Keynote Lecture: Claudia Rankine
2023-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
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 all are welcome!

To register: https://artmuseum.utoronto.ca/program/keynote-lecture-claudia-rankine/

The online talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Conceptions of White, on view at the Art Museum through March 25.

2023 Raiziss/de Pachi Fellowship Deadline
2023-03-01 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
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 applications from American translators currently engaged in the translation of twentieth-century Italian poetry. The winning translator will receive an award of $25,000 and a five-week residency at the American Academy in Rome.
The judges for the 2023 Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship are Graziella Sidoli, Jennifer Scappettone and John Taylor.
Please review the guidelines before sending your submission. For questions, please write to awards@poets.org.

Gulf Coast: Poetry Translation Submissions
2023-03-01 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Online
Gulf Coast is committed to supporting the authors who publish in our journal. This support takes many forms, including offering editorial guidance, exposing new work to the widest possible audience, and providing competitive honorariums for that work. We believe this financial support is vital to maintaining a vibrant literary culture. To this end, Gulf Coast has instituted a small reading fee ($3) for regular submissions, 100% of which will go toward increasing the honorariums for the authors whose work we publish in the journal and on the website. Gulf Coast is now able to pay $50 per .doc or PDF page for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in our print issues. In our Online Exclusives we guarantee $50 for poetry and $100 for prose. We also offer $50 for blog posts. We thank you for your support of the authors who make Gulf Coast possible.
Gulf Coast welcomes and appreciates submissions from writers and artists of all backgrounds and aesthetic affiliations.
Submit only previously unpublished works. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please inform us promptly if your piece is accepted elsewhere. Multiple submissions in the same genre are not accepted and will not be read or responded to. One submission per genre is permitted. Please wait until you receive a response from us before submitting in the same genre again. If your work is accepted, please wait two years from date of publication before submitting again.

Translations of poetry (up to 5 poems per submission) and prose (up to twenty pages double-spaced) should include a brief bio of the author and indicate whether the translator has been given permissions. For poetry, we encourage authors to include the departing language in their submission.

2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Longlist Announcement
2023-03-15 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
Join us online on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize longlist announcement on our website, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Judges: Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia), Gregory Scofield (Canada), and Natasha Trethewey (USA)
A longlist of 10 books will be announced on March 15, followed by a shortlist announcement of 5 books on April 19, during National Poetry Month.
The shortlisted poets, Lifetime Recognition Award recipient, and Canadian First Book Prize winner will be invited to take part in the poetry readings at Koerner Hall in Toronto on June 7, where the winners will be announced on-stage. The event will be ticketed and open to the public.
Prize money will be awarded as follows:

C$130,000 to the winner
C$10,000 to each of the shortlisted poets
C$10,000 to the Canadian First Book Prize winner
C$25,000 to the Lifetime Recognition Award recipient

The Griffin Poetry Prize—the world’s most generous prize for a first edition single collection of poetry written in or translated into English—is designed to emphasize the international nature of poetry, and the importance of translations, which speaks to all peoples and cultures around the world.
The Griffin Poetry Prize was founded in April 2000 by Chairman Scott Griffin, along with trustees Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson, and David Young. The current trustees are Mark Doty, Carolyn Forché, Scott Griffin, Sarah Howe, Paul Muldoon, Karen Solie, Aleš Šteger, and Ian Williams.

Banff Summer Writers Residency 2023
2023-03-15 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, T1L 1H5, Canada
Overview
Banff Centre’s Summer Writers residency (July 31 – Aug 11, 2023) will provide writers space for the creative exploration of their writing practice. This self-directed residency offers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life. Delve deep into your creative project and take advantage of the artistic community of your peers around you.
The program provides optional opportunities for consultations with mentors, public readings, and group sessions led by guest mentors that allow creators to explore techniques, aspects, and devices that you may find useful in your practice.
What does the program offer?
This two-week residency provides teaching from faculty members and professional guests, Q&A sessions, public events, and one-on-one workshopping. Mentors will discuss ideas, experiences, and obstacles that participants may be encountering with their writing.
This residency is a self-directed program that offers time and space for writers to focus, reconnect, and re-energize their writing practice. In addition to a single room, and a small private studio, you will be surrounded by a community of artistic peers. You will have the opportunity to attend inspiring talks and performances and meet with guest faculty to consult on your work.
As a flexible self-guided program, the Summer Writers residency allows you to choose the amount of support you are looking for. All program elements are optional.
Who should apply?
We welcome writers of all ages, backgrounds, and all gender identities and expressions. Writers in all creative genres are invited to apply. The program is designed for emerging and established writers with a proven publication record seeking a period of dedicated time to work on a project in any genre.
Note: While the language of Banff Centre is English, we additionally welcome projects in French and French Creole for this residency.
For full details on vaccination requirements, masking, safety protocols, and COVID related policies please visit: www.banffcentre.ca/covid-19-measures

