Contests and Awards

How Poems Work Student Essay Contest: The Cogs and Wheels of Hardy Verse

Entry deadline: February 1st 2010.

Calling all students! Arc is searching for the brightest and most insightful poet minds in the country. Send us your “How Poems Work” essays and win a subscription to Arc, publication online, and mentorship with our Poet-in-Residence. The judging will be done by Arc's own 'How Poems Work' Editor, Chris Jennings

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Poem of the Year Contest

Entry deadline: February 1, 2010 (note the change of date in 2010)

An international contest, open to all poets writing in the English language.

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• Log Entries Archive—press releases and some winning poems from past contests

Readers’ Choice Award

The poems contending for the Readers’ Choice Award are among the 50 shortlisted poems from the Poem of the Year Contest.

Next reading session: March 15, 2010 - March 30, 2010

As a visitor to this site, you can download the poems from March 15 to March 30 and cast your vote for Readers’ Choice.

• See Award Details—How to Take Part
• Log Entries Archive—press releases and invitations

Diana Brebner Prize

Entry deadline: March 1, 2010 (note the change of date in 2010 )

Open to emerging Ottawa poets who have not yet published their poetry in book form.

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• Log Entries Archive—press releases and some winning poems from past Diana Brebner Prize contests

Lampman-Scott Award for Poetry

Entry deadline: March 31 each year for books published between January and December of the previous year by a recognized publisher.

The Lampman-Scott Award for Poetry recognizes an outstanding book of English-language poetry by an author living in the National Capital Region.

The $1500 Lampman-Scott Award for Poetry is jointly awarded by Arc Poetry Magazine and the Duncan Campbell Scott Foundation, in memory of the Confederation poets Archibald Lampman and Duncan Campbell Scott.

• See Award details, guidelines, and list of past winners
• Log Entries Archive—press releases and annoucements

Confederation Poets’ Prize

The Confederation Poets’ Prize includes a cash award of $250 given for the best poem published in Arc in the previous calendar year. The editors invite a distinguished poet to select the poem he or she considers to be the most noteworthy among the many fine poems Arc has collected in its two annual issues.

• See Prize details and list of past winners
• Log Entries Archive—press releases and annoucements

Critc’s Desk Award

Inaugurated in Arc’s 25th-anniversary year, the Critic’s Desk Award honours excellence in book reviewing, marking the importance that thoughful treatment of poetry holds in the evolution and wider appreciation of the genre. The award, which includes cash prizes of $250 and $100, is given annually to a feature review and to a brief review that have been published in Arc in the previous calendar year. The winner in each category is chosen by a distinguished critic known for his or her contribution as a reviewer of poetry.

• See Award details and list of past winners
• Log Entries Archive—press releases and annoucements

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