada (Penguin Group Canada).

Selected artists will collaborate on a five-minute performance piece, based on their submissions. They will present this collective literary mash-up at a public event on March 28 at Gladstone Hotel, Toronto.

But wait, there’s more: selected artists can work and hang out with their literary heroes, receive an autographed copy of Piece By Piece and an awesome prize pack.

Stop what you’re doing.  Right now.  That’s right.  And write now.  Don’t think, don’t let your pen stop moving, if you get stuck just write the same line over and over.  This is called free-writing and it’ll help you get those creative juices flowing.

You’ve got ten minutes!  Start timing now-