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Textiles by Stig Lindberg, and more stuff with birds and leaves.

All Rights Reserved seeks poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, as well as literary stories told through visual art/photography from publishes works from emerging and established writers. Themes: Heroes & Villains (deadline: January 21, 2008) and Undone (deadline: July 2008). Six poems one story (2500 words) per submission. Payment: free copy. More details...

The League of Canadian Poets youngpoets.ca invites entries from Canadian youth to participate in its 2008 Poetic Licence Contest. Two age categories: junior (grades 7-9) and senior (grades 10-12). First prize in each category: $200; additional prizes available. All winning poems will be published in the League of Canadian Poets’ e-zine. No entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2008. More details...

The National Magazine Awards Best Student Writer is awarded each year to a full-time student whose non-fiction or journalistic work in a Canadian consumer magazine or university/college magazine shows the highest degree of craft and promise. First prize: $1000 and tickets to the Toronto awards gala. Open to full-time post-secondary students. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: January 11, 2008. More details...

For a special issue on Quebec, Maisonneuve wants ideas, essays, proposals, short narratives, quirky profiles of little-known people, language jokes, atrocious translations, geographic anomalies, ex-pat tales, cultural exchange memories, and accommodation stories. Deadline: January 15, 2008. Submission guidelines...

Eye Weekly invites entries for its short story contest. First prize: $500 and publication in the newspaper. Submissions: 1000 words max. No entry fee. Deadline: November 30, 2007. More details... (via Torontoist)

The Toronto Star is accepting entries for its annual short story contest. First prize: $5,000 and tuition to the Humber School for Writers for Creative Writing. Submissions: 2500 words max. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: January 17, 2008. More details... (.pdf)

The Consortium for Peace Studies at the University of Calgary invites stimulating new works related to peace (see website for full description) for the Second Annual Canadian Peace Play Competition. First prize: $600 and a professional written evaluation of the script. Deadline: January 15, 2008. Entry fee: $20. More details...