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Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Contest submission deadline

Arc Poetry Magazine welcomes Poem of the Year entries from Canada, the United States, and around the world. Entrants may submit up to two unpublished poems with each $35 fee (extra poems: $5 per poem). The length of each poem must not exceed 100 lines. Learn more here. Return to …

Black History Month

During Black History Month, Canadians celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation it is today. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.

How to Write a Poem, with Jo Shapcott and Daljit Nagra

This is a playful, supportive three-month poetry course for beginners and aspiring amateur poets, with two of the best practitioners and teachers in the country – all at the home of British poetry, Faber & Faber. Over the course of three months, join award-winning Faber & Faber poets Jo Shapcott …

Reading and Writing through H.D.’s Collected: a poetry workshop

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 …

Granta 141 – Canada submission deadline

Granta 141: Canada will be guest-edited by Catherine Leroux and Madeleine Thien. Submissions, in French and English, are welcome for this special issue. The editors welcome fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The work may be of this place, directly or obliquely – historical, imagined, recuperated, possible – but there is no …