From chapbooks to full-length collections, participants in The Sealey Challenge read a book of poetry each day in August. The goals are simple: read a book each day, engage with diverse voices and be an active member of an online community of poetry lovers. Join the challenge Plan your reading …
House of Anansi is open to receive direct submissions from authors twice a year, for a one-month period each, beginning February 1 and August 1. The portal is currently open for submissions. Agents are welcome to submit to individual editors at any time. Before submitting, please take the time to familiarize yourself …
Mostly, we wanted to embark on an adventure. Join us. FERTILE FESTIVAL OF NEW & INVENTIVE WORKS IN POETRY 05 - 28 AUGUST 2022 KFB EAST at THE GREAT ESCAPE BOOK STORE 957 KINGSTON RD Curated by The Blasted Tree, Gap Riot Press & KFB Our Inaugural. Featuring a feast of New & Inventive Works in …
What does it mean to experience art and poetry in the Metaverse? Since Artnet was founded in 1989, it has remained at the forefront of critical conversations about art and technology. Now, we invite you to explore the Metaverse with us—to experience art in a totally new way. Organized with …
Vancouver-based literary magazine PRISM international launches this Summer’s edition – Issue 60.4. On Thursday, August 25 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Vancouver-based literary magazine PRISM international for the launch event of this Summer’s edition – Issue 60.4. At this in-person event, writers Alice Turski, Brandi Bird, K. …
Join Writers for Democratic Action (WDA) on Saturday, August 27th at 3 pm EST for a special online event with new U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin and moderated by Tara Skurtu, as a part of WDA’s Book the Vote Democracy Book Club. They will be …
You are invited to a spectacular afternoon of poetry to benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund with San Francisco poet laureates devorah major and Tongo Eisen-Martin (past Griffin Poetry Prize finalist) joined by Avotcja, Francisco Herrera, and Shanga Labossiere. This virtual program by Zoom will conclude with time for open …
Emerge—Surface—Be is a natural extension of The Poetry Project’s program offerings. It formalizes the distinct yet unspoken pedagogical aspect of The Poetry Project’s programs while providing a unique opportunity to support, develop, and present emerging NYC based poets of promise. We are pleased this year to have support for five mentor/fellow …
Oxford Poetry is pleased to present the inaugural Oxford Poetry Prize, awarded for a single poem in the English language. This year’s guest judge is Emily Berry. The winner of the prize receives £700, the runner-up £200, and the third-place winner £100. All of the winning poets will be offered publication …
In April 2020, Arc began a monthly prize – a 50/50 cash prize, a vintage object d’art (loosely interpreted) and the all the honour and respect that comes with winning the Arc Award of Awesomeness. DEADLINE: The last day of the month Contest Guidelines: The entry fee is $2 CDN. We recommend taping …
Our 2022 open poetry competition is open to poets of all levels until 31st August 2022 (midnight UK time). Entries can be on any subject. Entries will be shortlisted and judged anonymously. Competition Prizes Winner: £125 & Featured in the Steel Jackdaw magazine Runner Up: £50 & Featured in the Steel …
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OPEN Submissions are now OPEN from July 25 to September 1, 2022! Read our guidelines below and submit your work via Submittable. Canthius is an intersectional feminist magazine that publishes poetry and prose by writers of marginalized gender identities, including trans, Two Spirit, non-binary, agender, cis women, …
Come see The Lytics & DJ Mama Cutsworth live at The Beer Can for a last summer hurrah in support of CV2, Canada’s oldest poetry publication! Bring your friends, family, or summer fling down to The Beer Can for good eats, good drinks, and an evening of music, poetry, and overall swell …
Artists and writers from around the world are invited to create and explore the land from Wallace Stegner’s historic childhood home as part of a one month residency program. We are CURRENTLY ACCEPTING submissions for eleven monthly residencies for 2023. The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2022 Writers, visual …
Are you a young poet aged 16-26? Are you Nigerian or do you have Nigerian heritage? Do you have an interest in exploring additional languages in your poetry? The Poetry Translation Centre (UK) and Book Buzz Foundation (Nigeria) are looking for poets in London and Lagos to take part in …
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 …
Please join us for a discussion on the importance of translation with Haruki Lee, Valznhyna Mort, and Edmundo Paz-Soldon. Haruki Lee was born in Japan in 1963. He is an EFL teacher at Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, and has an MA in English. He has been teaching English as a Foreign …
