Genre: Poetry

A prize of $20,000 Canadian (approximately $14,807) and publication in the Montreal Poetry Prize anthology is given biennially for a poem. A.E. Stallings will judge, and Caroline Bird, Sadiqa de Meijer, Kaie Kellough, Stephen Kuusisto, Danielle Legros Georges, Randy Lundy, rob mclennan, Andrew McMillan, Damen O?Brien, Bianca Stone, Mai Der Vang, and Sarah Wolfson will serve as jurors. English self-translations of works originally written in another language are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of up to 40 lines with a $20 Canadian (approximately $15) entry fee by May 1; submissions are also accepted from May 2 to May 15 with a $25 Canadian (approximately $19) entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem written in metrical verse. The winner also receives a scholarship to attend and give a reading at the Frost Farm Poetry Conference in Derry, New Hampshire, in August. A.M. Juster will judge. Submit any number of poems with a $6 entry fee per poem by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem. The winner also receives 20 copies of a letterpress broadside of the winning poem. Claire Marie Stancek will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of 8 to 24 lines with a $25 entry fee ($15 for each additional poem) by April 12. Visit the website for complete guidelines.