Word on the Street Halifax one of Atlantic Canada’s premier book and magazine festivals, and the largest free literacy event in Nova Scotia. For the past 24 years, the festival has aimed to be inclusive, and welcoming to all ages, and best of all it is FREE! Learn more here.
Come one, come all, to the most joyful poetry event in all America! Presented in cooperation with the Butler MFA, the Divedapper Poetry Carnival aims to obliterate the idea that poetry is obtuse, or unapproachable, or in any way un-fun. Spend the day - listen to words, write some of …
A distinguished panel of emerging poets will guest judge the 2019 Frontier Award for New Poets contest: Ocean Vuong, Kaveh Akbar, and Eve L. Ewing. Frontier Poetry staff will select the top ten submissions, and the winning poem and honorable mentions will be selected by the panel of judges, to …
The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry is a major international award for poems embracing ecological themes. The Prize aims to highlight the role poetry can play in raising awareness, gaining insight, and provoking concern for the ecological imperatives of our time. First prize is £5,000, second prize is £2,000, and third …
TOAST is a poetry organisation committed to the continued professional development of poets in the U.K. TOAST runs workshops for poets, live literature events and discussion panels. TOAST findS strong voices and curates an environment in which those voices flourish. This event features Laurie Bolger and Gboyega Odubanjo. Learn more …