The international literature festival berlin , in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair, PEN Berlin, and the German PEN Centre, calls on cinemas, schools, universities, media, cultural institutions and individuals to participate in a worldwide reading of Ukrainian literature on September 7, 2022. To mark the war in Ukraine and its devastating effects, we …
BBC Arts’ annual poetry and spoken word festival of new work is in Birmingham this September, as the city celebrates hosting the Commonwealth Games. Award-winning reggae poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson joins top writers and speakers as part of the four-day showcase taking place all around the city and on the …
Join Griffin Trustee Ian Williams for Nothing More Than Feelings on Thursday September 8 at 6:00 p.m. EST. People instantly associate poetry with feelings, and poets oblige by continuing to dump our feelings there. This workshop attunes us afresh to how we represent our feelings. We move through the chain …
The Laurel Prize for eco and nature poetry is the world's largest prize for best collection awarded annually. Join this year's judges Glyn Maxwell (Chair), Tishani Doshi and Elena Karina Byrne for a very special reading highlighting their own work and their relationship with climate activism poetry. Discover what else …
The Shape of Home: Songs in Search of Al Purdy is an original, theatrical, song cycle that beautifully conjures the poetry and letters of one of Canada’s most legendary artists. A musical investigation into the life and work of Canada’s unofficial poet laureate, The Shape of Home honours Purdy’s quest to live …
With a name that harkens back to a late 1800s New York vaudeville act, this moveable feast of an event—curated and presented by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and songwriter Paul Muldoon—combines music, prose and poetry, and high commentary and low comedy with an evolving lineup of world-class guests and house band …
Porter Square Books is happy to welcome Claire Schwartz to celebrate the release of her debut poetry collection, Civil Service! Fellow poet Solmaz Sharif will be joining the author with a reading from her own collection, Customs, which released earlier this year and conversation. This event will take place on Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm ET, hosted virtually …
Join Dionne Brand with Christina Sharpe, Idil Abdillahi, Canisia Lubrin, Courtnay McFarlane, and Sam Tecle to celebrate the launch of Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems. The book begins with a new long poem, the titular "Nomenclature for the Time Being," in which Dionne Brand’s diaspora consciousness dismantles our quotidian disasters. In addition to this …
Poets are invited to submit an entry for 2022 Poetry Africa festival theme: Poetic (In)Justice. The poet is free to interpret the theme as broadly as possible but the poem must express the poet’s ideas related to matters such as human rights, justice and equality. We are looking for innovation, creativity …
Join us virtually for an evening of poetry with Natalie Wee, Janika Oza, Jody Chan, & Brandon Wint! This event is part of Third Thursdays Poetry, a monthly reading series with Brookline Booksmith. Natalie Wee is a queer creator whose work explores themes of race, gender, queerness, and nationhood, and is …
Virtual! Hybrid! In person! Over 70 events and 130 authors! So many options, so much to explore, we can't wait to see your smiling faces and share more words with you. Explore the free workshops, readings, panels, and exhibitors here. Some poetry highlights include: Science Meets Art: Eco Poets Explore …
Creating space for the personal journey through poetry, these three poets bring to life very different experiences on the page – each reflecting on the difficult, the rewarding and those things that sometimes seem impossible to say. Host: Leanne Boschman 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET Readers: Jude Neale, …
Moderator Ross McKeachie and acclaimed Young People’s Poet Laureate and US National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye discuss her book Voices in the Air — Poems for Listeners (HarperCollins Canada Publishing, Artwork by Laura Dronzek) of inspirational poems. In this collection of over 100 poems, Naomi reflects on those who influence …
Margaret Atwood, one of the world's greatest writers, returns to Dún Laoghaire for this very special reading from her latest collection of poetry, hosted by one of Ireland's most revered and admired public figures, Catriona Crowe. While many are familiar with Atwood’s fiction—including her groundbreaking and bestselling novels The Handmaid’s Tale, The …
Please join us for our hybrid reading with Rae Armantrout with an introduction by Fanny Howe. Registration is required here. If you wish sign up for the in-person version of this event please do so here.