Palimpsest Press Submissions Close
2023-03-31 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Submission Guidelines
In an effort to remove barriers for BIPOC, Deaf, and Disabled authors, Palimpsest Press is officially opening submissions year-round for authors who identify as BIPOC, Deaf, or Disabled. These guidelines take effect immediately. Please include “Year-round Submission” in the email subject line if you submit outside of our designated January1st-March 31st submission period.
We are currently looking for literary fiction by BIPOC, DEAF, and DISABLED authors.
Open submissions for all other authors will ONLY be accepted and read from January 1st to March 31st of each year. All unsolicited manuscripts submitted outside the time frame will be put in the recycle pile, a worse fate than the dreaded slush pile.
Palimpsest Press highly encourages women, Black authors, writers of colour, Indigenous writers, members of the LGTBQ2S+ community, and Deaf/Disabled writers to submit. We value your stories and are proud to publish them.
Poetry collections should be between 70 and 100 pages. Nonfiction and fiction have no page requirement. Although you do not need to be published in book form, you must have been published substantially in literary journals. If you are sending poetry or non-fiction, please query jim(at)palimpsestpress.ca with a sample first. If you are sending fiction, please query aimee(at)palimpsestpress.ca with a brief description of the work and short sample (No more than 4 pages). Include a cover letter and a list of publications for all genres.
We do accept multiple submissions but ask that you let us know if the MS has been accepted by another publisher immediately. We DO accept work from non-Canadians but you must query first. We are NOT accepting short story collections, children’s poetry / picture books or poetry chapbooks .
It is our goal to publish high-quality editions that are widely distributed. We are only interested in working with authors who will work cooperatively in the promotion of their work. The daunting job of creating an audience cannot be done alone. We expect authors to network on their own behalf and on ours, and we will do the same. The tasks of setting up readings, interviews, and sending out review copies will be shared.
We want to work with authors who value craft and write with authentic voices. We also want writers who are dedicated to the process, involved, and understand the venture that we are undertaking. If you think you are one of these people, we would enjoy reading and considering your manuscript.
Please note that it might take up to six months for a response. It takes time to read the manuscripts carefully and in full. More information may be solicited from you during this time. If you don’t hear anything from us after six months, please email a kind note asking us to hurry the hell up!

Guernica Editions: Reading Period Closes
2023-03-31 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Guernica will only accept manuscript queries by email (via this form). We no longer accept queries by snail mail. Before sending in your query, however, please check our website to determine the type of material that best fits our publishing house. Also, please note we only accept manuscript submissions between January 1 and March 31.
Aside from the original Guernica Editions queries (pertaining to literary and cultural material), we have expanded the publishing house to include the MiroLand imprint. Under MiroLand, we accept queries in the areas of memoir, how-to, self-help, graphic novels, art books, as well as genre literature. When querying to the MiroLand imprint, please indicate as much.
Foreign Rights
Guernica Editions is a leading Canadian publisher of translations, with a growing reputation in the international rights market. Our titles have been translated into French, Italian, German, Serbian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages. For all rights inquiries, please contact: annavanvalkenburg@guernicaeditions.com

Submission Guidelines
As with our queries, we will only accept manuscripts via email attachment. Please send manuscripts as Word documents (.doc or .rtf) to michaelmirolla@guernicaeditions.com. The manuscripts should be single-spaced, in a 12-point easy-to-read type. If at all possible, please give the manuscripts a name that includes the title and the author: The_Dubliners_Franz_Kafka.
We do our best to respond ASAP to queries and requested manuscripts, but it may take between six-eight months before an evaluation can be made and a response generated. PLEASE NOTE: While we accept submissions by non-Canadian authors for the Guernica World Editions imprint, acceptance and publication of books by non-Canadian authors requires an agreement that differs substantially from that for Canadian-authored books.
Please note that the annual reading period for Guernica Editions and its MiroLand imprint runs from January 1 to March 31. Submissions are only accepted during this period and only as email attachments. Please note that submissions for the Guernica World Editions imprint (for non-Canadian authors) are open year round.

2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist Announcement
2023-04-19 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
Join us online on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announcement on our website, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Judges: Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia), Gregory Scofield (Canada), and Natasha Trethewey (USA)
The shortlisted poets, Lifetime Recognition Award recipient, and Canadian First Book Prize winner will be invited to take part in the poetry readings at Koerner Hall in Toronto on June 7, where the winners will be announced on-stage. The event will be ticketed and open to the public.
Prize money will be awarded as follows:

C$130,000 to the winner
C$10,000 to each of the shortlisted poets
C$10,000 to the Canadian First Book Prize winner
C$25,000 to the Lifetime Recognition Award recipient

The Griffin Poetry Prize—the world’s most generous prize for a first edition single collection of poetry written in or translated into English—is designed to emphasize the international nature of poetry, and the importance of translations, which speaks to all peoples and cultures around the world.
The Griffin Poetry Prize was founded in April 2000 by Chairman Scott Griffin, along with trustees Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson, and David Young. The current trustees are Mark Doty, Carolyn Forché, Scott Griffin, Sarah Howe, Paul Muldoon, Karen Solie, Aleš Šteger, and Ian Williams.

Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize: Deadline to Submit
2023-04-30 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Deadline for the 2022-23 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth is April 30, 2023.
The  Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other donors in honour of Jessamy Stursberg. The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three prizes awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories:
Winner: $400
Second Place: $350
Third Place: $300
Selected winning poems and runners-up will be published in a special edition of the League of Canadian Poets chapbook series!
Check out the the 2022 winning poems
Check out the 2021 Winning poems
Check out the 2020 & 2021 Jessamy Stursberg Chapbooks
Each youth poet selected for the chapbook will receive complimentary copies and will get to see their poem distributed across Canada.
Complete your submission using the form below. If you have trouble, contact admin@poets.ca

