• LCP Spoken Word Award Submissions - Winter 2026-2027

    Use this form to submit a poem or poem suite to the LCP Spoken Word Award.

  •  Deadline: January 21, 2027

    The winning poem will be published on Poets.ca as well as in Poetry Pause.

    The winning poet will receive a $500 cash prize.

  • LCP Spoken Word Award Submission Guidelines

  • The winter submission window welcomes poems with additional multi-media creativity (eg. videos contain audio and/or visual effects or accompaniment).

    With a $500 prize, this prize will recognize a poem or suite of poems that center the performance, structure, and artistry of spoken word that includes multi-media creativity.  

    • This prize is open to spoken word and poetry performance artists in the country colonially known as Canada, or Canadian artists living abroad (Please note: prize payments can only be made to Canadian or US bank accounts). 
    • Membership in the League of Canadian Poets is not required.
    • Submissions are accepted in any language (no translation required). 
    • Open to poets at any stage of their career. 
    • Limit of one entry per poet. 
    • There is a $5 entry fee for this award for non-members and $2.50 for League members. 

    Visit poets.ca/awards/#spoken-word-award for additional information on eligibility, as well as for tips and examples on artist statements and artist bios.

  • LCP Spoken Word Submissions Instructions

  • You may provide your artist statement and artist bio as any of the following:

    • One combined Word, PDF, or image file
    • Two separate Word, PDF, or image files
    • One video or audio file up to 5 minutes in length

    For text-based files: Artist statements must be fewer than 500 words, and artist bios must be fewer than 300 words.

    For audio/video: The combined length of an artist statement and bio must not exceed 5 minutes.

    Submissions that exceed these limits will not be considered.

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  • Please *either* upload your poem submission *or* include a link to the video.

    • This file/link should be your poem or suite of poems with multimedia elements.
    • Poem audio files/videos longer than 10 minutes in length will not be considered.
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  • Complete your submission

    Both members and non-members are required to pay a submission fee. We encourage submissions from all eligible poets including equity-deserving communities. If you are facing financial barriers and are unable to pay the full $5 submission fee at this time, you are welcome to use the coupon code IDEA2026 for 50% off submission fees.

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