Our first 2014 public reading is still a month and a half away (see below for details).
But that’s no excuse for a poet to be idle. Why not spend some of these dull winter days giving the buff and polish to poems in your files. Then enter them in contests. Below are links to some Canadian poetry contests you might like to enter.
Utmost Christian Poetry Contest
- Deadline – February 28, 2014.
Dr. William Henry Drummond Poetry Contest
- Deadline – April 11, 2014
Arborealis Prize for Poetry Contest 2014 (sponsored by The Ontario Poetry Society – T.O.P.S.)
- Deadline – April 30, 2014
Canadian Stories Poetry Contest
- Deadline – May 1, 2014
(Our own Alvin Ens is one of the sponsors)
The Sparkle and Shine Poetry Chapbook Anthology Contest (sponsored by T.O.P.S.)
- Deadline – June 30, 2014
Food for Thought Poetry Competition (sponsored by T.O.P.S.)
- Deadline – September 30, 2014
Ultra Short Poem Competition 2014 (sponsored by T.O.P.S.)
- Deadline – October 30, 2014.
Open Heart 9 Poetry Competition (sponsored by T.O.P.S.)
- Deadline – December 25, 2014.
World Poetry Café
- February 23 ~ 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Clearbrook Library – 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, B.C.
7th Annual Mission Writers and Readers Festival (sponsored by Lifetime Learning Centre)
- March 1, 2014
(Our own Shelley Haggard is one of the organizers.)
PPS Open Mic evening – March 17
6:30-8:30
Clearbrook Library
32320 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford, BC
Featured reader: YouBring your poems and sign up with Brayden when you arrive for an evening of open mic readings. Members and non-members are welcome to attend and read.
Write! Vancouver (Sponsored by The Word Guild)
- May 23 & 24, 2014
Fraser Valley Poets Society 