Calling all multilingual theatre artists and translators across Canada! We are currently seeking proposals from multilingual theatre artists and translators across Canada for rice & beans theatre’s first ever Polyphonic Translation Residency from May 31st to June 9th, 2023 in Vancouver, BC. About the Residency: The Polyphonic Translation Residency is …
The Writing Circle is a drop-in session for writers of all genres and languages to work on their writing at any stage of development, whether writing a first draft, revision or editing, or even submitting to publications. It is open to writers from the University of Alberta, as well as …
This poetry event is possible through generous support from The Breman Museum. The reading is free and open to the public, and will take place virtually via Zoom. Livestream links and other information are available here. Alicia Ostriker has published seventeen volumes of poetry, including The Volcano and After; Waiting for the Light; The Old …
Theme: Beyond Narrative Check out the program here, which includes events with Griffin Poetry Prize International winners Kim Hyesoon and Don Mee Choi. How to Attend The Seoul International Writers’ Festival is held both offline and online. All the events must be booked in advance. If you opt to participate …
The Humber School for Writers returns to the Festival with a series of daily professional writing masterclasses led by its renowned faculty members and special guests. Each 90-minute class will focus on a specific aspect of writing craft. Sign up for one or attend them all! All writing levels are …
George Elliott Clarke and Tartan Turban Secret Readings #36 present 5 Poets Breaking Into Song (6th Edition). An online event featuring poetry by Irving Layton, Micheline Maylor, Bruce Meyer, A.F. Moritz, Libby Scheier and George Elliott Clarke, set to music by D.D. Jackson. We are grateful to the League of …
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 …
Write Bloody North publishes groundbreaking voices and legends of spoken word to create innovative, fresh poetry books. These three poets are no exception, each with their own diverse approach to reflecting on difficult subjects through stylized prose. Host: Brad Morden Time: 7:00 PM ET / 10:00 PM ET Readers: RC …
Horizons Writers Circle is a program that provides support and mentorship for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, ESL, and underrepresented writers who live in Edmonton and are at the beginning of their literary journey. The program runs for five months and is fully subsidized, making …
Exhibition: Sept 24 – Oct 15 and Nov 1- Nov 26, 2020 Hours: Tues – Sat, 12-5 Please note exhibition will be closed from Oct 16 to Oct 31 while the gallery is in Toronto for art fair week activities. In un/titled, Chantal Gibson continues her work with black souvenir …
A musical exploration of art and storytelling inspired by the city awaits with award-winning novelist and Toronto’s former Poet Laureate Anne Michaels. Relive Toronto’s literary history through the iconic poets and songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s. This special musical event is hosted by Toronto’s fifth Poet Laureate, the internationally acclaimed …
The 38th Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala will take place on Saturday, September 24th, 2022 at 6:00PM at the University Golf Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. Your ticket includes entry to our reception, awards ceremony, dinner, and two bottles of wine per table. The venue is wheelchair accessible, and free …
In partnership with TransLink and BC Transit, Read Local BC presents the launch of this year’s Poetry In Transit campaign at Word Vancouver. Now celebrating its 26th year, this beloved community-engagement project displays the work of ten BC poets on public transit vehicles throughout the province. Join us to hear …
Join Dene and Métis poet and artist Matthew James Weigel for a unique workshop on designing books and artists’ books. Sharing the process and choices explored while designing books, Weigel will walk you through everything you need to know about this creative art form. Once he shows you the basics, it will …
Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs …
In this very special event we stand in solidarity with Salman Rushdie to celebrate his remarkable literary achievements and courage; we mark the fundamental importance of freedom of expression for writers everywhere in the world. Presented by PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors and Writers …
