Samantha Ball
  • About
  • Blog
  • Writing
    • Novel
    • Short Stories
    • Poetry
  • Reading
    • Bookworms
      • Winter (2012) Pick: Annabel
      • Fall Pick: The Birth House
      • AUGUST PICK : The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
      • JUNE/JULY PICK – Spin
      • MAY PICK : The Glass Castle
    • Book Reviews
    • Great Canadian Finds!
      • Meghan Adams
      • Christian McPherson
  • News
  • Events
    • Writing Competitions
  • CAUSES
  • CONTACT

CBC Books – Canada Writes – Poetry Prize!

By Sam On April 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Competition is now open!
Deadline to submit: May 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET

This prize is awarded once a year to the best original, unpublished, poem or poetry collection submitted to the competition. All Canadians can participate.

The competition is blind. A jury composed of well-known and respected Canadian authors will select a 1st [...]

Continue Reading →

My “24 hour” submission

By Sam On January 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

If you missed my post from yesterday about this contest – here it is - http://samanthaball.ca/?p=1111

And here’s my entry in the contest

 

MONDAY

As a new mother, I had arranged for a photographer, however, Mary Ball found being posed like an Anne Geddes picture [...]

Continue Reading →

New 24 Hour Writing Challenge from CBC

By Sam On January 26, 2012 · 1 Comment

Announcing the Namedropping Nonfiction Challenge

 

Do you know who your friends are? On Thursday, January 26th, Canada Writes is launching a new, 24-hour writing challenge — and it’s all about the true stories you choose to make public. Do you always have the right to tell your true story — even if it involves someone [...]

Continue Reading →

CBC True Winter Tales Contest!

By Sam On November 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

FROM CBC – Call for Submissions – True Winter Tales Can you smell it in the air? Before long, winter will be here… As delighted – or dejected – as you may be by that statement, you must admit that Canadians feel passionately about the season. You either love it, or you hate it. And [...]

Continue Reading →

Canada Writes! – Short story competition now open!

By Sam On September 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Competition opens: September 1, noon EST.
Deadline to submit: November 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET

This prize is awarded once a year to the best original, unpublished, short story submitted to the competition. All Canadians can participate.

The competition is blind. A jury composed of well-known and respected Canadian authors will select a 1st [...]

Continue Reading →

CBC Books has two Sony e-readers to give away!

By Sam On April 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Literary Limericks Contest! FROM CBC: We have two Sony e-readers to give away. To enter, you need to write a limerick about your favourite book, literary character or author. The funnier (and the dirtier!) the better.

Think you have what it takes to make us laugh?

Prove it by entering the contest. Submit [...]

Continue Reading →

Giller Prize…

By Sam On March 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

CBC wins rights to Giller Prize gala CBC News Posted: Mar 30, 2011 12:51 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 30, 2011 3:31 PM ET CBC ARCHIVES: The first Giller Prize is awarded External Links Scotiabank Giller Prize

(Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.)

[...]

Continue Reading →
  • FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER

    • No public Twitter messages.
  • Subscribe to receive new blogposts


     

  • Recent Posts

    • From the CanLit Queen…
    • Book Launch of The Poisoned Pawn!
    • Blog Tour Review AND GIVEAWAY: The Poisoned Pawn by Peggy Blair
    • Necessary Punctuation Marks! :)
    • Science and Storytelling – Starring Atif Kukaswadia!
  • Recent Comments

    • Sam on Necessary Punctuation Marks! :)
    • Catherine on Necessary Punctuation Marks! :)
    • Sam on Blog Tour Review AND GIVEAWAY: The Poisoned Pawn by Peggy Blair
    • Xin on Blog Tour Review AND GIVEAWAY: The Poisoned Pawn by Peggy Blair
    • Vincent Lam gave me some advice… | Samantha Ball on Fall Pick: The Birth House
  • Blogroll

    • Being Perfectly Honest
    • Bellymonster
    • Bikini Run
    • Book Making
    • Books over Boys
    • Broke and Bookish
    • Dig Your Own Grave
    • Good Books and Good Wine
    • Healthful Pursuit
    • Hot Pink Geek
    • Love Veggies and Yoga
    • Mobile Masher
    • Mr Epidemiology
    • Oh She Glows
    • Pens with Cojones
    • PubRants
    • Single Dad Laughing
    • Suzy Turner
    • The Book Designer
    • The Perpetual Page-Turner
    • Video Fantastica
  • Tags

    Adventure Alley Amazon Book Book Review books Canada Canada Writes Canadian CanLit CBC Children's Books Christian McPherson Contest e-books friday fun Fun! Great Canadian Finds Hedy Czu inspiration jokes love Margaret Atwood Novel Ottawa Ottawa Writer Peggy Blair poetry Poetry Contest reading rejection Rosalind Porter saving short stories Short Story Teens The Cube People The Poisoned Pawn The Sun Has Forgotten Where I Live Twitter Winter Writer Writer's Wall writers Writing Writing Tips
  • BlogWithIntegrity.com
"Unknown Twitter error.— I_Tell_Stories
  • "Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake."

    Henry David Thoreau


    © 2012 Samantha Ball
PlatformPro by PageLines