Thanks for Voting!     The Read­ers’ Choice Shortlist, 2013   The Read­ers’ Choice Award gives all of Arc read­ers and web­ vis­it­ors the oppor­tun­ity to read through the poems short­l­is­ted for this year’s Poem of the Year contest, and vote for their favour­ites! Voting starts on March 21st and closes April 15th. The author of the win­ning poem will be awar­ded a sum of $250. The Readers’ Choice Award does not affect the process of selecting the Poem of the Year.  Note that this is a blind com­pet­i­tion and that poets will remain anonym­ous to all judges [...]

Who will write the Poem of 2013?   In 2013, Arc will be awarding one $5,000 grand prize to the Poem of the Year!   Deadline (extended): March 1, 2013

The Archibald Lampman Award recognizes an outstanding book of English-language poetry by an author living in the National Capital Region.   Next entry deadline: March 31, 2013, for books published between January and December 2012 by a recognized publisher.

The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded yearly for the best poem written by a National Capital Region poet, who has not yet been published in book form. The prize honours the late Diana Brebner, an award-winning Ottawa-based poet who was devoted to fostering literary talent among new, local writers. 2013 Diana Brebner Prize Guidelines: Entry fee is $23.00 for up to two poems, and includes a one-year subscription to Arc, beginning with the Summer issue; Payments can be made through PayPal, or by cheque or money order made out to the Arc Poetry Society; Length [...]

Who will write the Poem of 2013?   In 2013, Arc will be awarding one $5,000 grand prize to the Poem of the Year!   Deadline: February 1, 2013

The Carleton University Writing Contest celebrates original, unpublished works of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry (any style) and is open to all Carleton University staff, faculty, students, alumni and retirees. The 2012 – 2013 competition opens September 17, 2012 and closes December 14, 2012. For more information visit their website!

  Thanks to all those who entered the 2012 contest. The Diana Brebner Prize recognizes the talent of emerging poets. Get Arc 68 this June to read our winning poems. The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded each year for the best poem by written by a National Capital Region poet not yet been published in book form. The prize is named in honour of the late Diana Brebner, an award-winning, Ottawa-based poet who was devoted to fostering literary talent among new local writers.   Read Past Winners: 2012: “Engaging the core” by Lauren Turner 2011: “Minnowing” [...]

…to those who entered, those who voted, those whose poems made us jump. Subscribe to Arc today: the Poem of the Year will be announced in our summer 2012 issue. Get Arc 68 this June to read our winning poems: Readers’ Choice, Editors’ Choices and our new grander grand prize.  

Thanks to all those who entered the 2012 contest. The Diana Brebner Prize recognizes the talent of emerging poets. Get Arc 68 this June to read our winning poems. The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded each year for the best poem by written by a National Capital Region poet not yet been published in book form. The prize is named in honour of the late Diana Brebner, an award-winning, Ottawa-based poet who was devoted to fostering literary talent among new local writers.   Read Past Winners: 2011: “Minnowing” by Jenny Haysom 2010: “Lee Krasner’s Grey Period” by Robyn [...]

The Confederation Poets Prize is awarded given for the best poem published in Arc in the preceding year. Selected by a prominent member of Canada’s literary communities, the award includes a $250 prize. Arc Poetry Magazine’s Confederation Poets Prize is named in recognition of a group of Canadian poets who were born around the time of Canadian Confederation. The term was first applied and usually refers to Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman and Duncan Campbell Scott. Lampman and Scott, as well their contemporary William Wilfred Campbell, lived and wrote in [...]