Minola Review's inaugural Poetry and Fiction Contests are now open! Enter to win the grand prize of $750 in each category, plus publication in Minola Review. Submissions will be accepted until December 1, 2019. The contests are open to Canadian and international women and non-binary writers anywhere in the world, …
Named “Canada’s coolest poet” by Time Out London, Priscila Uppal was a tour-de-force and her poetry was anything but sit-down, tame, or by-the-book. She often used humour to confront darker issues head on, wasn’t afraid to laugh at our beautiful and messy world, and found joy in the glamorous through …
Nelson Ball (b. 1942) was a much beloved Canadian poet, bookseller, and publisher. He died on August 16, 2019, in Brantford. He was the author of dozens of poetry books and chapbooks and ephemera, published by Coach House, ECW, Mansfield, Curvd H&z, Apt. 9, Proper Tales, Monks Press, Book*hug, Weed/Flower, …
The Writers’ Trust Mentorship program provides support, guidance, and one-on-one instruction to a young, developing writer under 35 from an established writer. Three mentors are selected by the Writers’ Trust, each working in one of the fields of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Each mentor selects one mentee from a …
Atlantic Canada's international literary journal The Fiddlehead offers $2,000 for the Best Poem, to be judged this year by Ali Blythe, Kayla Geitzler, and Souvankham Thammavongsa. Learn more here.