Room is Canada’s oldest literary journal by and about women. Published quarterly by the West Coast Feminist Literary Magazine Society, also known as the Growing Room Collective, Room showcases fiction, poetry, reviews, art work, interviews and profiles about the female experience. Many of our contributors are at the beginning of …
The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers $10,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine. Ten finalists will also receive $200 each and publication, and be eligible for the $2,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote. Learn more here. …
Come out for the launch of Arc Poetry Magazine issue 83 with readings by Kayla Czaga, Deanna Young, Mike Blouin and Karen Massey. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
The Art Bar is recognized as Canada's longest running poetry-only, weekly reading series. Since 1991, it has featured both emerging and established poets from across Canada and occasionally from abroad. It has become a hub for the poetry community, and entry point for new voices, a place for people to …
Founded in 2016, Ore Samples is a Canadian writers series curated and managed by a volunteer director. An excellent volunteer advisory board is in place. All funding and support received by Ore Samples go to the writers and performers featured in the series. Ore welcomes Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott …
It's the finale of words(on)stages' third season and they're closing it off with a big ol' bang, featuring three incredible poets, as well as Toronto-based finalists of the 2017 Blodwyn Memorial Prize. They've got Kate Hargreaves, Domenica Martinello, and Phoebe Wang gracing the stage, as well as those secret Blodwyn …