Poetry in Union Experience – Custom Spontaneous Poems for you and yours From February 5 to 14, 2022 Cost: $20 per poem Experience Time: 20 minutes Book your experience today: poets.ca/poetryinunion Poetry in Union is the perfect way to celebrate a milestone, a loved one, or yourself. Receive a one-of-a-kind …
The League of Canadian Poets is very excited to announce a new annual bursary that will support poetry scholars in Canada. This special bursary will provide $2000 in support for one year of education that has a focus on poetry at the undergraduate, graduate, or doctorate level. Deadline is September 5, 2022 at 11:59pm …
On the heels of a special Spring Anne Szumigalski Lecture from Parliamentary Poet Laureate Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer, we are excited to welcome Griffin Award-winning poet Tolu Oloruntoba to deliver our Fall 2022 Anne Szumigalski Lecture on Friday, September 23, 2022. With this lecture, Oloruntoba explores questions as a means …
The League of Canadian Poets is seeking a creative individual to take over the printing and production of our LCP Chapbook Series publications. The series publishes four chapbooks per year, with a 3-4 week production timeline per chapbook. The contract includes designing the chapbook interior and cover, as well as …
Our 2022-23 Book Award submissions are now open! Deadline: November 20, 2022. Awards: –Gerald Lampert Memorial Award (for debut books of poetry) –Pat Lowther Memorial Award (for books of poetry by women) –Raymond Souster Award (for new poetry books by active League members) Eligibility guidelines for all awards: Deadline is …
Deadline for the 2022-23 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth is April 30, 2023. The Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other …
The Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest is an annual LCP Summer Lovin’ Contest that awards $500 for the single best poem submitted to our judges. This contest is open to all poets (professional, emerging, and first-time) in Canada, and is run each summer in memory of poet and friend Lesley Strutt. …