The Montreal Prize 2024 is open for entries. The Montreal International Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging the creation of original works poets

Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024 | $20,000 Cash Prize

The Montreal Prize 2024 is open for entries. The Montreal International Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry, to building international readership, and to exploring the world’s Englishes. 

The Montreal Prize awards one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem of 40 or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately 60 poems, from which a judge chooses one winner. The shortlist is published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology.

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

Fees (CAD)

$20

Regular Entry

From competition opening to 1 May.

$25

Late Entry

From 2 to 15 May.

$17

Additional/Sponsored Entry

From competition opening to 15 May, for each entry after the first, for oneself or for a fellow poet.

Deadline

May 15, 2024

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