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The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The prize is open to anyone (over 16) as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 …
The perfect candidates will be wildly in love with stories, and fascinated with how authentic community building can create a more humane and beautiful world. They will know in their bones that when people are truly heard in their creative expressions, they become more whole, more courageous, and more kind. …
There are three things to consider when the New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon sweeps you into its gracefully uncouth embrace – what it is, what it was, and who you will be when it’s over. An untamed gathering of the heart’s secret, wild nobility – over 150 poets, performers, and …
Columba is a small online quarterly of new poems. Contributors are predominantly from Canada and the USA, including Stephanie Burt (forthcoming), Leah Umansky, Flavia Cosma (forthcoming), Darren Bifford, and Sue Sinclair, among others. Columba's editors are based in eastern Canada, but its readership is broad. The submissions window opens and …
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 …
If, as is understood by the faculty, much of the anxiety about contemporary poetry can be described as an identity crisis — if it is a struggle between the old and the new cast as one having to do with voice, theme, and tradition — then who can inherit the …
With the Poetry In Voice / Les voix de la poésie recitation contests, students choose classic and contemporary poems from the junior anthology for grades 6-8. Then they learn them deeply, commit them to memory, hone their recitation skills, and compete for over $75,000 in travel and prizes. Learn more …
To commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, Scottish PEN is bringing together writing influenced by the declaration for a collection of poetry and prose to be published in August 2020, with an award of three prizes of £250 for pieces selected by Scottish PEN and Sir Tom …
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 purpose of this anthology is to explore the question of how mixed-race women in North America identify in the 21st Century. The anthology will also serve as a place to learn about the social experiences, attitudes, and feelings of others, while investigating more general questions around what racial identity …
While most chapbook contests offer maybe $500 and 25 copies of your chapbook, Rattle is going to give one poet something special. Every year, three winners will receive: $5,000. 500 copies. Distribution to Rattle’s 7,000 subscribers. In a world where a bestselling full-length poetry book means 1,000 copies sold, the …
Pandora's Collective is proud to offer ongoing literary events, poetry workshops, the Annual Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival, poetry contests and youth scholarships. They also provide valuable resources for the literary arts community such as their e-news letter and community calendar. They strive to provide a safe and inspiring environment …
Renowned poet and teacher, Donny O’Rourke has a few places available on this long established, popular and influential, afternoon course. Each week a task is set and the poems it prompts are collectively critiqued in a discussion led by the tutor. Warm, witty and welcoming; that has been Donny’s approach …
Taddle Creek No. 44 shakes things up with a true winter launch! Featuring readings by Victoria Hetherington and J. R. McConvey, and a special heavenly guest appearance by Richard Kelly Kemick, author of I Am Herod. Plus some other potential surprises. Admission is free, as is the fireplace. Learn more …
Even more minimalist than haiku, the "monoku" is a poem in one short line. They’ve become increasingly popular and more widely published in journals and anthologies. So if a single short line is the shape of monoku, what is the substance of this tiny haiku derivative? This course will encourage …
Delve into the delightful world of poetry chapbooks. In the early era of printing, chapbooks were inexpensively produced, popular pamphlets; in 20th century Canada, publishers used them as an economical way to print poetry. These diminutive books preserve the voices of many emerging and established writers and provide a window …
The first Third Thursday Poetry Reading of 2020 will feature Chelsea Rathburn on January 16 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. The program will begin with an open mic session at 6, after which Rathburn will read. Learn more here.
Join Coach House Books, Art Metropole, and Canadian Art in Toronto on January 17th at MOCA to celebrate the launch of Lisa Robertson’s debut novel The Baudelaire Fractal and the Winter 2020 issue of Canadian Art, which features an advance excerpt from the novel. Lisa Robertson will give a reading …
EW Readings presents a workshop on writing that dares with award-winning author Canisia Lubrin. To Detect from the Echo will center on writing that dares. Whether concepts, literary visions, or the need to break from what is comfortable, participants will explore literary departures through cross-disciplinary exercises. The page wants your …
Students of English Literature and Film (SELF) is looking for emerging writers to be showcased in Emerging Voices, their newest creative writing magazine. This call is extended to all University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) students regardless of discipline. The publication is currently accepting: Flash Fiction (max 500 words) Poetry (max …
The next Dead Poets reading will take place at the Vancouver Public Library's Central Branch on January 19, 2020. It will feature: Charles Bukowski (1920 – 1994) Michael Mirolla John Thompson (1938 – 1976) Isabella Wang Basho (1644–1694) Jane Munro June Jordan (1936– 2002) Junie Désil Learn more here.