McClelland & Stewart: Reading Period Closes
2023-04-30 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
McClelland & Stewart is excited to open our submission policy as part of our ongoing commitment to amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous, and racialized writers, as well as those of other traditionally underrepresented communities. Effective immediately, unsolicited and unagented work can be sent directly to editors within the M&S division at mcclellandsubmissions@prh.com. Our hope is that this will go a small way toward removing some of the barriers that have existed for writers developing their craft outside of the traditional avenues of literary exposure.
M&S Submissions Best Practices
To help you get your work to us in a way that makes it as easy as possible for us to get back to you as soon as we can, we’ve put together some guidelines and tips for submitting a manuscript or book proposal. Every publishing house is different, but here’s what we like to see at M&S.
What We’re Looking For
In particular, our editors are looking for high quality literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. We encourage you to visit our about us page to learn more about our mission and the books we publish. Please note that we do not accept screenplays, stage plays, young adult fiction, or picture book queries. You can take a look at the work we publish here.
Please note that poetry submissions will close for the year on April 30. We will open for poetry submissions again on January 1, 2023.
What We Love to See
Although you don’t necessarily need to include all of these elements, a great submission typically includes:
A strong letter of intent that tells us about your project
A list of a few book comparisons (“comps”) that gives us an idea of the literary company in which you see your project living. These don’t need to be perfect matches, just some of the work that you love and that you feel has a kinship to your project.
A bio! Tell us about you and why this project means so much to you.
The work. As much of the work itself as you’re able to share with us, either as a .doc attachment or a PDF. For fiction and poetry, we encourage you to submit the full manuscript. For non-fiction, we typically expect to see a preliminary chapter list with a short one to two sentence blurb about each chapter to give us a sense of how you plan to address your topic, along with a writing sample.
What Happens Once You Submit
Our editorial team will discuss your submission and get back to you within four months if we’re interested in the project.
Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we won’t be able to respond to every submission, but please know that each submission will be read and considered with care.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How long should a submission be? Is there a maximum or minimum word requirement?
A: For a full manuscript, there are no strict restrictions on length. As a guideline, fiction and non-fiction works often fall between 80,000 and 100,000 words. For poetry, 7,000 to 10,000 words is ideal (about seventy pages and up). If you are submitting a proposal, a writing sample of at least ten pages in addition to your chapter list and letter of intent would be perfect.
Q: Is there a deadline to submit my work? Does the submission process close for any length of time throughout the year?
A: No, the submissions inbox is open year-round. Work can be submitted to mcclellandsubmissions@penguinrandomhouse.com at any time.

Q: Can I submit more than one project to this address?
A: To monitor the volume of the inbox, we recommend submitting one work per genre (ie. if you have a fiction and a poetry manuscript, feel free to submit both).

Q: Can I submit if I do not have Canadian citizenship?
A: At the moment, we don’t see a need for any restrictions based on citizenship or residence. The submissions inbox will be open to anyone.

Q: Are there any types of work that you do not accept?
A: At McClelland & Stewart, we do not accept screenplays, stage plays, young adult fiction, or picture book queries. In particular, our editors are looking for high quality literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. You can take a look at the work we publish here.

Q: Do you allow simultaneous submissions?
A: Yes, simultaneous submissions (sending your manuscript to multiple agents and/or publishers) are absolutely permitted. If you receive offers of representation or publication for your work during our twelve week consideration period, we just ask that you let us know via mcclellandsubmissions@penguinrandomhouse.com.

Idaho Prize for Poetry 2023 (Lost Horse Press): Deadline to Submit
2023-05-15 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
LOST HORSE PRESS is now accepting submissions for the Idaho Prize for Poetry 2023. All US poets are eligible! Entries must be submitted by 15 May 2023, winners will be announced by 15 August 2023. The contest carries a $1000 cash prize, publication by Lost Horse Press, plus 20 comp author copies of the book. An entry fee of $28.00 (via PayPal) will be charged when you submit your manuscript online using Submittable.com. The Final Judge for 2023 will be announced shortly.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Send manuscripts of 48 or more pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page, no smaller than 12 point type in an easily readable font. Poems may have appeared in journals and chapbooks, but not in full-length, single-author collections.
Name, address, phone number, and email address—all contact information—should appear on the cover letter only. The goal is “blind” judging. Author’s name should not appear anywhere in manuscript except the cover letter.
No restriction on content, style, or subject—we’re looking for the best writing.
You will be charged $28.00 for your submission. Of this, a small portion goes to Submittable.com, who designed the program and provide support for it; the remaining fee supports the First Reader, the Final Judge, and publication of the winning title. To submit online: http://losthorsepress.submittable.com/submit

Brick Books Submissions Close
2023-05-31 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Brick Books publishes full-length poetry collections of the highest quality by both new and established writers. While our definition of poetry is expansive and encompasses many aesthetic modes, we do not publish chapbooks (i.e., books fewer than 48 pages), fiction, or conventional prose nonfiction.
Our editors are interested in seeing work from as broad a range of aesthetics and experiences as possible. We encourage submissions from Indigenous poets, racialized poets, poets from LGBTQ+ communities, and poets with disabilities. We recognize that many Indigenous writers do not identify as citizens and that the concept is problematic as well for refugees and others living in diaspora; please note, however, that although we are investigating alternatives, our current funding model limits us to publishing writers who are deemed by the government to be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
We receive two to three hundred manuscripts for consideration every year. We publish seven or eight books a year. Our publishing schedule is filled two years in advance to allow time for rigorous editing. Please note that we only accept submissions between February 1 and May 31. Submissions received outside of this period will go unread. No more than one manuscript per author will be considered in a given reading period.
How to Submit
We are no longer accepting submissions by post. Please send your publication queries and manuscript as a Word or PDF attachment to our acquisitions email account: acquisitions@brickbooks.ca. Please do not send publication queries, art/design queries, or manuscripts to any other Brick Books email address. These emails will not be responded to.
Please send your full manuscript (about 48 to 120 pages of poetry).
In the body of your email, make sure to include your current mailing address.
You may also include a brief note outlining any relevant information about yourself and your writing. If you have an interest in working with a particular editor on our collective (should your manuscript be accepted for publication), please note this.
We strongly prefer that you refrain from submitting your manuscript to other presses while it is under consideration at Brick Books. However, if you do decide to do this, it is very important to us that you say so in your initial email and keep us updated on the status of your manuscript throughout our process.
We will acknowledge receipt of your manuscript within 2-3 weeks. Please allow 3-4 months from the time of submitting your work for further updates on the progress of your manuscript in our selection process.
The Selection Process at Brick Books
The present procedure of selecting the final manuscripts for publication, evolved over a number of years, involves a 3-phase sorting:
—first reading by an acquisitions editor, occasionally in consultation with another acquisitions editor or editors
—compiling a list of about 15 finalists to be read in depth by a committee of 3-5 editors and an in-person meeting by the committee to compare and discuss shortlists and to choose the year’s publications.
The majority of our titles are selected through this yearly contest process, though we do reserve occasional spots for solicited manuscripts.

