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References
- ↑ John Lundberg (April 3, 2011). "National Poetry Month Highlighted In Two High-Profile Contests". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
National Poetry Month is here, and two newly announced poetry prizes are getting a lot of attention. You might even qualify to win one of them. The first annual Montreal International Poetry Prize awarded $50,000 for one winning poem.
- ↑ CBC.ca (March 29, 2011). "New Montreal Prize to award $50K for poetry". CBC News. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
Organizers of the Montreal International Poetry Prize have enlisted former British poet laureate Andrew Motion to judge the inaugural edition of the Canadian-based competition.
- ↑ Jeff Heinrich (March 31, 2011). "Your key to winning $50,000? Pure poetry". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
We realized that there’s nothing on that scale for just one poem. And so there was an opportunity there. And when we started to think of it globally, that’s when we realized how unique it could be.
[ dead link ] - ↑ CBC.ca (March 29, 2011). "New Montreal Prize to award $50K for poetry". CBC News. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
Véhicule Press will publish two collections from the submissions: an e-book collection featuring the long-listed candidates and another global anthology (to be published in print and e-book) focusing on the finalists.
- ↑ "About the Prize".
- ↑ "2020 Competition — Montreal International Poetry Prize". www.montrealpoetryprize.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020.