Awards & Contests

Book Awards
Contests
Poem In Your Pocket Day Contest
Youth Awards
Spoken Word Award
Special Recognition Awards

Book Awards

celebrating poetry

Gerald Lampert Memorial Award

for a debut book of poetry

The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized authors’ tours and took a particular interest in the work of new writers. The award recognizes a first book of poetry published by a Canadian. The award carries a $2,000 prize and is awarded annually in May.

Pat Lowther Memorial Award

for a book of poetry by a woman

The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is awarded memory of the late Pat Lowther, whose career was cut short by her untimely death in 1975.  This award is inclusive of trans women and non-binary individuals who feel comfortable being recognized by a women’s prize. The Pat Lowther Memorial Award carries a $2000 prize and is awarded annually in May.

Raymond Souster Award

for a book of poetry by a League member

The Raymond Souster Award honours Raymond Souster, an early founder of the League of Canadian Poets, and carries a $2000 prize, awarded annually in May.

Eligibility Guidelines for Book Awards

Authors must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents
Submitted titles must have one author. Translators are not eligible as authors
Titles must be at least 48 pages in length, excluding front and back material
If a title is “selected” or “collected” work, it must contain at least 50% new material, measured in pages of text. This percentage must be identified with the submission.
Chapbooks and self-published books are not eligible.
Submissions are welcome in any language, but submissions in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation (the original language text must have been published in 2022)
Titles may be submitted by a publisher, author, or other nominator.
Please submit only one (1) book per form
Submissions will include three (3) copies of each title submitted, per award, and one (1) additional copy of each book, as well as a $25.00 submission fee per title and per award. Fee reductions are available for books authored by BIPOC and/or LGBTQI2S writers. Books must be submitted as hard copies, with PDFs accepted only for exceptional circumstances. Please contact [email protected] to inquire.

Submission Guidelines for Book Awards

Contests

Where poetry wins big!

Cold Moon Contests

Run annually November 15 – January 20. Winners announced on March 21 (World Poetry Day).

Now Open! LCP’s Cold Moon Contests are looking for poetry big and small Enter the Very Small Verse and Broadsheet Contests today!

Very Small Verse Contest Submission Guidelines

The Very Small Verse Contest invites and challenges poets to submit a poem at least six (6) words in length but no more than two hundred (200) characters.

The winner will receive $300, publication in the 2023 Poem In Your Pocket Day Booklet, as well as have their poem professionally designed and printed on a T-Shirt or tote bag.

Submissions guidelines

Poems must be previously unpublished and at least 6 words in length to a maximum of 200 characters
You may submit one poem per submission/submission fee.
Fees are $2.50 for League members and $5 for non-members.
You may submit multiple times, but please note the submission fee applies to each submission
Eligible to Canadian poets and poets living and working in Canada

Broadsheet Contest Submission Guidelines

What is a broadsheet? By definition, a broadsheet is a large piece of paper printed with information on one side only. In the world of poetry, a broadsheet is a great format in which to share or showcase one stand-out poem – winning this contest will surely do both!

The winner of the Broadsheet contest will receive $300, publication in the 2023 Poem In Your Pocket Day Booklet, and a special broadsheet of their poem handcrafted by artist Briar Craig.

Submission Guidelines:

Poems must be previously unpublished (in print OR online) and no longer than 40 lines.   
You may submit one (1) poem per entry fee.  
Fees are $5 for League members and $10 for non-members.
You may submit multiple times, but please note the submission fee applies to each submission.
Eligible to Canadian poets and poets living and working in Canada

How to Submit

Meet the Jurors

The 2023-2024 Very Small Verse Contest Juror is kjmunro!

Katherine J. Munro publishes under the name kjmunro. Originally from Vancouver, she moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991 & now lives on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation & the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, & a member of The Federation of BC Writers & The Haiku Society of America. Her work placed first in The League of Canadian Poets Very Small Verse Contest in 2019, has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, & her debut poetry collection is contractions (Red Moon Press, 2019). She is the recipient of the 2023 Borealis Prize – The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution. kjmunro1560.wordpress.com

The 2023-2024 Broadsheet Contest Juror is Pujita Verma!

