May, 2026
Event Details
The Montreal International Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry, to building international readerships, and to exploring the world’s Englishes. The prize is run
Event Details
The Montreal International Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry, to building international readerships, and to exploring the world’s Englishes. The prize is run by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
The Montreal Prize awards one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem of forty or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately sixty poems, from which a judge chooses one winner. The shortlist is published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology.
Entrants published in the anthology will receive one free copy of the Montreal Prize anthology.
The winner of the Montreal Prize will be announced by 1 December of the competition year.
Is this competition legit?YES! – Based on our research this event is legitimate and the organizer is well established. However, as with any event, please remember to do your own research before submitting your work.
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