Please join us for our second virtual reading series of 2022 featuring poets from the magazine’s pages hosted by Nation Poetry Editor Kaveh Akbar. Audience questions will follow individual readings. Katie Farris’s work appears in American Poetry Review, Granta, The Nation, and Poetry, and has been commissioned by MoMA. She is the …
Join us for the first event of Tree Reading Series for 2022-2023 season featuring readers Natalie Eilbert and Alycia Pirmohamed. Natalie Eilbert is the author of Swan Feast (2015) and Indictus (2018). Her poems have appeared in The Paris Review, The New Yorker, Poetry, The Nation, American Poetry Review and elsewhere. A 2021-22 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, her collection Overland …
Our programming includes another diverse festival with over 30 unique events for readers of every age and taste. We design with maximum audience participation in mind; with time for questions and a chance to engage with authors as they sign books. We’ve includes the stories of women, the stories of Indigenous writers, …
Wordfest’s Imaginairium, the world’s liveliest literary festival, is back in person. Big Ideas. Priceless Insights. Beautiful Venues. Wild Stories. Delicious Tastings. Real Connections. Sparked by 60+ of the world’s most exciting authors who we’ve gathered together just for you in 40+ events. Join us and come alive again at Wordfest’s …
Join Writers for Democratic Action (WDA) on Thursday, September 29th at 2 pm EST for a special online event with Margaret Atwood in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin, as a part of WDA’s Book the Vote Democracy Book Club. They will be discussing Atwood’s Burning Questions, and the intersections between literature and …
Join us as we explore the influential books and writers who defined genres and captivated readers for decades. Each session of The Re-Read features a contemporary writer discussing a favourite book or author, to offer their insight as an author and share their joy as a reader. In this session, …
The Philip Levine Prize for Poetry is an annual book contest sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at California State University, Fresno. This contest — open to any poet writing in English (except current or former students or faculty of Fresno State) — offers a $2,000 prize and publication by Anhinga …
Audience favourite Dionne Brand, award-winning Canadian author and Toronto’s 3rd Poet Laureate, presents her latest book, Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems. Comprised of intense new work and eight prior volumes – originally published between 1982 and 2010 – the collection captures the intimacies and disillusionments of wars and revolutions so profoundly that …
Join us for the launch of Another Way to Split Water by Alycia Pirmohamed (CBC Poetry Prize Winner) with Pratyusha and Nina Mingya Powles. In Alycia Pirmohamed’s debut poetry collection, a woman’s body expands and contracts across the page, fog uncoils at the fringes of a forest, and water in all its …
The annual Poetry Africa festival is curated and presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. The festival is one of the single most important contemporary poetry events on the African continent and offers a weeklong celebration of wordsmiths across all ages …
With a name that harkens back to a late 1800s New York vaudeville act, this moveable feast of an event—curated and presented by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and songwriter Paul Muldoon—combines music, prose and poetry, and high commentary and low comedy with an evolving lineup of world-class guests and house band …
LitFest is a festival where writers share true stories. Every October, we invite authors to the stage to tell what they know and challenge us with their ideas. It’s Canada’s first and only nonfiction festival. LitFest started small. In 2002, a few thought leaders formed the Alberta Book Fair Society …
STARFest (St. Albert Readers Festival) returns for its 12th season with a star-studded slate of authors over three weeks from October 13 to 28, and we’re excited to return to an in-person festival. The 2022 lineup features prizewinning authors and bestselling, powerful books by authors you know and love, and authors you’ll always …
Named Alberta’s Best New Magazine in 2021, The Polyglot has proudly published 188 writers and artists working in 51 Indigenous and Heritage languages in the last five years. Join us as we launch and celebrate our tenth issue with readings by brilliant bilingual writers Mila Bongco-Philipzig, Meghan Eaker, Diana Gaviria, …