Pujita Verma is an Indo-Canadian poet and illustrator. In 2023, she won the League of Canadian Poets’ Broadsheet Contest, a Mississauga Arts Council Award, and was Runner-Up for the Janice Colbert Poetry Award. She was formerly Mississauga’s Youth Poet Laureate (2018-20) and a Poetry in Voice National Finalist. Pujita has recited poetry on CBC’s The National and Metro Morning, at the IB Global Virtual Conference, and the Governor General’s Literary Awards. A few of her poems were published in the Emerge 4 Chapbook (PS Guelph, 2023) as the poetry winner of the Eden Mills Writer’s Festival Literary Contest.

Enter the Cold Moon Contests

Summer Lovin Contests

Run annually, June 1 – August 10. Winners announced September 20.

Our jurors will evaluate each entry based on its originality, creativity, emotional impact, and mastery of language. The winners and honourable mentions will receive recognition on poets.ca, and one outstanding poem from each contest will receive $500 and appear in Poetry Pause!

Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest

The Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest is an award that provides a prize for the single best poem submitted to our judges. This contest is open to all poets (professional, emerging, and first-time) in Canada, and is run each summer in memory of poet and friend Lesley Strutt.

Submissions Guidelines

This contest accepts poems in English, French and Innu-Aimun
Open to all poets (professional, emerging, first-time, etc.)
Submit one (1) poem per submission.
Please submit poetry that is unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
This annual contest has an entry fee of $5 per submission. If you are unable to pay the contest fee, please send email to [email protected]
Multiple submissions are accepted, but the entry fee of $5 applies to each individual submission.
Eligible to Canadian poets, poets living and working in Canada, as well as Indigenous, Inuit and Métis poets who may not identify as Canadian but live in the region known colonially as Canada.

Toronto Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Poetry Award

The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Foundation 2nd Annual Poetry Award A $500 prize, sponsored by the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Foundation, to the best single poem by a poet in the early stages of their career.

“To advance education by providing scholarships, bursaries and awards to Canadian residents for demonstrated excellence in the arts.”

Submission Guidelines

This contest accepts poems in English only
Submit one (1) poem per submission. 
This annual contest has an entry fee of $5 per submission. If you are unable to pay the contest fee, please send an email to [email protected] 
Please submit poetry that is unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Multiple submissions are accepted, but the entry fee of $5 applies to each individual submission. 
Membership in the League of Canadian Poets is not required.
Eligible to all emerging Canadian poets in the early stages of their career, defined as no more than two traditionally published chapbooks and/or one traditionally published book of poetry
We encourage submissions from LGTBQ2S+, BIPOC, and equity-deserving groups.
Open to all emerging Canadian poets in the early stages of their career
- defined as no more than two traditionally published chapbooks and/or one traditionally published book of poetry

How to Submit

Poem In Your Pocket Day Contest

Now open until November 30, 2023. Winners announced March 21 (World Poetry Day).

Now open! Poem In Your Pocket Day Contest

See your poem distributed across the country for National Poetry Month (April 2024). Ten (10) Selected winning poets and their poems will receive $300, the full Poem Postcard Pack, and will be invited to provide an audio recording of their selected poem. LCP Members are invited to enter the contest free of charge and general public are asked to include a $10 entry fee.

We can’t wait to stuff our pockets with your poetry!

Deadline: November 30, 2023.

Poem In Your Pocket Submissions - LCP Members

Poem In Your Pocket Submissions - General Public

Poem In Your Pocket Day Contest Submission Guidelines

Now open! Poem In Your Pocket Day Contest

We can’t wait to stuff our pockets with your poetry!

Deadline: November 30, 2023.

