Postcard Story Contest

 

Send us your stories. No postage required.

The 2026 postcard story contest is now open.
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Deadline: April 25, 2026
Winners announced: May 25, 2026

Prizes

First place: $150
Second place: $100
Third place: $50

Winners will be featured in various Langara-based media publications, as well as W49, Langara's magazine of award-winning student writing.
 

Questions?
Contact Caroline Harvey at charvey [at] langara.ca (charvey[at]langara[dot]ca). 

2025 Winners

The Langara English Department is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 postcard contest. Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of the writers for sharing their stories and visions! Watch for these stories on display in the Library this fall.

First Place

"Care" by Harman Burns
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Second Place

"Morning" by Aymee Brock
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Third Place

"Life Lines" by Letitia Lim
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2024 Winners

First Place

"Lobotomy" by Abi Heinrichs
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Second Place

"Midweek Lie-ins" by Christina Nakhla
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Third Place

"[sic]" by C. St-Laurent
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2023 Winners

First Place

"Guilty" by Reese Rinas-Blais
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Second Place

"Ambulance" by Christina N.
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Third Place

"Butterfly" by Aliya Klughammer
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2022 Winners

First Place

"Youth" by Minhyeong Cho
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Second Place

"Shadow's Edge" by Kent Kean
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Third Place

"Thunderbird" by Andrew Carruthers
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2021 Winners

First Place

"The Hill" by Julian Edwards
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Second Place

"Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs" by Kent Kean
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Third Place

"The Refugees from Rakhine" by Abhinav Malhotra
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2019 Winners

First Place

"Parade of Whatevers" by Lydia Lovison
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Second Place

"Pedestrian and Derivative" by Cameron McDonald
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Third Place

"The Call" by Katie MacKenzie
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Contact

Email
english [at] langara.ca
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