In 2022, the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival is inviting entries for the International Poetry Film Competition! Eligible for entry are short films, based on poems of no more than 15 minutes duration, produced in or after 2021. All languages are allowed. The competition winners will be awarded prize money. A program committee …
About The Coniston Prize is an annual award that recognizes an exceptional group of poems by a woman writing in English. Any poet who identifies as a woman is eligible. Past Winners 2021: Grace MacNair, selected by Yona Harvey; 2020: Laura Villareal, selected by Ada Limón; 2019: Quinn Lewis, selected …
From chapbooks to full-length collections, participants in The Sealey Challenge read a book of poetry each day in August. The goals are simple: read a book each day, engage with diverse voices and be an active member of an online community of poetry lovers. Join the challenge Plan your reading …
House of Anansi is open to receive direct submissions from authors twice a year, for a one-month period each, beginning February 1 and August 1. The portal is currently open for submissions. Agents are welcome to submit to individual editors at any time. Before submitting, please take the time to familiarize yourself …
Welcome to Speaking Crow the Virtual Edition! Just as before, we will be meeting the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm, this time via ZOOM. We have two registration options: 1)Register to be part of an enthusiastic Speaking Crow audience, and receive the ZOOM link to attend. 2)Register to …
The Granum Foundation Prize will be awarded annually to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works—such as poetry books, essay or short story collections, novels, and memoirs—or to help launch these works. Additionally, the Granum Foundation Translation Prize will be awarded to support the completion of a work translated by …
Mostly, we wanted to embark on an adventure. Join us. FERTILE FESTIVAL OF NEW & INVENTIVE WORKS IN POETRY 05 - 28 AUGUST 2022 KFB EAST at THE GREAT ESCAPE BOOK STORE 957 KINGSTON RD Curated by The Blasted Tree, Gap Riot Press & KFB Our Inaugural. Featuring a feast of New & Inventive Works in …
All are welcome to to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop, “The Poetry of Glossolalia,” created and led by Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí. In this session, we will discuss glossolalia as a poetic form by engaging work by poets who are making the poetry of prayer today and work by Black …
We’ve Weave is a Deep Curation collaborative, experimental poetry reading performance featuring Alexei Perry Cox and Kama La Mackerel, and curated by Klara du Plessis, produced in residency at Studio303 with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts and SpokenWeb. The performance is free to attend and no …
After a successful Irish tour in 2017 and again in 2019, as well as ten sold out seasons at the Irish Arts Center in New York, Muldoon’s Picnic returns for four dates nationwide 10-14 August 2022. An omnium-gatherum of poetry, prose and music, Muldoon's Picnic is hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning …
Doors at 7:30, show at 8 If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. We had to cancel Sounds Like Fire during the festival but you just can't keep a good fire down. The event features award-winning local poets and musicians Francis Arevalo, Kimmortal, Desiree Dawson and Hari …
The Waterford Poetry Prize is open to all writers currently living on the island of Ireland. Please see eligibility for details. Waterford Poetry Prize has emerged from the influence of the late Waterford writer Seán Dunne whose poetry continues to inspire. PRIZES The winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2022 will be announced at …
Vallum Magazine, House House Press, and St-Henri Books present a new Poetry Pop-Up! On Saturday August 13th from 12 - 4 pm we are reviving the poetry pop-up at Librarie St-Henri Books. Featured poets from the Vallum Chapbook Series as well as House House Press will be in the store, …
Get ready to snap those fingers and clap it up for poets hitting the mic once again. Join us August 14th at Soul Pepper Theatre (new venue) with our amazing feature poet Kahsenniyo from Six Nations. It will be a night to remember! Key details: Time: Show 8:00pm | Doors 7:00pm …
John Murillo and Nicole sealey are editing, for Wesleyan University Press, an anthology dedicated to Yusef Komunyakaa, who received our 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award. Please consider submitting: Dear Yusef: Essays, Letters, and Poems For and About One Mr. Komunyakaa Edited by John Murillo and Nicole Sealey Wesleyan …
The Other Futures Award is given annually to an innovative, adventurous full-length work that challenges conventions of genre and language, content and form. We are interested in writing that imagines new lived or literary possibilities, and questions established paradigms. The winner will receive publication with Futurepoem and an honorarium of …
It could be the best two months of your life — a time to reflect, to discover the Yukon, and to fully dedicate yourself to your work-in-progress. Berton House is situated in Dawson City, Yukon, on the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in. Located in the childhood home of iconic …
Through the month of August, the Writers Guild of Alberta will be streaming prerecorded author interviews in our new Authors on Authors series. August 17 will focus on Research with Carissa Halton and Michael Hingston.
