Fredericton Poetry Weekend
Poetry Weekend is an annual gathering of poets in Fredericton, New Brunswick, usually on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Readings take place in Memorial Hall at 11am, 2pm, and 8pm Saturday and Sunday. Learn more here.
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Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence submission deadline
The Inaugural Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence recognizes the single best piece of short fiction and poem submitted to The Puritan. Submissions will be read and judged by the editors of The Puritan in a double-blind judging process. Fiction submissions are capped at 12,000 words, and submissions of …
Reading and Writing through Alice Notley’s Grave of Light: a poetry workshop
In this workshop (which runs every Sunday from September 9th to December 9th, except October 7th), participants in person and online will study the work of Alice Notley, engaging her book Grave of Light: New and Selected Poems 1970-2005. This book of poetry will generate conversation and strategies for the …
The Walrus Poetry Prize Readers’ Choice voting closes
The Walrus Poetry Prize offers prizes of $5,000 and $1,000 respectively for poems that win juried and readers' choice competitions. Learn more here and vote for the Readers' Choice here.
International Translation Day
The International Federation of Translators (FIT) announces the theme for the 2012 celebration of International Translation Day (ITD): "Translation as Intercultural Communication". Learn more here.