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National Poetry Month (Canada, US, UK)

Title: National Poetry Month (Canada, US, UK)

Description: National Poetry Month is a month-long celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, observed since 1999 in Canada and also observed in the UK. As the Academy of American Poets states, National Poetry Month is meant to widen the attention of individuals and the media to the art of poetry, to living poets, to the nation’s complex poetic heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic range and concern. National Poetry Month events and initiatives increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while acknowledging and celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself in the many places where it is practiced and appreciated.

Learn more about National Poetry Month via the Academy of American Poets, the League of Canadian Poets and the UK Book Trade’s National Poetry Month.

Start Date: April 1, 2013
End Date: April 30, 2013

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Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka

Title: Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka

Location: Galle, Sri Lanka
Description: The Galle Literary Festival was inaugurated in 2006. Since then it has been held annually and hosted writers such as the late Arthur C. Clarke, Gore Vidal, Vikram Seth, Germaine Greer, Tom Stoppard, Sir Richard Dawkins, Joanna Trollope, Romesh Gunasekera and many more.

Learn more about the festival here.

Start Date: March 11, 2013
End Date: March 17, 2013

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2012 TS Eliot Prize announced

Title: 2012 TS Eliot Prize announced


Description: The 2012 TS Eliot Prize will be announced today.

Awarded by the Poetry Book Society to the best new collection of poetry each year, the The TS Eliot Prize for Poetry is the largest and most prestigious award of its kind in the UK and has been described by the Irish Independent as the ‘world’s top poetry award’. Learn more about it here.

Date: January 14, 2013

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Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie contest deadline

Title: Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie contest deadline

Location: Canada
Description: Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie is a national, bilingual poetry recitation contest for high-school students in Canada founded by Scott Griffin, Chairman and founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry, along with Trustees Margaret Atwood, Carolyn Forché, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson, and David Young.

The goal of this competition is to promote the art of poetry in both the classroom and the community. Poetry In Voice provides an entry point for students to develop a personal relationship with poetry by learning their favourite poems by heart. It encourages them to learn about great poetry through exploration, memorization, and performance.

Learn more here.

Date: December 31, 2012

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Ottawa International Writers Festival

Title: Ottawa International Writers Festival

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Description: As Canada’s largest independent literary celebration, the Ottawa International Writers Festival promotes and contends that a love of reading and learning should be nurtured throughout our lives and that literacy is a birthright. Whether offering writing workshops to the homeless, hosting a Nobel Laureate, organizing biannual literary celebrations or bringing authors into area schools, the goal is the same: to create an environment that activates creativity and encourages the love of reading, learning and self-expression.

Learn more here.

Start Date: October 25, 2012
End Date: October 30, 2012

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International Festival of Authors (IFOA)

Title: International Festival of Authors (IFOA)

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: The International Festival of Authors (IFOA) brings together the world’s best writers of contemporary literature for 11 days of readings, interviews, lectures, round table discussions, and public book signings each October.

Learn more here.

Start Date: October 18, 2012
End Date: October 28, 2012