Book Awards
2025 LCP Book Awards: Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the winners of the 2025 Raymond Souster Award, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
Read More2025 LCP Book Awards: Shortlists
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the poets and publishers shortlisted for the Raymond Souster Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
Read More2025 LCP Book Awards: Longlists
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the poets and publishers longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
Read More2024 LCP Book Awards: Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the three winnings poetry books of the Raymond Souster Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
Read More2024 LCP Book Awards: Shortlists
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the poets and publishers shortlisted for the Raymond Souster Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
Read More2024 LCP Book Awards: Longlists
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the poets and publishers longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
Read More2023 Book Awards: Winners
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2023 Book Awards winners of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. Learn more about the 2023 LCP Book Awards Winners: Meet…
Read More2023 Book Awards: Meet the Winners
We asked the winners of our 2023 Book Awards some questions to get better acquainted with them and their winning collections! What does JOY mean to you? The theme of National Poetry Month 2023 was JOY. Joy is realizing you are more than what’s happened to you. That you are also potentiality, possibility, futurity. A…
Read MoreBook Awards 2023: What is a poem you turn to for comfort or joy?
We asked the longlisters and shortlisters of the 2023 Book Awards, What is a poem you turn to for comfort or joy? Winners will be announced on May 4, 2023. Stay tuned! Looking for more info about LCP Book Awards? Read the 2023 Shortlists Read the 2023 Longlists “Perfect Song” by Heather ChristleManahil BandukwalaMONUMENT by Manahil…
Read MoreBook Awards 2023: What does JOY mean to you?
We asked the finalists of the 2023 Book Awards, What does Joy mean to you? See what the poets had to say! The theme of National Poetry Month 2023 is JOY! We hope that you find the joy in poetry this month. Looking for more info about LCP Book Awards? Read the 2023 Shortlists Read…
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