2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Readings
2023-06-07 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Koerner Hall, Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A celebration of poetry not to be missed!
The evening will include a selection of readings by some of the world’s best poets, including the finalists for the $130,000 Griffin Poetry Prize—Robyn Creswell and Iman Mersal, Ada Limón, Susan Musgrave, Roger Reeves, and Ocean Vuong—this year’s Lifetime Recognition Award recipient, and the Canadian First Book Prize winner.
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at the box office of Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, or online.
General Admission, with 2023 Anthology – $30.00
Senior/Student, with 2023 Anthology – $25.00
Click here to explore the 2023 Shortlist.

Ilya Kaminsky: Lecture & Fundraiser
2023-06-10 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join former Griffin Poetry Prize judge Ilya Kaminsky for a Zoom lecture and fundraiser. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards organizations supporting the people of Odessa.
Event description:
We will look at poets from Ukraine and from around the world and ask: what and how can we learn from them? In this time of crisis, what can poetry do? How can we learn from other poets to make craft that sustains, that stands up for us, that probes deeper into what is possible.
How do poets learn?
We will look at poets from numerous traditions, languages and cultures, and further ask: what is our place in this international conversation? How can we write the kind of poetry that in a time of crisis allows us to address our world?
This will be a three hour conversation on Zoom about various different poets and poetics. I will bring various examples, mini-lectures, and prompts, and answer your questions.
When: Saturday, June 10, 2023 1pm Eastern Time (10am Pacific time)
Attendance fee: $100
All proceeds from your attendance fee will be donated to the following organizations: 1) War Refugee Center and food bank in Odesa, Ukraine, 2) Evening Odesa newspaper that continues to fight corruption and cover culture even during bombardments and electricity outages and 3) Odesa UNESCO City of Literature Program that benefits Odesa poets.

Overheard Across Canada for Geist
2023-06-30
Our new obsession is eavesdropping. Send us the best one-liners you’ve overheard—on the street, in the park, in line at the grocery store—and you might see them in our next issue! Feel free to email us at geist@geist.com.

The Capilano Review: Deadline to Submit
2023-06-30 | Online
The Capilano Review is pleased to invite submissions of new and previously unpublished work for consideration in its forthcoming 2023–2024 publication year.
We welcome submissions of boundary-pushing, innovative writing across a variety of genres and forms, including but not limited to: poetry, experimental fiction, personal/poetic essay, creative nonfiction, and hybrid forms.
Writers are also welcome to pitch ideas for long-form critical essays (1500-2500 words) on contemporary art or artists, ideas for our online see to see section—reviews of recent or forthcoming literary/art books (500 words)—and ideas for feature interviews with Canadian authors and artists that may be of interest to our readership.
TCR seeks to redress historical inequity in the literary and visual art publishing spheres by prioritizing creative work from individuals from historically marginalized communities, including Black, Indigenous, and people of colour; queer and trans people; working-class and underemployed people; women, femme, and non-binary people; disabled people; and emerging artists. Writers are encouraged to self-identify in the body of their email to be prioritized in our editorial process.

Submission Guidelines:
– Submission period: June 1–30, 2023.
– Please take time to familiarize yourself with the magazine and the kind of work we publish before submitting.
– For writing submissions: Please submit a maximum of 6 pages in a Word doc file. If you have a specific vision in terms of layout, please include a PDF as a layout guide.
– For pitches: Please describe your proposed interview/review/critical text in a single paragraph within the body of your email, with links to any contextual images/information as necessary. Please also include 1-2 writing samples of relevant work.
– All submissions: Include a one-paragraph description of your project and a 50-word biography copied directly into the body of your email. Optional: Writers from historically marginalized groups may choose to self-identify in their email.
Questions? Contact us at contact@thecapilanoreview.com in advance of the submission deadline.
Submission to our open reading period is free, but please consider supporting TCR by reading and sharing the journal with your networks, purchasing a subscription for yourself or a friend, or making a one-time or monthly donation to allow us to continue to publish innovative work such as yours.
Accepted submissions of poetry and prose will be compensated at a rate of $50 CAD per page upon publication. Flat rate fees for commissioned interviews and critical texts range from $200–$500 CAD depending on length and scope and will be discussed upon acceptance of a pitch.

Ready to submit?
Email your submission to submissions@thecapilanoreview.com.
Our editorial team will aim to respond to selected submissions by the end of August.
We look forward to reading your work!