The acclaimed poet Anne Simpson will be hosted by the Haliburton Society on January 20th as a guest in the Live Poets! reading series. The reading will take place at 7:00 in the President’s Lodge and will be followed by a reception. Copies of Anne’s latest collection, Strange Attractor, will …
Poets & Players is pleased to announce its 8th poetry competition, run by one of Manchester’s leading organisers of poetry and music events. The judge for 2020 is Sinéad Morrissey. 1st Prize: £600 2nd Prize: £200 3rd Prize: £100 Commended poets at the judge’s discretion. Learn more here.
Join Inkwell instructor Leanne for a walk-through of the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs, followed by a creative writing workshop inspired by memory and reconstruction. Learn more here.
Learn about the Canada Council for the Arts' recent activities and get an overview of the year ahead. Chair Pierre Lassonde and Director and CEO Simon Brault will present highlights from 2019 and the vision for the coming year. The APM is open to the public and will also be …
The 2019-2020 Writers Read Concordia season emphasizes the local, the influencers, the activist, the transformative, the conversation and the collaborative impulses. Writers Read Concordia presents writer Lisa Robertson in conversation with Sina Queyras. Learn more here.
Poetry is the oldest and most diverse of literary forms, working with language at its most fundamental levels. All writers, be they poets, novelists, memoirists, or screen-writers are best prepared to approach their craft if they have a firm understanding of how language is used in a poem. In this …
The Scottish Poetry Library is seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join its small but dedicated team as our Head Librarian to manage and develop our physical and digital collections, and library service staff. The successful candidate will be a professionally qualified librarian. A commitment to providing high-quality customer …
The Poetry London Reading Series, in partnership with the London Public Library, hosts monthly readings and poetry workshops in London, Ontario. They bring a diverse list of Canada’s finest poets into London for readings, as well as providing a wide range of poetry-related opportunities for local writers and poetry aficionados. …
Writing North is a free two-day writers’ festival for Saskatoon’s community of writers and anyone interested in writers and books. This year’s festival features five Canadian writers from diverse genres and backgrounds to talk about writing in Western Canada: Louise Halfe, Tim Lilburn, Casey Plett, Candace Savage and Paul Seesequasis. …
Poets & Players is known for its imaginative programming of complementary arts — poetry with music, dance and visual art — in several striking settings in Manchester, UK, particularly the Whitworth Art Gallery. Newer writers are showcased alongside established poets and musicians. This event features poets Jo Shapcott, Kim Moore …
Time to warm up with words! Take in this lively gathering of readings from Arc Poetry Magazine and the Best Canadian Poetry in English 2019. Featuring Claudia Coutu Radmore, Nancy Jo Cullen, Ben Ladouceur, Sarah Tsiang + the work of other poets read aloud. Witness firsthand how our best poets …
Poetry is Dead, a much loved magazine that has been championing some of poetry's most poignant voices for a decade, is its launching the final issue. The theme of the final issue is Small Towns. Farming districts, factory villages, ghost towns, bedroom communities, alternative societies, touristic hamlets, and shtetls: Poetry …
Come out to the Poetry Works! pop-up dispensary of free poetry advice at the Ottawa Farmer's Market (Lansdowne) on Sunday, January 26. Joining Ottawa's English Poet Laureate Deanna Young will be Ottawa poets Anita Lahey and Sneha Madhavan-Reese, ready to chat about all things poetic and read you a poem. …
Writers/artists Oana Avasilichioaei and Moina Pam Dick read from their new hybrid books, setting form, thought, threat and escape, the drawn, seen and sounded in dialogue. Eight Track is a transliterary exploration of traces. Sound recordings, surveillance cameras, desert geoglyphs, drone operators, refugee interviews, animal imprints, and audio signals manifest …
This one-off Nothing But the Poem reading group will focus on the work of celebrated Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan, whose centenary year begins in April 2020. Morgan was Scotland’s first Makar (2004) and his career varied widely, with his working constantly evolving across multiple forms and genres. Nothing But the …
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 …
An ideal environment for artistic inspiration and growth, Writing Studio is structured to provide an extended period of uninterrupted writing time and one-on-one editorial assistance from experienced writers/editors. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with a community of working writers, work with a voice and movement coach, and to …
This is a weekly discussion group exploring God and people's perceptions of God through contemporary and traditional poetry, hymns, and poetical passages from the Bible. Participants are welcome to bring their own readings or poems they have written themselves. No prior knowledge of poetry or literature is required. Learn more …
Writer and editor Elee Kraljii Gardiner introduces a new reading series: The Whole Cloth, an uncut reading of an entire book of poems. The inaugural poet is Sherwin Bitsui, sharing his most recent work from Copper Canyon Press, Dissolve. Learn more here.
Compression, image, metaphor, voice — there are many routes to the short poem. How does it accomplish so much in a little arena? This workshop will explore the elements behind the short poem. Through examples, exercises, discussion and reflection, participants will explore the landscape of the small. The opportunity to …