Inspired by the late artist and poet Adrian Henri’s interdisciplinary spirit, a season of art, poetry and music reflecting on the experience of the city comes to Whitechapel Gallery this spring. Musician Thurston Moore and arts editor Eva Prinz curate three evenings of experimental performance from today’s leading poets and …
This is a facilitated retreat for eight poets who have a publication record of at least one book of poetry or the equivalent in periodicals and are working towards manuscript completion. The colloquium offers a small group context. Focus will be on individual manuscript consultations and on seminar discussions dealing …
The Unamuno Author Festival 2019 will celebrate the growing community of US and UK anglophone and Latinx poetry around Desperate Literature bookshop in association with the Unamuno Author Series with one week of readings and lectures from fifty poets and non-fiction writers. As part of the festival, theyy are also …
Established in memory of poet Bronwen Wallace, this award alternates each year between short fiction and poetry. The 2019 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 …
On May 28 the Writers' Trust of Canada celebrates the 25th anniversary of the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers with host Shelagh Rogers. Join them at the Leslie and Anna Dan Galleria, located at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, for a beautiful event where each finalist …
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 …
Concrete is Porous, Act 1: Visual is an exhibition of concrete poetry. After stints in Toronto and Ottawa, the exhibition will be presented at Common Ground Gallery in Windsor. The exhibition features work by bill bissett, derek beaulieu, Adeena Karasick, bpNichol, Gary Barwin, Gustave Morin, Grant Wilkins, Barbara Caruso, Judith …
Experience an intimate evening with Canadian icon and literary legend, Margaret Atwood. The author’s dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, has been adapted into a critically acclaimed TV series – receiving 13 Emmy nominations and eight awards. Margaret Atwood: From The Handmaid’s Tale to Art & Technology; An Evening in Conversation …
The Niagara Branch of Canadian Authors is holding its annual poetry contest for residents of Ontario. All poems must be in English and previously unpublished. Entry fee is $15 for up to three poems and $4 for each additional poem. Number of entries is unlimited. Prizes are: 1st prize: $300; …
Submit up to three Haiku’s for your chance to win! The winner will receive $120 CAD ($100 prize + $20 honorarium), 2 copies of Dreamers magazine (1 print, 1 electronic), and 2 special Dreamers keychains on which the winning poem will be printed. Learn more here.
Boulevard magazine offers $1,000 and publication for the winning group of three poems by a poet who has not yet published a book of poetry with a nationally distributed press. Learn more here.
Annually, the readings by the Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted poets are highly anticipated. Again in 2019, 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 presentation 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 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize winners.
Since 2011, The Word On The Street Saskatoon has proudly hosted a wide and diverse range of literary talent from across Canada. Their eighth annual festival is shaping up to be another great one. Learn more here.
The Edna Staebler Laurier Writer-in-Residence program is a residency for Canadian writers. Wilfrid Laurier University offers both shorter, "intensive" residency opportunities and longer residencies, depending on available funds and local planning initiatives from year to year. All Canadian writers of established literary reputation in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction or drama …
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 …
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 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 …
Today is the first of two deadlines for the C$200,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for 2020. Books must be submitted postmarked no later than June 30, 2019 for books published between January 1 and June 30, 2019. Learn more here about how to enter and how to obtain entry forms.
The competition is open to new, emerging and established poets from any country. One of these winners will be the highest scoring manuscript entered by a poet with no solo collection (full-length or chapbook) previously published. Up to 25 other entrants will be publicly listed as "highly commended". The winning …