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Polish up those poems! Our annual poetry contest is now open until October 31th, 2019

We are thrilled to have Katherena Vermette as this year’s guest judge. Katherena is a Métis writer from Treaty One territory, the heart of the Métis nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her first book, North End Love Songs (The Muses Company) won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. Her novel, The Break (House of Anansi) was bestseller in Canada and won multiple awards, including the 2017 Amazon.ca First Novel Award. Click here to read an interview with Katherena, where she shares what she’s looking for in a winning entry. 

Click here to read the rules and submit!

(Oh yeah, the grand prize is $1,500, the runner-up gets $600, and the second runner-up gets $400. All winners are considered for publication in PRISM. Woohoo!)

Past winners: 2018, 2017, 2016