Submission Guidelines:

This contest accepts poems in English. For French Poem in Your Pocket content, visit La Poesie Partout
Open to poets at any career level (professional, emerging, first-time, etc.)
Submit only one (1) poem with no identifying information (submissions will be judged blind).
Poem must not exceed 40 lines.
Poem content must be appropriate for readers of all ages (PIYP Postcards are distributed in schools).
Poems cannot be previously published.
This contest has an entry fee of $10 for submissions from the general public.
LCP Members are invited to enter the contest free of charge.
If you are unable to pay the contest fee, please send email to [email protected]
Eligible to Canadian poets, poets living and working in Canada, as well as Indigenous, Inuit and Métis poets who may not identify as Canadian but live in the region known colonially as Canada.
LCP Members: Submit your poem via this form: LCP Member Poem In Your Pocket Submissions
Non-members: Submit your poem and entry fee via this form: Non-member Poem in Your Pocket Submissions

Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth

The  Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other donors in honour of Jessamy Stursberg.

The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three prizes awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories:

Winner: $400
Second Place: $350
Third Place: $300

Submissions and Eligibility

LCP Spoken Word Award

celebrating poetry

Two awards, presented annually to two poets for a single poem or suite of poems up to 10 minutes in length.

Prize: Two prizes of $1000

With this award, the League will celebrate the wide range of styles represented within the spoken word genre, from dub poetry to spoken word poetry to sound poetry and beyond. This award will recognize two poems or suites of poems that represent two distinct schools of spoken word poetry.

This award has been created to celebrate the specific art of spoken word and performance poetry: that is, poems that have been constructed with the specific intent of being read or performed aloud. Submissions and the artist’s statement should reflect this intent. Please note that spoken word and performance poetry do not need to be memorized to be performed.

Submissions will not be judged by their production value; all submissions will be evaluated using the same rubric.

The 2023-2024 jurors for the LCP Spoken Word Award are Andrea Thompson and Eric Schmaltz.

Now closed. This award will reopen in Fall 2024.

Meet the Jurors

Andrea Thompson is a writer, editor and educator who has been publishing and performing her work for over twenty-five years. In 2005 her spoken word album, One, was nominated for a Canadian Urban Music Award and in 2009 she was the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word’s Poet of Honour. In 2019 Thompson’s spoken word album, Soulorations, earned her a Golden Beret Award and in 2021 she received the Pavlick Poetry Prize. Her collection, A Selected History of Soul Speak, was shortlisted for the Lowther and Souster awards and longlisted for the Robert Kroetsch award. Thompson currently teaches the first spoken word course to be offered through the University of Toronto’s English and Drama department. Her most recent album, The Good Word, is a critically acclaimed exploration of the intersection of Black history and faith. www.andreathompson.ca

Eric Schmaltz (he/him) is a poet, intermedia artist, editor, and academic. He is the author of the poetry book Surfaces (Invisible Publishing) and his intermedial artworks have been published, exhibited, and performed nationally and internationally and selected for inclusion in the 2020 anthology of Best American Experimental Writing (Wesleyan University Press). He is also the author of Borderblur Poetics: Intermedia and Avant-Gardism in Canada, 1963–1988 (University of Calgary Press), editor of Another Order: Selected Works of Judith Copithorne (Talonbooks), and co-editor of the critical edition of I Want to Tell You Love by bill bissett and Milton Acorn (University of Calgary Press). Schmaltz holds a Ph.D. in English from York University and was a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in the English Department at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Tkaronto (Toronto), where he teaches creative writing and Canadian literature and works as Writer-on-the-Grounds at York University’s Glendon College. More at ericschmaltz.com

Eligibility

Submission Guidelines

The League is dedicated to increasing the accessibility of our programs and services; if you are unable to complete your submission as outlined below, please contact [email protected].

