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The Poetry Kit Spring Competition 2021 Deadline

For more information, follow this link: https://poetrykit.org/PKcomp.htm This year's competition is for poetry on any subject. There are no style or length restrictions, but it should be stressed that a short poem is just as likely to be selected as a longer one. 1st prize is £100 2nd prize is …

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2022 Griffin Poetry Prize deadline (1 of 2) for entries

Today is the first of two deadlines for the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize. Books must be submitted postmarked no later than June 30, 2020 for books published between January 1 and June 30, 2020. Learn more here about how to enter and how to obtain entry forms.

Deadline to Apply for Banff Centre’s Summer Writers Session Online

Summer Writers Session Online is geared towards emerging and established writers from across creative genres to explore craft, voice, and workshop their manuscripts with exceptional faculty Kaie Kellough and Jordan Abel. Faculty will share their own work, present talks and field questions about craft, and work with writers to hone …

Ledbury Poetry Festival

The 25th annual hybrid Ledbury Poetry Festival includes online events with Griffin Trustee emeritus Margaret Atwood,  2021 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Valzhyna Mort and finalist Victoria Chang (reading together!), Griffin Trustees Sarah Howe and Carolyn Forché, and more!

Deadline to apply for BIPOC Writers Connect conference

Apply by July 9th for this free online conference through The Writers' Union of Canada and the The League of Canadian Poets! "This digital conference for Black, Indigenous, and racialized emerging writers is your chance to connect with industry professionals, established authors, and fellow emerging writers — all in one …

Jordan Abel delivers Robert Kroetsch Keynote

On Friday July 9th, Jordan Abel will deliver Sage Hill's Robert Kroetsch Keynote! ?   Register here for this free Zoom event: https://bit.ly/3A6yZkN 4pm PT / 5pm CT / 7pm ET / 8pm AT   Jordan Abel was the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian winner for Injun (Talonbooks). Grab a …

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