Vallum Poetry Award 2023 Deadline
2023-07-15 | Online
We are pleased and honoured to have Erín Moure as our poetry judge this year. Erín Moure is a poet and poetry translator based in Montreal. She has published 18 books of poetry, a coauthored book of poetry, essays, articles on translation, a biopoetics, two memoirs, and is translator or co-translator of 26 books from French, Galician, Portunhol, Portuguese, Spanish, and Ukrainian (with Roman Ivashkiv) into English and of one from Galician into French. Most recent: Chus Pato’s The Face of the Quartzes (Veliz Books, 2021), plus the chapbooks Retooling for a Figurative Life (Vallum, 2021) and Arborescence (Columba, 2022). Moure’s translation of Chantal Neveu’s This Radiant Life (Book*hug, 2020) won the 2021 GG for translation into English and the Nelson Ball Prize. Her Theophylline: an a-poretic migration via the modernisms of Rukeyser, Bishop, Grimké, will be out in August 2023 from House of Anansi Press, and her translation into French of Chus Pato’s Chair de Léviathan is forthcoming from Éditions Apic in Algiers, in the collection Poèmes du monde directed by Habib Tengour.
POETRY CONTEST RULES:

– Submit 1-3 poems, up to 6 pages of poetry. The entry fee covers 3 poems.
– Poems may be on any theme or subject, but must be original and not previously published. Begin each poem on a new page, use 12-point font, and single spacing. Experimental formatting is welcome, but please respect poem and page limits.

– First prize is $750 and one finalist will be awarded $250. Poems will be published in Vallum magazine and on Vallum’s website. Honourable mentions may be selected and published, but are not eligible for cash prizes.

– You may submit more than once.

– The document with your poems must not include your name. Please include a separate cover letter with your name, a short biographical statement, the titles of your poems, and how you heard about the award.

– Vallum staff will select a longlist of 20-30 poems for consideration by our guest judge.
– Simultaneous submissions are eligible, but please let us know immediately if your poem becomes unavailable. Email: submission@vallummag.com

WINNER: $750 + PUBLICATION
FINALISTS: $250 + PUBLICATION
ENTRY FEE: $25 for Canadian entrants, $30 for U.S. and international entrants. Payments are processed through our Submittable account. Each entry fee includes a free one-year subscription to Vallum!
If you are in a financial position where paying the entry fee poses a difficulty, please email us at submission@vallummag.com for details about how to submit. If you have any questions about the submission process, please email submission@vallummag.com.

Sheila-Na-Gig Editions First Chap Contest
2023-07-30 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Online
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions invites entries for a special First Chap contest. Please follow the guidelines below to be eligible for the contest.

IMPORTANT: This contest is meant to support early-career poets. Only poets who have NOT previously published a chapbook or full-length collection of poetry are eligible to submit.
–Submit a chapbook-length poetry manuscript (20-40 pgs — not including front and back matter) via Submittable. Manuscripts will not be considered via email or snail mail.
–Poems may be previously published in print journals or online, if you own the rights for reprints.
Simultaneous submissions accepted. Please notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Reading fees are not refundable.

Work will be judged on the merits of the manuscripts alone. Please help us judge the work anonymously by following these next guidelines carefully:
–DO NOT include a bio or formal cover letter.
–DO NOT include an acknowledgments page for previously published work. If your manuscript is selected for publication, you may send along this information later.
–DO NOT include your name ANYWHERE on your manuscript or in the Submittable title of your submission. Submissions that reveal authors’ identities will be disqualified, and fees will not be refunded.
–DO NOT include any poems that we have published in our journal Sheila-Na-Gig online (or in any of our anthologies published by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions). If we have published your work and you win the contest, you will have an opportunity to add these poems later.
THE PRIZE:

The selected manuscript will be published by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. For a sample volumes, check out https://sheilanagigblog.com/sheila-na-gig-editions-quick-shopping/
–$500 honorarium + 50% royalties
–25 copies of the published manuscript (and 55% discounts on future orders)
–All participants will receive a copy of the winning volume upon publication. International participants will receive pdf copies.

THE READING FEE: $20.00
THE SUBMISSION PERIOD: July 1-30, 2023 by 8:00pm (Pacific)
THE JUDGE: Hayley Mitchell Haugen, Founder & Editor, Sheila-Na-Gig online & Sheila-Na-Gig Editions: https://sheilanagigblog.com/about/
RESPONSE TIME: The winner will be announced on or before December 31, 2023
THE FINE PRINT: Sheila-Na-Gig Editions reserves the right to not select a winning manuscript. In the case of this unlikely event, reading fees will be refunded. We really want to publish manuscripts, however! Familiarize yourself with the works in Sheila-Na-Gig online to get a sense of our aesthetic. We publish well-crafted free verse poetry and especially seek poems with excellent imagery and a strong sense of voice. Chapbooks should also include a consistent theme.
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions seeks to support the work of marginalized voices. BIPOC and members of the LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to submit their work.

SUBMIT through Submittable

128 LIT International Chapbook Contest
2023-07-31 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Submissions are OPEN from May 15th through July 31st.

A winner and finalists will be announced in November 2023.
Award: $1,200, plus publication in print.
There will be a panel of judges that includes Mona Kareem, Saddiq Dzukogi, and Jacques Fux.
The 128 LIT International Chapbook Contest (between 20 & 40 pages) is for both poetry and prose. If individual pieces have been published elsewhere, that’s ok but the manuscript may not have been published as a whole before.
Prose will include fiction, essayistic pieces, and hybrid/cross-genre works. It’s fine if there is a combination of artwork/images and text as long as you’re aware that chapbooks will all be printed in black and white.
Translated manuscripts must be accompanied by the piece(s) in the original language(s). If translators are submitting, they also must have sufficient permissions from the author & publisher to translate and to have the entire manuscript published by 128 LIT.
We ask that all text, where possible, is in Times New Roman size 12 font. Prose pieces should also be double-spaced.
There will be a $18 reading fee that helps contribute to covering some administrative costs of running the platform.
Submit here.

