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P – The 2022 Montreal International Poetry Prize
The Montreal International Poetry Prize is a not-for-profit, grassroots initiative centred on the art of the poem and is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry. It is open to poets from around the world and embraces the diversity of contemporary anglophone poetry.
The Montreal Prize recognizes the craft, design, and aesthetics of the stand-alone poem. It emphasizes the space that poetry opens for insight, beauty, and wonder.
The prize is $20,000 and the final deadline is 15 May 2022.
Each entry must consist of 40 lines or fewer. Multiple entries are welcome.
The Montreal Prize recognizes the craft, design, and aesthetics of the stand-alone poem. It emphasizes the space that poetry opens for insight, beauty, and wonder.
All entries must be original and previously unpublished. The Montreal Prize supports the emergence of new poems and new poets, positioning itself close to the moment of creation, and encouraging the writing and the sharing of original works.
To submit your work, please visit our submission platform.
An international jury of prominent poets will select a shortlist of approximately 60 poems.
These will be published by Véhicule Press in The Global Poetry Anthology 2022 and on the Montreal Prize website. The winning poem will be selected from these finalists by this year’s distinguished judge, Lorna Goodison.
Age Restriction. All Entrants shall be of the age of majority in their legal jurisdiction of residency at the time of entry submission.
Topic. Entries may be on any topic.
International Entries. Entries may be submitted from anywhere in the world. Each entry must be submitted with the author’s legal name. A pen name may be added to a submission.
Length. Entries may be any length not exceeding forty (40) lines, excluding blank lines, numbered section titles, brief dedications, and epigraphs.
Entry. All entries must be entered exclusively using the entry system on the Montreal Prize website. No other form of entry, by conventional mail or otherwise, shall be considered, and any such entry will not be returned. Entries must not include the Entrant’s name in the text.
Entry Fee. An entry fee is required for each entry. Fees are allocated based on early and final entry deadlines, and first or additional entry status. The applicable fees are as follows:
(i) $20 CAD for a first entry during the early entry period;
(ii) $25 CAD for a first entry during the later entry period;
(iii) $17 CAD for every additional entry.
Deadlines. The early entry deadline is 1 May at 23:59 ET (Montreal Time). The final entry deadline is 15 May at 23:59 ET.