All knife | fork | book readings events happen Thursday evenings (unless otherwise noted). Doors open at 6:30 pm at Rick’s Cafe in Kensington Market. This event's featured guests are poets Claire Caldwell and Laura K McRae. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
Canada's Lisa Robertson is known for subject matter that includes political themes, such as gender and nation, as well as the problems of form and genre; she has written works that explore literary forms such as the pastoral, epic, and weather forecast. Her books of poetry include XEclogue (1993); Debbie: …
The Humber Literary Review is now accepting submissions for its Spring/Summer issue. Deadline is January 20th. The publication pays $100 per essay, short fiction, 2-3 poems. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
In this workshop (which runs most Sundays from January 22nd to April 30th, with some exceptions), participants in person and online will study H.D.’s Collected Poems. Participants spend the first hour reading poems (aloud) and another hour writing. The writing portion takes the form of starting points and prompts drawn …
To celebrate the WordsThaw Writers Festival in 2017, The Malahat Review is pleased to announce the first-annual WordsThaw Prize. An exciting showcase of emerging talent in Greater Victoria, this contest will award a cash prize of $500 each in two categories: Poetry and Micro Text (either short fiction or creative …