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2022 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners

Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2022 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!

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2022 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…

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Very Small Verse 2022 Winner: Clepsydra by Jaclyn Piudik

Congrats to Jaclyn Piudik, winner of the 2022 Very Small Verse Contest.

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2021 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners

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The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award 2021 Winner: Jillian Christmas

Congratulations to Jillian Christmas, The Winner of the 2021 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award! 2021 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…

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Very Small Verse 2021 Winner: Sometimes by Rae Crossman

Congratulations to Rae Crossman, winner of the 2022 Very Small Verse Contest! 

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