The 2025 CBC Short Story Prize is currently open until Nov. 1, 2024. Writers can submit original, unpublished short fiction that is up to 2,500 words (there is no minimum word requirement).

The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and have their work published on CBC Books.

Full details for the prize are available here.