A new month means a new reading! Antler River Poetry is delighted to present Chantal Gibson and Kevin Andrew Heslop with local opener Jack Bradley on October 19 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Landon Library in Wortley Village. A reminder that we ask all guests to wear a mask to …
The Department of English's Esther Freier Lecture Series presents former US Poet Laureate (2019-2022) Joy Harjo and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning poet Layli Long Soldier reading from and discussing their poetry. Co-sponsored by the Department of American Indian Studies; AIS Associate Professor Christopher Pexa will moderate a conversation about contemporary …
The A-frame house at the edge of Roblin Lake was built in 1957 by Al Purdy and his wife Eurithe. The Purdy house is now the site of the A-frame Residency Program, under which writers are offered a time and place to work in a location that is attractive and …
This 1.5 hour workshop with 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Tolu Oloruntoba will repurpose the visual art form of still life, making it a vehicle for poetic observation. This workshop is a part of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild Annual Conference. The SWG Annual Conference and AGM will be held October …
Shab-e She’r is Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry open mic, hosted by Bänoo Zan, the University of Alberta's current Writer in Residence. This event is open to poets writing in any language from University of Alberta / Edmonton / Canada / International community. Shab-e She’r welcomes people from all …
Featuring Celeste Mohammed, Canisia Lubrin, Barbara Jenkins, Karen Lord, and Celia Sorhaindo A literary showcase featuring five of the Caribbean’s most exciting contemporary voices. With Celeste Mohammed, Canisia Lubrin, Barbara Jenkins, Karen Lord, and Celia Sorhaindo. Chaired by Nicholas Laughlin, Bocas Lit Fest Festival Director. Presented in partnership with the …
Join The Fiddlehead, in partnership with Word Feast, as we launch the Autumn issue with readings from Fiddlehead Creative Nonfiction Contest winner Jenny Hwang, Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Prize winner Tolu Oloruntoba, CBC Short Story Prize winner Corinna Chong and Fawn Parker, who has been longlisted for …
The solution to most environmental challenges are at their core human issues. Join Governor General Award winner Madhur Anand and Pulitzer Prize Winners Rae Armantrout and Forrest Gander in conversation with Faisal Moola to explore the connections between poetry and the environment and how artistic invention can empower us to …
The Caribbean's leading literature festival at the British Library, with Celeste Mohammed, Canisia Lubrin, Shivanee Ramlochan and more. This event will take place at the British Library. It will be simultaneously live streamed on the British Library platform. Tickets may be booked either to attend in person (physical), or to watch …
We are excited to announce that our annual PRISM international Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is now open for submissions. We are so honoured to have the amazing judge Grace Lau. Grace is a settler living in Ontario on the traditional and Treaty territory of the Anishinabek people, now known as the Chippewa …
128 Lit is a print and online literary magazine based in New York City that has an international focus. It's a re-orienting place that unlearns, confronts, and disrupts euro-centric narratives and aesthetics. 128 Lit is committed to publishing poetry, fiction, prose, essays, translations, hybrid works, and art that startle and …
WHAT: You can submit original, unpublished fiction that is up to 2,500 words. There is no minimum word requirement. WHEN: The 2023 competition is open for submissions from Sept. 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET. WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. HOW: While the competition is active, submit online through Submittable. A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration …
The Capilano Review invites applications from emerging writers for its 2022 Emerging Writers’ Mentorship Program. Accepted mentees in the program will have the opportunity to meet virtually with one of ten assigned program mentors to discuss their work during a free, one-hour consultation. Program Mentors: Hari Alluri Laura Broadbent Margaret Christakos …