Announcing the 2019 Diana Brebner Prize Winner and Honourable Mention
Congratulations to this year’s winner and runner-up!
This year the judge for Arc’s Diana Brebner Prize was Ian Letourneau. As the winner of the $500 prize, he selected Dawn Steiner’s poem “Morning Walk,” as well as choosing Natalie Hanna’s “light conversation” for the honourable mention.
The poets will be honoured and will read their poems at the 2019 Lampman Award Shortlist Reading, on October 3rd.
Congratulations to both on some great poetry!
Diana Brebner Prize Celebrates Emerging Poets
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.