Charles Simic Memorial Prize 2023
2023-07-31 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Hole In The Head Review has established the Charles Simic Poetry Prize to honor our late friend and mentor. First prize will receive $1,000 and publication in our November 1 issue. Winner will be announced at our October 26 poetry reading, on social media, and in our November 1 issue.
David Rivard, who taught with Charlie in The University of New Hampshire MFA program, will judge. Please contact me if you have any questions, editor@holeintheheadreview.com
All submissions should include:
–A title for your submission
–A brief 3rd person bio
–A cover letter and/or submission description
–We accept simultaneous submissions; please inform us immediately If you need to withdraw part of your submission
–Please submit no more than three poems at once, and upload them as a single file – preferably a Word file using a 12 point font; no more than one poem per page
–Please do not include your name or other identifying information on your submission
–We will accept multiple submissions with a submission fee for each
Please note that we kept the submission fee low to encourage all poets to submit regardless of financial status. If you are unable to submit because of financial hardship, please contact us at editor@holeintheheadreview.com
We appreciate any extra financial support for our work. Hole In The Head is always free of charge and staffed by tireless, poetry-loving volunteers! The Tip Jar is always open!

The Ruth and David Lampe Poetry Competition and Award
2023-07-31 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
All forms and styles of poetry considered. Open only to Canadian writers.
Closes Monday, July 31, 2023.
General guidelines:
• Up to 16 pages of poetry may be submitted as a suite (we advise the poems be a related grouping, not a hodgepodge of random selections; you may also submit a long/single poem).
• Formatting: single line spacing, on 8.5×11 pages, in a serif (eg Times, Garamond, etc.) 11 or 12 point font.
• There is no restriction on the number of submissions, subject matter, or style.
• If submitting more than one suite, please complete a separate submission form for each entry.
• Each suite submitted requires a $35.00 submission fee.
• Each suite submitted will receive a one-year/4-issue subscription to our Exile Quarterly ($39.00 value).
• Do NOT have your name appear anywhere on the pages of the poetry. Make sure to paginate (1/30, 2/30, 3/30…) and put the suite title on each page.
• Important: All (or any single) poems must not have been previously published. All work submitted for this competition must not be scheduled for publication in a book or anthology during the adjudication of our competition and/or and must not have been submitted elsewhere during the adjudication of our competition (approximately November 15, 2022 and/or until the shortlist is announced).
• Completing the Submission Form: Please include the following information:
a) Full Address (for your subscription).
b) Email and Telephone Number (in case we need to contact you).
c) Brief biography (five to seven lines) that includes previous periodical/online publications and/or book-length releases – publishing related information only, please.
d) Indicate if you are an Emerging Writer – or a Writer at Any Career Point (i.e. three or more published poetry books under your name). If there is a determination to be made, the judges will assess/confirm your category, based on your biography, books publication, awards, national media recognition, etc.
e) If you prefer we do not add your email to our mailing list, please indicate this on the submission form. (Each year we send some 15 notifications on our literary events, updates on Exile Editions books and Exile Quarterly new releases, follow up on our competitions, etc.). Or, you can indicate you prefer only to receive email updates for this particular contest.
• For full contest details: www.ExileQuarterly.com/poetry-and-fiction-competitionsIf you have any submission questions, email: admin@exilequarterly.com
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POSTAL MAIL – SUBMIT TO:
EXILE Quarterly (please indicated: Attn: fiction / poetry / non-fiction / drama / visual arts editor)
170 Wellington Street West
PO Box 308 Mount Forest ON N0G 2L0
Important: include a cover letter with your contact details, and any other relevant information.
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$35 Fee for submitting: this goes to the editors who read and consider the submissions.
Payment methods:
1) Pay with your Submittable submission.
2) If submitting by Canada Post, include a cheque payable to THE EXCELSIS GROUP.
3) If submitting by Canada Post, make an e-transfer to competitions@exilequarterly.com (important: indicate what the fee relates to).
Recycle: We do not return submissions. All materials are recycled, or properly disposed of.

The 2023 Adrift Chapbook Contest
2023-07-31 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Timeline

–Submissions are open from March 1st 2023 until July 31st 2023.
–Finalists and winner will be announced by Driftwood editors in November 2023.
–The winning chapbook(s) will be published in 2024.
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Guidelines​​
–Poetry only. Prose poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry with a visual component (color images accepted) are all welcome.
–15-40 pages of poetry (this does not include title, section break, or acknowledgement pages). We won’t turn you away if you are a few pages over or under, but please stay close to that limit.
–A standard, 12-point font is preferred.
–Poems may have been published individually, but not as a collection.
–Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know immediately if the collection has been accepted elsewhere.
–Submit works written in English only, no translations.
–Please submit your manuscript in a .doc, .docx, or PDF format.
–We read submissions blindly, so please do not include your name, email, or any identifying characteristics on the manuscript itself.
–Base submission cost is $13 USD.

Awards
–The winner will receive $750 dollars and 20 copies of their chapbook.
–A print run of the winning chapbook will be sold on our website, through affiliate bookstores, and will be nationally and internationally distributed by Ingram.
–The winner will also have the opportunity to be interviewed about their work; the interview will be published in the chapbook following the poems.
–The managing poetry editor may offer a runner-up full publication. If a runner-up is chosen, they will be awarded $350, 20 contributor copies, and the same level of marketing and distribution. ​

​Guest Judge
Carolyn Hembree’s third collection, For Today, will be published by LSU Press in 2024 as part of their Barataria Series. She is also the author of Rigging a Chevy into a Time Machine and Other Ways to Escape a Plague (Trio House Press, 2016), winner of the 2015 Trio Award and the 2015 Rochelle Ratner Memorial Award, and Skinny (Kore Press, 2012). She received a 2016-2017 ATLAS grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents and has also received grants and fellowships from PEN, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, and the Southern Arts Federation. A professor in the MFA program at the University of New Orleans, she was awarded the 2017 International Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award. Carolyn serves as poetry editor of Bayou Magazine.

