As part of its youth engagement activities this fall, the BCA is inviting Blackburn youth aged nine to 17 to participate in its Wonderful Writers 2025 Short Story Competition. Youth who attend school or live in Blackburn Hamlet are invited to submit an original, unpublished short story (225-300 words) on one of the following topics: Write a story about a character or characters who get something other than candy while trick or treating; OR A family buys a new pet at a strange store. They take the pet home and start to realize that this is not the house pet they thought it was!
The first place winner will receive a cash prize of $100 and three follow-up winners will each receive $50.
The terms and conditions for the contest are as follows: Participants must be aged nine to 17. Participants must live or attend school in Blackburn Hamlet. Stories must be between 225 and 300 words. Each story must include a title that reflects the chosen topic. Stories must be submitted as a Word or PDF file labelled as follows: First Name_Last Name_Name of School_Age_Name of Home Street (e.g. Melanie_Mathieu_Glen Ogilvie_12_Northpark). Deadline for submissions is 8:00 PM on October 10, 2025. Submissions should be sent to youth@blackburnhamlet.ca.