CALL TO BRAMPTON POETS AND WRITERS: THE BRAMPTON POETRY PROJECT 2026 

Project: Brampton Poetry Project

Have your poem displayed at transit stations and on buses across across Brampton.
 
Exhibition Title: Brampton Poetry Project
Fee Paid to Artist: $350 CAD 
Submission Deadline: November 23, 2025 11:59 PM

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate the Brampton Arts Organization is selecting up to 20 poems by local Brampton based poets and writers to showcase on signs at transit stations and on buses across the city.  

We believe in the transformative power of words to inspire and enrich the daily experiences of Brampton residents through a selection of unique and poignant poems displayed at transit stations across the city. Together, we hope to bring moments of literary beauty and contemplation into everyday life while spotlighting local talent.

For over a month, a select group of poems will be printed and installed at transit stations and on buses with additional features across the Garden Square screen, BAO and City social media channels and, potentially, recreation screens across the city. Please note that BAO is not able to provide location details of your poem if it is selected.  

We are seeking to showcase a collection of short poems across various writing styles and themes. 

Selected poems will be displayed in a public space and as such will be seen by families and small children. We hope to showcase positive, optimistic work. The selection panel will, at its discretion, determine if submissions are suitable for these audiences. 

Submission Parameters: 

• The poem can be new or recent original work
• You may submit up to 2 poems for consideration but will not be selected more than once.
• Poems must be short- a maximum of six lines long. Less then 6 lines preferred with no more than 200 words. 
• File specifications: Please upload one single file containing with each poem. Poems to be typed one poem per page, single spaced.
• PSAs or advertising materials will not be considered. 
  
  

View the project webpage for more information. BAO will seek to respond to all applicants within two calendar months of the call closing. Please reach out to Katy Belshaw, Head of Programming, katy@bramptonartsorg.ca with any questions. 

If you have questions about how your submitted data is being used and stored, please contact us at info@bramptonartsorg.ca. We follow the City of Brampton's Privacy policy, which can be found here for your reference.

You may submit up to 2 poems below. Files must be labled with the title of your poem followed by your artist name. Ex. Poem title_Artist Name. 

If accepted as a participating artist in BAO’s Poetry Billboard Project, I acknowledge that the agreed-upon artist fee will be $350 CND (+HST if applicable) and understand that this fee is inclusive of all necessary materials and time commitments to complete the aforementioned project. 

I acknowledge that my work may be featured across the social media and websites or screens of Garden Square Brampton, BAO, the City of Brampton, and other online platforms and that no additional funds will be paid for this. 

I understand that BAO will keep any documents of any type, including images, submitted by myself in accordance with its record-keeping obligations as required by applicable statutes, regulations, and by-laws. I represent and warrant that I am the exclusive owner of the rights conveyed to BAO and that I have full power and authority to license the submitted work.  

I acknowledge that I will retain all right, title, and interest, including moral rights, to the submitted work.  I will provide to BAO a broad irrevocable, paid-up, royalty-free, and otherwise cost-free license to use, publish, reproduce, adapt, exhibit, copy, and create derivative works for the submitted works, including the right to modify the size of the work submitted with respect to this opportunity.      

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