Writers around the globe stand in solidarity with Salman Rushdie and celebrate his tireless advocacy for the freedom of expression and the plight of imperiled writers around the globe. Join PEN America, The New York Public Library, and Penguin Random House as we gather with friends, supporters, readers, and members of the literary …
South African spoken word poets can win a place at the 2022 Poetry Africa festival that will take place in October this year by entering Poetry Africa’s monthly poetry competition. • Poets may only submit one poem per month for the competition. • Poems may be in any South African …
What does it mean to experience art and poetry in the Metaverse? Since Artnet was founded in 1989, it has remained at the forefront of critical conversations about art and technology. Now, we invite you to explore the Metaverse with us—to experience art in a totally new way. Organized with …
Vancouver-based literary magazine PRISM international launches this Summer’s edition – Issue 60.4. On Thursday, August 25 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Vancouver-based literary magazine PRISM international for the launch event of this Summer’s edition – Issue 60.4. At this in-person event, writers Alice Turski, Brandi Bird, K. …
Join Writers for Democratic Action (WDA) on Saturday, August 27th at 3 pm EST for a special online event with new U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin and moderated by Tara Skurtu, as a part of WDA’s Book the Vote Democracy Book Club. They will be …
You are invited to a spectacular afternoon of poetry to benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund with San Francisco poet laureates devorah major and Tongo Eisen-Martin (past Griffin Poetry Prize finalist) joined by Avotcja, Francisco Herrera, and Shanga Labossiere. This virtual program by Zoom will conclude with time for open …
Emerge—Surface—Be is a natural extension of The Poetry Project’s program offerings. It formalizes the distinct yet unspoken pedagogical aspect of The Poetry Project’s programs while providing a unique opportunity to support, develop, and present emerging NYC based poets of promise. We are pleased this year to have support for five mentor/fellow …
Oxford Poetry is pleased to present the inaugural Oxford Poetry Prize, awarded for a single poem in the English language. This year’s guest judge is Emily Berry. The winner of the prize receives £700, the runner-up £200, and the third-place winner £100. All of the winning poets will be offered publication …
Our 2022 open poetry competition is open to poets of all levels until 31st August 2022 (midnight UK time). Entries can be on any subject. Entries will be shortlisted and judged anonymously. Competition Prizes Winner: £125 & Featured in the Steel Jackdaw magazine Runner Up: £50 & Featured in the Steel …
In April 2020, Arc began a monthly prize – a 50/50 cash prize, a vintage object d’art (loosely interpreted) and the all the honour and respect that comes with winning the Arc Award of Awesomeness. DEADLINE: The last day of the month Contest Guidelines: The entry fee is $2 CDN. We recommend taping …
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OPEN Submissions are now OPEN from July 25 to September 1, 2022! Read our guidelines below and submit your work via Submittable. Canthius is an intersectional feminist magazine that publishes poetry and prose by writers of marginalized gender identities, including trans, Two Spirit, non-binary, agender, cis women, …
Come see The Lytics & DJ Mama Cutsworth live at The Beer Can for a last summer hurrah in support of CV2, Canada’s oldest poetry publication! Bring your friends, family, or summer fling down to The Beer Can for good eats, good drinks, and an evening of music, poetry, and overall swell …
Artists and writers from around the world are invited to create and explore the land from Wallace Stegner’s historic childhood home as part of a one month residency program. We are CURRENTLY ACCEPTING submissions for eleven monthly residencies for 2023. The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2022 Writers, visual …
Are you a young poet aged 16-26? Are you Nigerian or do you have Nigerian heritage? Do you have an interest in exploring additional languages in your poetry? The Poetry Translation Centre (UK) and Book Buzz Foundation (Nigeria) are looking for poets in London and Lagos to take part in …