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33 writers make the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize longlist

The winner will receive $6,000, attend a two-week writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be revealed on Nov. 14, 2019.
Thirty-three writers from across Canada have made the CBC Poetry Prize longlist. (Submitted by the authors, see individual pages for credit)

Thirty-three writers from across Canada have been longlisted for the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize.

The complete longlist is:

Thelonglistwas selected from more than 2,500 English-language submissions. Ateam ofwriters and editors from across Canadacompiled the list.

Five finalists will be selected by the jury, which is comprised of Lynn Crosbie, Olive Senior and Billy-Ray Belcourt. The jury will also select the winner.

Theshortlistwill be announced on Nov. 14 and the winner will be announced on Nov. 21.

The winner of the 2019CBC Poetry Prizewill receive $6,000 from theCanada Council for the Arts, attend a two-weekwriting residency at theBanff Centre for Arts and Creativityand have their work published onCBC Books. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from theCanada Council for the Artsand will have their work published onCBC Books.

The longlist for the French-language competition has also been revealed. To read more, go to Prix de posie Radio-Canada.

The 2018 CBC PoetryPrize winnerwasNatalie LimforArrhythmia. You can read all the2018 finalists' poems here.

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

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

If you're interested in entering theCBC Literary Prizes, the2020 CBC Nonfiction Prizewill open in January, the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize will open in April and the 2021Short Story Prize will open in September.

For writers in Grades 7 to 12, The First Page student writing challenge is now open for submissions until Nov. 25, 2019.