The Half and One Poetry Video Contest
2023-07-31 23:59 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online
Based in the state of Meghalaya, India, Half and One is an online publisher of poetry, fiction, narrative nonfiction, and comics in written, audio, and video form.
We welcome submissions of previously unpublished poetry.
–Poetry submissions are poems between 20 and 70 lines.
–One poem per entry.
–The winner of The Half and One Poetry Video Contest receives a cash prize of $1000.
–Poems have to be creative enough for us to create a video out of.
–12 poems will be shortlisted for the final round.
–All 12 poems will be made into a poetry video.
–Award: $1000 USD / ₹80,000 & video made
Final deadline is July 31, 2023.
Please Note:
–We accept simultaneous submissions but please inform us at info@halfandone.com if your work has been accepted elsewhere.
–Please do not include your name or any identifying information on your submission.
By submitting to Half and One, you verify that you are the Author of the submitted work, and that the Author grants Rights to Half and One for publication. Rights revert to the Author upon publication.
–Please credit Half and One as place of first publication, Half and One reserves the right to make minor copy-editing changes to the manuscript.
–The Author grants the right to Half and One for creating a poetry video for their submitted piece.
–We reserve the right to extend the contest deadline as necessary.

In Conversation: Terrance Hayes and Roger Reeves
2023-08-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/North_Dakota/Center) | Austin Central Library, 710 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
The Library Foundation and Texas Book Festival continue the author series In Conversation with MacArthur Foundation Fellow Terrance Hayes and 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Roger Reeves.
In Conversation pairs writers for intimate, unmoderated discussions of their work. Both Hayes and Reeves have new essay collections.
Canonized, overlooked, and forgotten African American poets star in Hayes’ Watch Your Language, a fascinating collection of graphic reviews and illustrated micro-essays addressing the last century of American poetry. And in his debut work of nonfiction, Dark Days: Fugitive Essays, the Austin-based Reeves finds new meaning in silence, protest, freedom, and ecstasy.
The authors will sign books following the program.

Book Launch: Erín Moure
2023-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Parc Drolet, 4274 Drolet St, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 2L6, Canada
Poet, translator, and three-time Griffin finalist and judge Erín Moure launches her new collection, Theophylline: A Poetic Migration via the modernisms of Rukeyser, Bishop, Grimké, (House of Anansi Press) on August 3rd at 7:00pm ET in Montreal at Parc Drolet. Klara du Plessis joins her, reading from her new book of essays, I’mpossible Collab, upcoming this fall from Gaspereau Press.

Earlier this year, Moure took part in our Translation Talks alongside Valzhyna Mort.

Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest
2023-08-10 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
The Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest is an annual LCP Summer Lovin’ Contest that awards $500 for the single best poem submitted to our judges. This contest is open to all poets (professional, emerging, and first-time) in Canada, and is run each summer in memory of poet and friend Lesley Strutt.

Submissions Guidelines
This contest accepts poems in English, French and Innu-Aimun
Open to all poets (professional, emerging, first-time, etc.)
Submit one (1) poem per submission.
Please submit poetry that is unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
This annual contest has an entry fee of $5 per submission. If you are unable to pay the contest fee, please send email to admin@poets.ca
Multiple submissions are accepted, but the entry fee of $5 applies to each individual submission.
Eligible to Canadian poets, poets living and working in Canada, as well as Indigenous, Inuit and Métis poets who may not identify as Canadian but live in the region known colonially as Canada.

Columbia Journal: Issue 62 Deadline
2023-08-10 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
Columbia Journal seeks submissions of poetry, nonfiction, fiction, art, and translation, for both print and online. We welcome you to submit with us. We’re in search of innovative, outward-looking voices, stories that break boundaries and language that lingers.

Guidelines

Submissions should be sent through our Submittable.

Please allow us up to six months to respond. To get a sense of the work we have published recently, we recommend reading the Spring 2021 issue of the Journal, which you can order here. Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced, with numbered pages. Poetry may be single-spaced, but each poem should start on a new page.
Please submit up to 5 pages of poetry or up to 5,000 words of prose at a time.

We accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you please inform us as soon as your work is accepted somewhere else. You can withdraw a submission within the Submittable platform. If you only want to withdraw one piece (or poem) from your overall submission, please email info@columbiajournal.org with the details of your request. Print and Online: Submissions in multiple genres are okay.

Eligibility: If you have studied at or taught in the Columbia University School of the Arts Writing Program at any time in the past five years, you are ineligible to submit your original work.

Previously published materials: For the website, we do not publish previously published work. Please note that we require writers to submit letters of consent from the original author or their estate to our email, publisher.columbia@gmail.com, alongside submissions. We will be independently contacting writers if a translated piece is accepted by our staff. You may re-publish your work that appears on the site after 60 days, and we ask that you credit us in future publications. The best way to get a sense for what kind of work we are interested in is to read recent fiction, poetry and nonfiction on columbiajournal.org and to read the most recent print issues of Columbia Journal, copies of which you can order online.

Translations
We accept all forms of work in translation. Submissions should be kept at less than 5,000 words. Your submission should be in a DOC, DOCX, PDF, TXT, or RTF file format. Your name, a short (300 words or less) bio should be included in the cover letter. Please also include your preferred social media handles (Twitter, Instagram, etc.) if you would like to be tagged on our profiles should we publish your work. Bios over 300 words will be truncated at the reviewing editor’s discretion. Submissions will be considered for both the print and online editions.
Our editors do our best to be timely in their responses to submissions, but due to the number of submissions we receive, we cannot guarantee a specific time period in which a decision will have been made. We generally try to respond to submissions in six months or less. If your work is accepted elsewhere, please let us know as soon as possible, and we will withdraw it from our consideration.

