The New Quarterly

This contest is for poems written in response to an existing occasion, personal or public, or poems that make an occasion of something ordinary or by virtue of the poet’s attention. Two $1,000 prizes will be distributed. All work submitted will be considered for publication.

Entrants must be Canadian (citizen or resident).

Submissions must be unpublished, nor can they have been accepted for publication elsewhere.

Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest

This contest is for poems written in response to an existing occasion, personal or public, or poems that make an occasion of something ordinary or by virtue of the poet’s attention.

Submit up to 3 poems.

Check formatting guidelines on contest page-- they're very specific.

Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest

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