The Art Bar is recognized as Canada's longest running poetry-only, weekly reading series. Since 1991, it has featured both emerging and established poets from across Canada and occasionally from abroad. It has become a hub for the poetry community, and entry point for new voices, a place for people to …
The launch of Gordon Hill Press' very first season will be held at the brand new Knife | Fork | Book space at Artscape Youngplace. The launch will feature readings by all their fall authors – Roxanna Bennett, Gary Barwin, Danny Jacobs, and Tom Prime. It should be a great …
Prairie Fire is now accepting entries for the Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award, Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Contests. Although the deadline is November 30 (postmarked), you may submit anytime. The 2019 poetry judge is Jennifer Still. Learn more here.
Minola Review's inaugural Poetry and Fiction Contests are now open! Enter to win the grand prize of $750 in each category, plus publication in Minola Review. Submissions will be accepted until December 1, 2019. The contests are open to Canadian and international women and non-binary writers anywhere in the world, …
Named “Canada’s coolest poet” by Time Out London, Priscila Uppal was a tour-de-force and her poetry was anything but sit-down, tame, or by-the-book. She often used humour to confront darker issues head on, wasn’t afraid to laugh at our beautiful and messy world, and found joy in the glamorous through …