The Bridge Prize

Bridge Prize national writing contest announces 2026 winners

UBC students earned top billing in both the graduate and undergraduate categories

Bridge Prize national short story competition selects jury for 2026 cycle, submissions now being accepted

Now entering its fourth competitive cycle, the reputation of the cross-Canada short story competition continues to grow

University of Victoria graduate student pens 2024 Bridge Prize short story contest winning entry

Jeremy Audet earned the top prize of $7,500, the largest cash prize for student writing in Canada

Bridge Prize short story competition continuing to attract country’s most talented post-secondary writers

A total of 184 submissions from 36 universities and colleges across nine provinces have been received

Main jury identified for 2024 Bridge Prize national short story competition

Submissions for the 2024 competition open January 23, 2023

University of Toronto student captures University of Lethbridge’s Bridge Prize short story contest

The Bridge Prize was established in 2019 by the ULethbridge School of Liberal Education and Vancouver-based alumnus and donor Terry Whitehead (BA ’94)

Bridge Prize contest draws entries from across Canada

Short story contest draws 186 entries from 49 post-secondary institutions across the country

Submissions now being accepted for 2022 Bridge Prize literary competition

The Bridge Prize short story writing competition is now open to all undergraduate and graduate students

Bridge Prize Main Jury finalized for 2022 national literary competition

Main jury features some of the country’s most accomplished authors

UBC graduate student wins inaugural Bridge Prize national short story writing competition

The Bridge Prize is Canada’s only national short story competition open exclusively to post-secondary students

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The Bridge Prize

Bridge Prize national writing contest announces 2026 winners

Bridge Prize national short story competition selects jury for 2026 cycle, submissions now being accepted

University of Victoria graduate student pens 2024 Bridge Prize short story contest winning entry

Bridge Prize short story competition continuing to attract country’s most talented post-secondary writers

Main jury identified for 2024 Bridge Prize national short story competition

University of Toronto student captures University of Lethbridge’s Bridge Prize short story contest

Bridge Prize contest draws entries from across Canada

Submissions now being accepted for 2022 Bridge Prize literary competition

Bridge Prize Main Jury finalized for 2022 national literary competition

UBC graduate student wins inaugural Bridge Prize national short story writing competition

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