Offer Details
You can submit an original, unpublished poem or collection of poems, up to 600 words in length. There is no minimum word requirement. All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and will have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Their winning submission will be published on CBC Books. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their poetry published on CBC Books.