The PA System

“The largest and most recognized art & creative writing
competition in Canada for Indigenous youth.”

Indigenous Arts & Stories is a contest that invites Canadians of Indigenous ancestry (self-identified Status, Non-Status, Inuit, and Métis individuals) between the ages of 6 and 29 to submit art and writing pieces that explore Indigenous heritage, identity, and culture.

Participants can win

• up to $2000 in cash,
• an all-expenses-paid trip to Ottawa to be honoured at the Governor General’s History Awards,
• an all-expenses-paid writer’s residency at The Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, and
• other great prizes.

For information about submissions requirements, rules, and to submit, visit www.our-story.ca.

The contest deadline is March 31, 2018.

See past arts winners

See past writing winners