Birthdate of Kamau Brathwaite
2006 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Kamau Brathwaite was born on this date in 1930. Learn more about Kamau Brathwaite here and here.
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RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers finalists announced
Established in memory of writer Bronwen Wallace, this award has a proven track record of helping talented developing authors get their first book deal. Two $10,000 prizes will be given for outstanding works of unpublished poetry and short fiction. The prize is sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada. Due to …
The Writers’ Trust Mentorship program mentees announced
The Writers’ Trust Mentorship program provides support, guidance, and one-on-one instruction to a developing writer 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 pool of applicants …
Poetry and Translation with Erín Moure
Over the six weeks this program will create a relaxing and intriguing online group workspace to discuss poems that participants want to translate. (Poems, or mixed-genre texts, or any text that you wish to workshop alongside poems!) The program will privilege curiosity, helpfulness, a bit of risk-taking to carry us …
Poetry and Translation with Erín Moure
Over the six weeks this program will create a relaxing and intriguing online group workspace to discuss poems that participants want to translate. (Poems, or mixed-genre texts, or any text that you wish to workshop alongside poems!) The program will privilege curiosity, helpfulness, a bit of risk-taking to carry us …