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2018 Haiku Contest Winner: Jacquie Pearce
Congratulations to Jacquie Pearce, winner of the 2018 Haiku Contest!
Read MoreCelebrating University of Regina Press – Honourary Member of the League of Canadian Poets 2018
University of Regina Press is the 2018 recipient of the League of Canadian Poets’ Honorary Membership Award. Each year, the LCP presents this award to honour and celebrate leaders in Canada’s poetry community, who achieve and contribute to poetry in extraordinary ways. University of Regina Press is more than deserving of this award, as their…
Read MoreThe Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award 2018 Winner: Dwayne Morgan
Congratulations to Dwayne Morgan, The Winner of the 2018 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award! 2018 SHERI-D WILSON GOLDEN BERET AWARD WINNER 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…
Read More2018 National Broadsheet Contest Winner: Leah Maclean-Evans
We are thrilled to reveal the winner of the League’s second annual National Broadsheet Contest: Leah MacLean-Evans!
Read More2018 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2018 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!
Read More2018 Book Awards Longlists
The League of Canadian Poets is thrilled to announce the 2018 Book Awards longlists for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. Please join us in celebrating the incredible poetry of 2017! Read about the shortlistsRead about the winners 2018 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD LONGLIST Awarded annually since 1981, the Gerald…
Read More2017 Book Awards: Winners
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2017 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. 2017 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER Awarded annually…
Read MoreBroadsheet Contest 2017 Winner: cat and door by Doyali Islam
Congrats to Doyali Islam, winner of the 2017 Broadsheet Contest.
Read More2017 Awards: Shortlists
We are thrilled to announce the 2017 Poetry Awards shortlists for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award and, together with the Calgary Spoken Word Society, the finalists for the 2017 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award. The winners of these awards will be announced at an awards ceremony in Toronto on Saturday, June…
Read More2017 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2017 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!
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