Here at Lit POP headquarters, we are always looking for fun and innovative ways to spread the word about our unique contest. The people simply must know about the opportunity to win a free trip to Montreal, get published in Matrix, and be the opening act for a pop legend at the POP Montreal International Music Festival. We believe it’s the best literary contest prize ever.

One of the most fun things we do to help spread the word is our Lit POP Missed Connections where we post actual missed connections on Craigslist. This year, we’ve received some hilarious responses! Check them out!

There’s less than three weeks to submit your stories or poems to Lit POP.

This year Lit POP boasts two of the best writers on the planet as our judges:

Eileen Myles: Poetry Judge
Sheila Heti: Fiction Judge

About Lit POP:

The POP Montreal International Music Festival and Matrix Magazine are pleased to bring you North America’s most innovative and exciting literary competition. We are looking for writing that really pops (poetry and short fiction). If you have what it takes, you will get your work published in Matrix, and get free travel to POP Montreal for a night in your honor.

The winners, one from each category, will receive a round-trip ticket to POP Montreal from September 25 – 29, 2013, a VIP pass to the Pop Montreal Festival, free accommodation at a bed and breakfast, fall publication in Matrix Magazine with full honorarium, and presentation at a special Matrix Lit POP event during the festival.

This contest is open to residents of Canada and the United States. The deadline for all submissions isJune 30, 2013. Winners will be notified in August. Poets are asked to send no more than 5 poems; fiction writers should send stories of no more than 3000 words. Each entry is 25$ and entries and entry fees should be mailed to Matrix Publications, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., LB 658, Montreal QC, H3G 1M8. Please include your email address. Cheques or money orders should be made out to “Matrix Publications.” PayPal is also available. Multiple entries are welcome.

Entries can also be emailed to Litpop2013@gmail.com and will be considered valid once payment is verified. Full contest details can be found here.