The deadline is approaching in the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s search for Canada’s best poets.
Entries for the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry close on Oct. 1.
The contest is open to books of poetry (not chapbooks), at least 60 pages in length, published in English in 2017. They must be written by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident alive in the submission year.
The award comes with cash prizes of $500 for first place, $250 for second place and $100 for third.
Entries will be judged by award-winning poet Miranda Pearson, a B.C. finalist for the 2010 and 2016 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, the author of four collections of poetry and a teacher and editor.
Email [email protected] or see www.rclas.com for more information.
