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Literary Prizes

30 writers make the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize longlist

The winner will receive $6,000, attend a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be revealed on Nov. 7, 2018.
30 writers from across Canada have been longlisted for the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize. (Submitted, see individual pages for credit)

Thirty poets have made the longlist forthe 2018 CBCPoetry Prize.The complete longlist is:

The winner of the 2018 CBCPoetry Prize will receive $6,000 from theCanada Council for the Arts, have their poem published onCBCBooksand attend a writing residency atthe Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from theCanada Council for the Artsand have their poems published onCBCBooks.

Thelonglistwas selected by a team of poets and editors from across Canada.The2018 jury, composed of Jordan Abel, Kai Cheng Thom and Ruth B.,will select the finalists and winner from thelonglist.

Theshortlistwill be announced on Nov. 7, 2018. The winner will be revealed on Nov. 14, 2018.

The longlist was selected from more than 2,500 English language-submissions.

To see the longlist for the French competition, go to Prix de posieRadio-Canada.

The 2017 CBCPoetry Prize winner was Alessandra Naccarato for her poem Postcards for my Sister.

The CBC Literary Prizes have been recognizing Canadian writers since 1979. Past winners include Michael Ondaatje, Carol Shields, Michael Winter and Frances Itani.

If you're interested in the CBCLiterary Prizes, the 2019 CBCNonfiction Prize will be open for submissions on Jan.1, 2019.

If you're a writer, you can join our Canada Writes Facebook group, a place where Canadian writers can connect and support each other.