The 2022 Montreal International Poetry Prize

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Deadline
15 May 2022

Who may enter
Entries may be submitted from anywhere in the world. All Entrants shall be of the age of majority in their legal jurisdiction of residency at the time of entry submission.

Short description

The prize is run by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

The Montreal International Poetry Prize was founded and incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 2010 by the poet and critic Asa Boxer, with the help of Peter Abramowicz and Len Epp. It sponsors a crowd-funded biennial competition, awarding one prize of $20,000 to one poet for a single poem.

The Montreal International Poetry Prize has become a truly global competition, supported by its international jury of award-winning poets from North America, the Caribbean, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Nigeria, and Uganda, and with participants from more than 100 countries.

Each entry must be an original, unpublished poem of 40 lines or fewer.

Entries may be on any topic.

Entries must be written in English.

This year’s judge is Lorna Goodison.

Read the winning poems:
2020 – Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center by Victoria Korth
2017 – Caesura by Erin Rodoni
2015 – 38 Michigans by Eva H.D.
2013 – The Antenna by Mia Anderson
2011 – Walking Underwater by Mark Tredinnick

Entry fees

Regular entry (from competition opening to 1 May 2022): $20 CAD 
Late entry (from 2 to 15 May 2022): $25 CAD
Additional entry: $17 CAD for every additional entry

Prizes
The winner will receive $20,000 CAD (approx. 15.900 USD).

Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.

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