To submit:

Purchase your entry fee: $15 for member, $20 for non-members; discounted fees are available for LGBTQI2S+, Black, Indigenous, and racialized poets; fee waivers are available for poets who are unable to pay the fee online with credit card or VISA debit.
After purchasing your submission fee, you will receive an automated e-mail that includes a link to our submission form.
- The submission form will require:
  - 1 video file or link to your poem or suite of poems, up to 10 minutes in length
  - Submissions should not include audio or video effects that would not be replicated in a live performance
- Submissions may include original music if it would be included in the live performance of the poem
An artist statement (up to 500 words in length) on your submission and an artist bio (up to 300 words in length), which can be uploaded as a Word, PDF, image, audio, or video files, or which can be typed/pasted directly into the form
Limit of one (1) submission per poet

Please note:

Poem videos longer than 10 minutes in length will not be considered
Artist statements and bios that significantly exceed the word limits (500 statement and 300 bio) or time limit (5 minutes, combined) will disqualify the entire submission

Artist statements and bios: tips and examples

Your artist statement is likely to be between 100 and 500 words, and should contain information about your submission that may help contextualize your performance to the jurors. This could include stylistic influences, cultural influences, or an explanation of artistic choices. This may also include information about yourself as an artist, and what you drew from to create the piece or pieces that you’ve submitted.

Your artist bio will likely be between 75 and 300 words, but may be less. This should be a fairly straightforward summary of your experience as an artist – it could include your location and aspects of your identity, but it doesn’t need to. You may simply wish to list a few relevant achievements, such as feature performances, education, or community involvement.

Examples:

Artist statement: This suite of poems, titled “But you don’t seem—,” is an exploration of identity and perception, inspired by the poet’s own experiences as a queer, autistic artist and professional. Each poem presents a dichotomy between the speaker’s internal experience in a particular setting—a classroom, an office, a social event—and their external environment and feedback. Each poem builds on the experience of the last, using sound and voice effects to amplify the simulation of overstimulation, sensory overload, and burnout. The final poem nearly departs from linguistic communication altogether to represent the experience of a meltdown, bouncing between the highly internal experience of the speaker to the supposed external perception of a viewer.

Artist bio: Nic Brewer is a queer, autistic writer and editor from Toronto. She writes fiction, mostly; her first novel, Suture, was published by Book*hug in Fall 2021. She is the co-founder of Frond, an online literary journal for prose by LGBTQI2SA writers, and formerly co-managed the micropress words(on)pages. She doesn’t look like her author photo, doesn’t have an MFA, and really wants to hear about what you love most in the world. She lives in Kitchener with her wife and their dog.

Evaluation Rubric

Special Recognition Awards

Colleen Thibaudeau Award for Outstanding Contribution

Nominations are accepted from January 20 – February 10 annually.

The League is honoured to recognize the contribution of member volunteers through the Colleen Thibaudeau Outstanding Contribution Award. Established in 2012, the award is offered annually to a League member in recognition of a substantial volunteer project or series of projects that nurture and support poets and poetry across Canada. This award was established in memory of Colleen Thibaudeau (1925 – 2012), an Honorary Member and lifelong supporter of the League of Canadian poets, to show her support for the League, which was a source of friendship and recognition for her in her lifetime.

The Winner will be announced during National Volunteer Week in April.

Nomination Guidelines

Email a nomination letter (500 – 1,000 words) to [email protected] by 11:59pm EST on February 20, 2024 to nominate a poet for this award.
Please obtain permission from the person you’re nominating prior to sending your nomination.
Please also include an email by which we can contact your nominee, should they be selected as the winner.
Nomination letters should demonstrate the nominee’s ongoing commitment to supporting poets and poetry in Canada through volunteer contributions, such as operating a reading series, publishing chapbooks, or providing free editing or mentorship, etc.
Nominees must be current members of the League of Canadian Poets.
Nominations will be reviewed by the LCP Board of Directors.

Honourary Membership Award

The League is proud to welcome new honorary members into our ranks each year. The Honorary Membership award is presented to distinguished individuals as a mark of distinction and appreciation for special achievements and contributions to the art of poetry.

Announced in June each year.

