Grain is a Canadian literary magazine featuring poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, and artwork.

The first edition, edited by Ken Mitchell, Anne Szumigalski, and Caroline Heath included writings by Robert Kroetsch, George Bowering, Robert Currie, and John V. Hicks, and cost $1.00.

The contest would accept submissions in two categories: Postcard Stories: Narrative fiction under 500 words; and Prose Poem: A lyric poem written as a prose paragraph or paragraphs in 500 words or less.

Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg, Barristers and Solicitors of Saskatoon, began sponsoring the Short Grain contest, which they continue to do.

This contest now awards $4,500 in prizes annually between the categories of Poetry and Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction.