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Wayne Van Sickle once wrote a guidebook to Algonquin Provincial Park in a language that he could neither write nor speak (German). He also managed to land a job teaching at a French school in Calgary, even though he could barely speak that language. Of course, this might partly explain how one of his friends ended up in Anchorage, Alaska without pants.

To learn more about Wayne Van Sickle, click here.
 
Story Contest Winners!



The results are in! The winners for the 2012 Summit story contest have been chosen. But first, we would like to thank every writer who took the time to submit a story to us. We were treated to a lot of laughs, chuckles and guffaws while reading your entries, and ultimately it was very difficult for us to pick the winners.

In the end we had to choose. So with no further adieu (and with an imaginary drum roll), here are the wordsmiths we deemed most worthy of recognition and prize money. Congratulations to all of them.

Grand Prize - $1,000

"Jumping the Bull" by Maureen Elizabeth Magee

Click here to read the Grand Prize winning story.



Travel & Outdoor Humour

"Hiking the Alps in Flip Flops" by Ryan Clement

"Summer of the Lost Ham" by Laurie Gough



Cottage Country Humour

"Lazy Lake" by David Jones

"My Space" by Pamela Patchet



Funny Animal Stories

"The Queen" by Steve Pitt

"Izzy" by Ilonka Halsband



Funny Stories about Children

"Just Desserts" by Joanne Carnegie

"Farm Kids" by Alan Longworth




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