Poetry Awards and Contests
Things to Do around Winnipeg when you’re Black By Michael Fraser – Winner of the 2022 Lesley Strutt Poetry Prize
Congratulations to Michael Fraser, whose poem “Things to Do around Winnipeg when you’re Black” is the 2022 winner of the Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest!
Read MoreFresh Air by Gordon Taylor – Winner of the Toronto Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Foundation Poetry Award
Congratulations to “Fresh Air” by Gordon Taylor, winner of the 2022 Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Foundation Poetry Award!
Read More2022 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2022 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!
Read More2022 Book Awards: Winners
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2022 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. 2022 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER Awarded annually…
Read MoreBook Awards 2022: Shortlists
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2022 Book Awards Shortlists, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners – who will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council, – will be announced on May…
Read MoreBroadsheet Contest 2022 Winner: The Hollow Tree by Anna Yin
Congrats to Anna Yin, winner of the 2022 Broadsheet Contest.
Read MoreVery Small Verse 2022 Winner: Clepsydra by Jaclyn Piudik
Congrats to Jaclyn Piudik, winner of the 2022 Very Small Verse Contest.
Read MoreWinner of the 1st Annual Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest – “Tea Swamp Park” by Jacqueline Pearce
Congratulations to Jacqueline Pearce, whose poem “Tea Swamp Park” is the 2021 winner of the Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest!
Read More2021 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2021 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!
Read More2021 Book Awards: Winners
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2021 Book Awards Winners, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. Learn more about the 2021 awards and celebrate the poetry of 2020: We are also proud to announce the 2021 Winner of the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award. Congratulations…
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