Life Membership Award

Every year, the League is honoured to induct new Life Members into our ranks. Life Members are selected for their incredible contribution to poets and poetry in Canada, and the award is presented as a mark of distinction and appreciation for special achievements.

Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award

for lifetime achievement in Canadian spoken word poetry.

The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award is an annual literary prize crafted specifically to highlight the unique strengths and values of spoken word poetry. The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award honours an established Canadian poet with a history of achievement and performance in spoken word.

This prize is no longer active. The last year it was awarded was 2021.

Previous Winners

2021 – Jillian Christmas

2020 – Charlie Petch

2019 – Andrea Thompson (Toronto, ON)

2018 – Dwayne Morgan (Toronto, ON)

2017 – d’bi.young anitafrika (Toronto, ON)

2016 – RC Weslowski (Vancouver, BC)

2015 – Penn Kemp (London, ON)

2014 – bill bissett (Toronto, ON)

2013 – Tanya Evanson (Vancouver, BC)

2012 – Kirk Miles (Calgary, AB)

2011 – Ian Ferrier (Montréal, QC)

2010 – Wendy Morton (Victoria,BC)

2009 – Lillian Allen (Toronto, ON)

2008 – Sarah Murphy (Calgary, AB)

2007 – Murdoch Burnett (Comox, BC)

Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize

The Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize was a one-time prize seeking to honour and encourage a Canadian poet whose work displays ample creativity and promise as well as an outstanding poetry group or collective with a positive and ongoing impact on poetry in Canada. In 2021, two prizes of $10,000 were awarded, to Andrea Thompson and Canthius. With an abundance of excellent applications, two runners-up prizes of $2,500 were also awarded, to Armand Garnet Ruffo and the Poets’ Corner Reading Series.

The Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize commemorates Pavlick’s Passages – a biography of Leon & Ann’s love story written in a unique poetic form – and the life and work of Leon E. Pavlick, who was a celebrated Canadian poet and member of the League. This award is made possible by a generous donation from Larry H. Mueller and Ann Pavlick in Leon’s memory. The League of Canadian Poets extends our exuberant thanks to Larry H. Mueller and Ann M. Pavlick whose contribution made this wonderful award possible. Through the Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize, we had the chance to provide a Canadian poet and a Canadian poetry group with funds to encourage their growth, furthering our organization’s goal of nurturing a professional poetic community in Canada. We are honoured to have had this chance, with thanks to Larry and Ann.

Individual Winner - Andrea Thompson

Congratulations to Individual Winner Andrea Thompson!

Andrea Thompson is an artist. Her spoken word albums and performances have been critically acclaimed, and her work in Canada’s spoken word community has been foundational and trail-blazing. Throughout her career, she has dedicated herself to nurturing and supporting youth and emerging artists of all ages, sometimes putting her own work on a back burner to do so. With a passion for using poetry and performance as a tool for empowerment, Thompson has helped hundreds of vulnerable and disenfranchised students to develop their craft and literacy skills while increasing their emotional well-being and self-esteem. Throughout the 90s, she worked to help Canadian spoken word gain national and international recognition through radio, documentary, performance, and more. Learn more about Andrea at andreathompson.ca

This prize is being awarded to Andrea Thompson because an investment in Andrea Thompson is an investment in the future of Canadian poetry. Thompson’s work will continue to change hearts and minds, and giving her the opportunity to focus on her own work will allow us all to reap the benefits when the work makes it out into the world. We are excited to see what Andrea Thompson will bring us next.

From the jurors: “It’s about time spoken word artists begin to receive the recognition they deserve. Thompson’s work is powerful and critical. I look forward to not only her new work but the inspirational ripples it will cause throughout the community.”

