Du 29 mai au 4 juin, le Festival de la poésie de Montréal fêtera son dix-huitième printemps, déjà ! Pour célébrer sa majorité, il fera tout un « party » avec une Nuit (métal) de la poésie, un événement-hommage à Nicole Brossard, l'Argentine comme pays à l'honneur, l'incontournable Marché de …
Established in memory of poet Bronwen Wallace, this award alternates each year between short fiction and poetry. The 2017 prize will be given for an outstanding work of poetry. As Ms. Wallace’s first book was not published until she was 35, this annual award is given to a writer below …
The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto, Shab-e She’r has been bridging the gap between diverse poetry communities, bringing together people from different ethnicities, nationalities, ages, disabilities, religions (or lack thereof), poetic styles, voices and visions. At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity …
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 BOAAT Chapbook Prize is awarded annually to a single poet, at any point in their literary career. The guest judge for 2017 is Natalie Diaz. Based in Virginia, BOAAT publishes poetry collections, chapbook and an online journal of poetry. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
The League of Canadian Poets’ 2017 AGM and conference will take place in Toronto from June 9 to 11, 2017. The League is excited to have its annual awards celebration, feminist caucus programming, members-only events and much, much more. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association is holding its 32nd Annual Poetry Anthology contest for residents of Ontario. Entries must be in English, previously unpublished and not submitted for consideration elsewhere. Number of entries is unlimited, but no more than six poems from one poet will be included …
The Aspiring Canadian Poets Contest provides an opportunity to shine a spotlight on unpublished Canadian poets. Launched by Heidi M. Stock in April (National Poetry Month) 2012, this contest invites the participation of Canadian poets who have not published any of their original creative writing (poems or prose). The 2017 …
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 features readings by Lise Gaston, Emily Izsak, Michael Belcher and Jessi MacEachern. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
Join Brick, A Literary Journal for the launch of Brick 99! Hosted by Laurie D. Graham, and featuring Mark Anthony Jarman, Emily M. Keeler and more, PWYC or free when you purchase or subscribe to Brick. Grab a copy of this wonderful new issue (they're calling it "The Gretzky") and …
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 features the launch of the latest issue of Poetry Is Dead magazine. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
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 …
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 features readings by Joshua Beckman, Gloria Frym and Jennifer Still. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
Annually, the readings by the Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted poets are highly anticipated. Again in 2017, the readings will be held at beautiful Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, part of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. The evening will also include the announcement of the Griffin …
The Griffin Poetry Prize International and Canadian winners will be announced at a gala awards evening, and immediately shared via the Griffin Poetry Prize web site and social media channels. Take a look back at the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize winners. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
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 features readings by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, Sarah Pinder and R. Kolewe. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
The League is excited to have its annual awards celebration, feminist caucus programming, members-only events and much, much more. The League’s annual conference is proud to have events each year that are open to the public. These events are of interest to writers, poets, publishing professionals, and patrons of the …
The Hornets are a working group of 10 poets, Alex Berry, Ruth Brock, Sue Chamberlain, Naomi Crosby, Eve Ellis, Ceri Hunter, Karen Littleton, Miranda Peake, Meg Rumbelow Hemsley and Susanna Steele. Join them upstairs at The Betsey Trotwood in London, to hear the latest poetry from the Hornet Press collective. …
On June 10th at an awards ceremony in Toronto, the League of Canadian Poets will announce winners of the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award and, together with the Calgary Spoken Word Society, the finalists for the 2017 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award. Learn more …
Lambda Literary is oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature in the US. The organization announced the finalists of the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known. They were chosen from nearly 900 submissions and over 300 publishers. Winners will be announced at …
Running since May 9, 1980, the Tree Reading Series (Tree) is one of Canada's longest-running literary events and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary community. Tree is a non-profit organization that supports established and emerging writers from Ottawa and across Canada by offering a supportive public venue for writers …
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 first Welsh Poetry Competition was set up by poet & writer Dave Lewis in 2007. Officially launched on St David’s Day @ Clwb-Y-Bont, Pontypridd, 2007 the aim is to encourage and foster the wealth of creative writing talent that is known to exist in Wales but currently languishes in …
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 Seamus Heaney Centre Prize for First Full Collection 2017 will be £5,000. In addition the winner will be invited to read at Glucksman Ireland House at New York University for the annual Tom Quinlan Lecture in Poetry, provided with travel, accommodation, and an honorarium. Learn more here. Return to …
The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto, Shab-e She’r has been bridging the gap between diverse poetry communities, bringing together people from different ethnicities, nationalities, ages, disabilities, religions (or lack thereof), poetic styles, voices and visions. At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity …
Running since May 9, 1980, the Tree Reading Series (Tree) is one of Canada's longest-running literary events and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary community. Tree is a non-profit organization that supports established and emerging writers from Ottawa and across Canada by offering a supportive public venue for writers …
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 …
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
The Ledbury Poetry Festival takes place over ten days each July. Touted as the biggest and best poetry festival in the UK and celebrating its 21st year, the Ledbury Poetry Festival features poets from all over the world. There are live readings, performances, workshops, open mics, music, exhibitions, films, family …
Today is the first of two deadlines for the C$200,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for 2018. Books must be submitted postmarked no later than June 30, 2017 for books published between January 1 and June 30, 2017. Learn more here about how to enter and how to obtain entry forms. Return …
The Fool for Poetry Chapbook Competition is open to new, emerging and established poets from any country BUT at least one of the winners will be a debutante (with no chapbook or book published previously). Up to 25 - 50 other entrants will be publicly listed as "highly commended". The …
Entries are open for the Live Canon 2017 International Poetry Competition, with a first prize of £1000 for a single poem. Poet Clare Pollard is the guest judge. 50 poems will be longlisted and published in Live Canon's 2017 anthology. 20 poems will be shortlisted and performed by the Live …