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 …
“Poetry,” Laurent Dubreuil writes, “suggests thinking experiments for the unthinkable.” How might we communicate experience in our poems when the meaning of an experience, even to us, seems less than clear? How can we invoke in our poems those encounters whose intensity exceeds language? What is meant by “thinking on …
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 …
On Wednesday, March 1, Art Museum at the University of Toronto presents an online talk with award-winning poet, essayist, and playwright Claudia Rankine. Rankine will share her research into racial constructs and Whiteness within (art) institutions, expanding on and reflecting additional perspectives on the study of White identity. Free and …
The Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards recognize outstanding translations into English of modern Italian poetry through a $10,000 book prize and a $25,000 fellowship, given in alternating years. The Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship will be given in 2023 to enable an American translator to travel, study, or otherwise advance a significant work-in-progress. The Academy invites …