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Title: BC Book Prizes submission deadline
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Description: The BC Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. The seven Prizes are presented annually at the Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prizes Gala in the spring, with the winner of The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence being announced beforehand at the annual BC Book Prizes Soirée.
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Date: December 1, 2012
Title: Science Fiction Poetry Association Contest winners announced
Description: The Science Fiction Poetry Association was founded in 1978 to bring together poets and readers interested in science fiction poetry. Science fiction poetry includes some element of speculation — usually science fiction, fantasy, or horror, and might also include surrealism, or some straight science.
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Date: November 1, 2012
Title: Pat Lowther Memorial Award submission deadline
Location: Canada
Description: The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is given for a book of poetry by a Canadian woman published in the preceding year, and is in memory of the late Pat Lowther, whose career was cut short by her untimely death in 1975. The award carries a $1,000 prize. It is presented each year at the League’s Annual General Meeting in May or June, with the shortlist announced in April.
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Date: November 1, 2012
Title: Gerald Lampert Memorial Award submission deadline
Location: Canada
Description: The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized authors’ tours and took a particular interest in the work of new writers. The award recognizes the best first book of poetry published by a Canadian in the preceding year. The Award carries a prize of $1,000 and is sponsored by the League of Canadian Poets. It is presented each year at the League’s Annual General Meeting in May or June, with the shortlist announced in April.
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Date: November 1, 2012
Title: Raymond Souster Award submission deadline
Location: Canada
Description: The Raymond Souster Award is given for a book of poetry by a League of Canadian Poets member (all levels, dues paid) published in the preceding year. The award honours Raymond Souster, an early founder of the League of Canadian Poets. The award carries a $1,000 prize. It is presented each year at the LCP Annuual Poetry Festival and Conference in June, with the shortlist announced in April.
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Date: November 1, 2012
Title: Cincinnati Mercantile Library hosts Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Description: The Mercantile Library’s annual fund raising dinner and literary event, the Niehoff Lecture, celebrates its 25th year with a talk by Irish poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.
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Date: October 20, 2012
Title: Art Institute of Chicago presents Seamus Heaney
Location: Chicago, Illnois, US
Description: Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney reads for Poetry Day 2012 as the Poetry Foundation celebrates the 100th anniversary of Poetry magazine.
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Date: October 18, 2012
Title: The Wattpad Poetry Awards (aka The Attys) deadline for entries
Description: Wattpad touts itself as the world’s largest community for discovering and sharing stories on the web and across every mobile device. Wattpad has teamed up with Margaret Atwood to offer a range of prizes – including critiques of one’s work by Margaret Atwood herself – to aspiring poets in a two-tiered contest.
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Date: October 31, 2012
Title: The Wattpad Poetry Awards (aka The Attys) submissions open
Description: Wattpad touts itself as the world’s largest community for discovering and sharing stories on the web and across every mobile device. Wattpad has teamed up with Margaret Atwood to offer a range of prizes – including critiques of one’s work by Margaret Atwood herself – to aspiring poets in a two-tiered contest.
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Date: August 1, 2012
Title: The Bridport Prize winners announced
Location: United Kingdom
Description: The Bridport Prize International Creative Writing Competition was founded by Bridport Arts Centre in 1973 and has steadily grown in stature and prestige. Right from the start the competition attracted entries from all parts of the UK and from overseas. Today many thousands of entries are received from over 80 countries worldwide.
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Date: October 14, 2012