Read Andrea’s statement on winning the Pavlick Prize

Runner up for the Individual Prize is Armand Garnet Ruffo

Honorable mentions:

Group Winner - Canthius

Congratulations to Group Winner Canthius

Canthius celebrates poetry and prose by women, trans men, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming writers. The magazine is published bi-annually, and over 8 issues, has displayed its committed to publishing diverse perspectives and experiences. Since its very first issue, Canthius has also committed to paying its contributors, before any funding had been secured. Their hard work and dedication to representation, diversity, and quality has seen them grow into a municipally- and provincially-funded literary magazine that highlights art, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction by some of Canada’s most historically oppressed communities. Their commitment to producing a beautiful print edition of the journal rewards readers and contributors alike. Learn more about Canthius at canthius.com

This prize has been presented to Canthius to allow them not just to continue the great work they are already doing, but to encourage and enable them to push boundaries, working towards moving beyond the language of diversity and representation toward a truly equitable, joyful, and welcoming literary space. We look forward to seeing how this investment will enrich Canada’s poetry landscape.

From the jurors: “Only to explain difference must no longer be the requirement of our artistic labours. What is needed are avenues that can allow for exposure and examination with fullness, that gesture towards both criticality and care. Canthius is able to be one such avenue.”

Read Canthius’ statement on winning the Pavlick Prize

Runner up for the Group Prize is Poets’ Corner Reading Series

Jurors

The jurors for this award were:

Chelene Knight, Joseph Dandurand and Zarmina Rafi

Chelene Knight is the author of Braided Skin and the memoir Dear Current Occupant, winner of the 2018 Vancouver Book Award, and long-listed for the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature. Her essays have appeared in multiple Canadian and American literary journals, plus the Globe and Mail, the Walrus, and the Toronto Star. Her work is anthologized in Making Room, Love Me True, Sustenance, The Summer Book, and Black Writers Matter, winner of the 2020 Saskatchewan Book Award. The Toronto Star called Knight, “one of the storytellers we need most right now.” Knight was the previous managing editor at Room magazine, and the previous festival director for the Growing Room Festival in Vancouver. She founded her own literary studio, Breathing Space Creative, and she works as an associate literary agent with Transatlantic Agency. Chelene often gives talks about home, belonging and belief, inclusivity, and community building through authentic storytelling

Joseph A. Dandurand is a member of Kwantlen First Nation located on the Fraser River about 20 minutes east of Vancouver. Joseph is the Director of the Kwantlen Cultural Center. Joseph received a Diploma in Performing Arts from Algonquin College and studied Theatre and Direction at the University of Ottawa. He has just completed his residency as the Storyteller in Residence at the Vancouver Public Library. He sits on a committee for the Canadian Museum of History and is tasked with consulting on the redesign of the new Children’s Museum. He has published 13 books of poetry and the latest are: I WANT by Leaf Press (2015) and HEAR AND FORETELL by BookLand Press (2015) The Rumour (2018) by BookLand Press in (2018) SH:LAM (the doctor) Mawenzi Press (2019) The Corrupted by Guernica Press (2020) his children’s play: Th’owixiya: the hungry Feast dish by Playwrights Press Canada (2019) his book of short stories and short plays for children: The Sasquatch, the fire, and the cedar basket will be published by Nightwood Press along with his poetry manuscript: Here we come (2020-21) He also is very busy Storytelling at many events and Schools.

Zarmina Rafi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, editor and curator. Following a ten year career in the visual arts, Rafi is currently a freelance editor with ECW Press. Her writing has appeared in Vallum, Arc, The Antigonish Review and filling Station. Rafi was a key member of the curatorial team of the first (2018) and second (2020) Lahore Biennales in Pakistan working alongside leading artists including John Akomfrah, Barbara Walker, Almagul Menlibayeva, Amar Kanwar and Shirin Neshat to name a few. Rafi has previously worked at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, School of Visual Arts BNU Lahore and at the Toronto Star. She is a grant recipient from the Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, KONE Foundation Finland, the Federal Chancellery of Austria, Sharjah Art Foundation and Tate Modern.

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Where poetry wins big!

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Poem In Your Pocket Day Contest

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LCP Spoken Word Award

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