News & Announcements
2026 Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest Winner
Join the League of Canadian Poets in congratulating Allison Bothley, winner of the 2026 Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest!
2026 Summer LCP Spoken Word Award Winner
Join the League of Canadian Poets in congratulating Lisa Shen, winner of the 2026 Summer LCP Spoken Word Award!
2026 Arts & Letters Club of Toronto Foundation Poetry Award Winner
Join the League of Canadian Poets in congratulating Nicole Ardiel, the 2026 Arts & Letter Club of Toronto Foundation Poetry Award Winner!
Announcing: The Barry Dempster Phoenix Memorial Award
The League of Canadian Poets and the estate of Barry Dempster are pleased to announce the inaugural The Barry Dempster Phoenix Memorial Award, a $2,000 prize for a project from a poet or poetry organizer.
2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize winners
Join the League in celebrating the six youth poets selected as the winners of the annual Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth!
2026 LCP Book Awards: Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the winners of the 2026 Raymond Souster Award, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!
June 10, 2026 (Zoom): Pride Month Open Mic
Celebrate Pride Month with the League of Canadian Poets! Join us for a poetry open mic, hosted by the League’s former Artistic Programming Director, Nic Brewer.
2026 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!