2023 Fertile Festival of New & Inventive Works
2023-08-11 - 2023-08-20 | Remote Gallery, 568 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Alberta, M5V 1Y9, Canada
Ten immersive days featuring a feast of new & inventive works in poetry: installations, readings, launches, and gatherings.
Curated by HOA NGUYEN | KLARA DU PLESSIS
with
SHE WHO HAS NO MASTER[s]
DIANA KHOI NGUYEN
HOA NGUYEN
DEAN GARLICK
OANA AVASILICHIOAEI
KLARA DU PLESSIS
MARGARET CHRISTAKOS
SUBHANYA SIVAJOTHY
LANNII LAYKE
KIRBY
WILL MANNING
KATE SUTHERLAND
JENNIFER LOVEGROVE
ERÍN MOURE
T. LIEM
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CURRENT FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & UPDATES HERE
FESTIVAL PASS CHOOSE YOUR OWN PRICE POINT!
Passholders get early access to all festival events and receive 10% off designated merch during the festival. These passes go directly to assist festival costs. They’re priced geared to income/accessibility and number of events you plan on attending. [Limited number of passes at $25.] Basically, it’s an honour system. Thank you for your generous support.
Remote Gallery is a fully accessible space.

The Arkansas International: Issue 15 Deadline
2023-08-15 23:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The Arkansas International announces Issue 15: The Women’s Issue. Since our founding in 2016, the Arkansas International has been dedicated to publishing diverse, transnational voices. In 2024, we will advance this work by publishing our first issue dedicated entirely to women-identifying writers, translators, and artists.
VIDA: Women in Literary Arts has conducted a study focused on women in literary publishing since 2009. In its most recent study (2019), VIDA estimated that women writers made up only 35% of the total writers published when compared to men. This includes publications such as Harper’s (36.68% women published or employed), The Atlantic (36.55% women published or employed), and the New York Review of Books (33.37% women published/reviewed). VIDA reported only three major publishers––Tin House, New York Times Book Review, and Poetry––reached the benchmark of women representing 50% or more of their total writers published.
The Arkansas International defines women’s literature authored by women-identified writers, including transgendered and cisgendered women, as well as non-binary writers who also identify with the traditionally female pronouns, she/her/hers. We are especially interested in work that tells untold stories from experiences and identities often marginalized by the larger publishing industry. We’ll consider previously unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation between May 15 and August 15.
If you are submitting multiple pieces, please put them together in one submission. Since the number we can receive every month is capped, subsequent submissions will have to be returned unread.
Submissions of translated works must include a copy of the original text. If there are extenuating circumstances that prevent you from including a copy of the original text at the time of your submission, please note that in the cover letter. Before submitting translations of works that are not in the public domain, translators should identify the rights holder and obtain a statement that the rights to publish an English translation are available.
The Arkansas International cannot consider work from anyone currently or recently affiliated with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, which includes those who have studied or worked there within the past 4 years.
While we are no longer open to free submissions, we are happy to offer waivers to those identifying as BIPOC or in need of financial assistance. For more information on how to apply, please email editor@arkint.org.
Contributors will be paid $20 a printed page (capped at $250) and receive two complementary copies of the journal.
We accept electronic submissions only, via Submittable.

The Other Futures Award 2023
2023-08-15 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online
The Other Futures Award is given annually to an innovative, adventurous full-length work that challenges conventions of genre and language, content and form. Send us writing that imagines new lived or literary possibilities, and questions established paradigms.
The winner will receive publication with Futurepoem, an honorarium of $1000, a standard royalty contract, and 25 author copies. We will announce our decision in late 2023. The winning book will be published in 2025.
PROCESS: All submissions are read by at least two Futurepoem staff readers, who then recommend a limited group of manuscripts to the permanent editors. The winning manuscript is selected by Futurepoem’s permanent editorial staff. Our process is identity-hidden, so please be sure that the author’s name does not appear anywhere in the manuscript.
ELIGIBILITY: We welcome submissions by writers at any stage of their career. Manuscripts must be unpublished book-length works of prose, poetry, or multi-genre work. And though we are open to books with visuals, we have a limited capacity to support image-based projects. We publish poetry, first and foremost, and heavily image-based projects will be better served by a different publisher. Previously published poems or chapbooks may be included, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished. Writers who are not U.S. citizens are welcome to send work. Past or present students, colleagues, or close friends of Futurepoem editors are not eligible to submit.
TRANSLATIONS: We do not publish translations of works originally written in languages other than English. However, previously unpublished texts that engage bilingual or multilingual practices are welcome.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: We accept simultaneous submissions. Please notify Futurepoem as soon as possible if your book is accepted elsewhere.
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: We accept multiple submissions from the same author. Each manuscript should be submitted separately including a separate entry fee.
FORMAT: Suggested length is 50 to 150 pages, though manuscripts may be slightly shorter or longer. The Other Futures Award is an anonymized contest. Please include a title page with title only, and a table of contents. The author’s name should NOT appear anywhere in the manuscript.
REVISIONS: While we are not able to accept revisions during the reading period, the winner will be able to revise their manuscript before publication.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Please submit online using our Submittable page (futurepoem.submittable.com/submit). We cannot accept hardcopy or emailed submissions. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with our catalog before you submit.
ENTRY FEE: $28. We also offer need-based reduced fees of $18 and $9; please select the fee that is most appropriate for you. You can also choose to partially sponsor someone else’s submission for $35. A fee waiver is available for anyone who may need it — if the lowest fee represents a hardship for you, please email ahana@futurepoem.com with subject line: 2023 OFA Fee Waiver.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2023 at 11:59pm EST. The submission period begins on July 15, 2022.
