News from the League

Leon E. and Ann M. Pavlick Poetry

Prize We are thrilled to celebrate the selected winners of the Pavlick prize: Canthius and Andrea Thompson! Check out the full details, juror comments and more.

National Poetry Month Just around the corner! Download social media graphics, our official NPM2021 poster, and more.

Send a poem to a pocket Fundraiser

The LCP wants to put a poem in every pocket this year! Sign up a loved one to recieve a poecket poem (Pay-What-You-Can)

Book Awards The League will be announcing the longlists of the 2021 Book Awards on April 6! Stay tuned!

Funding with the League For Reading Series and Festivals: Reading Series and literary festivals may be eligible to reserve up to $2,000 in honoraria for 8-16 unconfirmed readers for events before March 31, 2022. Honoraria can be disbursed in $125 (less than 10-minute reading) or $250 (solo, or greater than 15-minute reading) increments, and readers must be Full members of the League to receive the funding, but do not have to be confirmed at the time of reservation. Complete the event funding application at poets.ca/ funding and select “CPT Reading Series” as the program choice. Please request to reserve only as much as you believe you will need. New: Host Database In order to submit a funding application on behalf of an organization, a reading series, a school, a festival, or another official organizer (ie. not an individual), they will need to be in our new host database. View the database or Add a host

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival Showcase: National Poetry Month

Celebration Thursday April 8, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST (online) In celebration of National Poetry Month, we’ve curated a showcase featuring some of the most dynamic poetry to be published in Canada this year. Take a break from pandemic life and join these poets on a journey that will explore the depth and breadth of the human experience. Grab your favourite beverage, pull up a chair and enjoy the ride. Featuring: Roxanna Bennett, Selina Boan, Leanne Dunic, Therese Estacion, Louise B. Halfe, Steven Heighton, Dallas Hunt, Larissa Lai, Grace Lau, Jen Sookfong Lee, Garry Thomas Morse, Ken Norris, Arleen Paré, Rebecca Salazar and Ian Williams. RSVP to this event

The LCP Chapbook Series Order a chapbook today and know that you

are supporting the continued success of the Series that brings publication opportunites to underrepresented poets as well as some new, top-notch poetry for your bookshelf. Available now for order: • Voices of Quebec / Les voix du

Quebec • The Time After: Poetry from Atlantic

Canada • The Next Generation Vol 1: Poems from Young Poets • i am what becomes of broken branch: A Collection of Voices by

Indigenous Poets in Canada • These Lands: A Collection of Voices by Black Poets in Canada

Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize

for Canadian Youth Established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other donors in honour of Jessamy Stursberg. The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three prizes awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories. Deadline is April 30, 2021. Find out more

Member survey Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out our member survey. Congrats to the winners of the survey giveaway: Britta B, Natalee Caple, Greg Santos

Poetry Pause Spoken Word

The LCP is happy to share that spoken word poetry has a home in Poetry Pause. If you are a spoken word poet, send us your poetry to be featured!

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