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Vallum Poetry Award 2023 Deadline

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We are pleased and honoured to have Erín Moure as our poetry judge this year. Erín Moure is a poet and poetry translator based in Montreal. She has published 18 books of poetry, a coauthored book of poetry, essays, articles on translation, a biopoetics, two memoirs, and is translator or co-translator of …

$25 – $30

Sheila-Na-Gig Editions First Chap Contest

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Sheila-Na-Gig Editions invites entries for a special First Chap contest. Please follow the guidelines below to be eligible for the contest.   IMPORTANT: This contest is meant to support early-career poets. Only poets who have NOT previously published a chapbook or full-length collection of poetry are eligible to submit. –Submit a chapbook-length poetry …

$20

128 LIT International Chapbook Contest

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Submissions are OPEN from May 15th through July 31st. A winner and finalists will be announced in November 2023. Award: $1,200, plus publication in print. There will be a panel of judges that includes Mona Kareem, Saddiq Dzukogi, and Jacques Fux. The 128 LIT International Chapbook Contest (between 20 & 40 …

$18

Charles Simic Memorial Prize 2023

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Hole In The Head Review has established the Charles Simic Poetry Prize to honor our late friend and mentor. First prize will receive $1,000 and publication in our November 1 issue. Winner will be announced at our October 26 poetry reading, on social media, and in our November 1 issue. …

$10

The Ruth and David Lampe Poetry Competition and Award

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All forms and styles of poetry considered.  Open only to Canadian writers. Closes Monday, July 31, 2023. General guidelines: • Up to 16 pages of poetry may be submitted as a suite (we advise the poems be a related grouping, not a hodgepodge of random selections; you may also submit …

$35