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2018 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners

Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2018 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!

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2018 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…

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2017 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…

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2017 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…

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2017 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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2016 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners

Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2016 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!

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Colleen Thibaudeau Award 2016

Celebrating the outstanding contribution of Bruce Rice has given to poetry in Canada, his invaluable efforts in establishing the now-annual Poetry City program and his longtime volunteer record with the League.  About Bruce Rice – Bio Bruce Rice is a previous Saskatchewan Poet Laureate (2019-2021). His most recent collection is The Vivian Poems (Radiant Press),…

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