The Poetry Translation Centre invites international publishers to submit entries for the fourth biennial Sarah Maguire Prize, celebrating the best poetry book translated into English by a living poet from beyond Europe. Submissions open on 10 July 2025 and close on 31 December 2025. The shortlist will be announced by …
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions invites entries for our annual First Chapbook contest. Please follow the guidelines below.Jessica Manack’s Gastromythology was our 2023 winner! Our 2024 winner, Elinor Ann Walker’s work, Fugitive but Gorgeous, will be published in 2025! IMPORTANT: This contest is meant to support early-career poets. Only poets who have NOT previously published a …
Words Without Borders Social Media Coordinator Part-time Remote The social media coordinator’s mission is to drive engagement and growth across Words Without Borders’ social media channels as we work to broaden the audience for international literature. Reporting to the marketing and communications manager and working closely with the editorial, digital, and …
Work With Us We’re recruiting: Chair & Trustees Are you keen to move the arts forward? Are you passionate about the role the arts can play in building a better society? Do you think that diverse voices deserve to be heard through poetry? Do you want to be an empowering …
In 2024 the Ontario Arts Council, in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets, created the Lillian Allen Prize and the Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize to recognize and celebrate spoken word poetry. The prizes are named after Canadian poet and spoken word artist Lillian Allen. Her distinctive approach to …