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Deadline June 28th! Submit your full-length Canadian book of poetry published in 2025 today!
Deadline June 28th! Submit your full-length Canadian book of poetry published in 2025 today!
Tomorrow!
Publishers are busy with grants but please remember there is only one month left until submissions close for the Fred Cogswell Award. Guidelines are fairly simple & details are in link below. Good luck!
See you at Poetry in the Park 2026 July 15-August 19!
* Opening Night Wed JULY 15 at 6:30PM
* Centennial Lodge, Queen's Park, New Westminster
* Open Mic sign up starting at 6:15PM
In partnership with Royal City Literary Arts Society, Arts New West and the City of New Westminster.
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See you at Poetry in the Park 2026 July 15-August 19!
* Opening Night Wed JULY 15 at 6:30PM
* Centennial Lodge, Queen's Park, New Westminster
* Open Mic sign up starting at 6:15PM
In partnership with Royal City Literary Arts Society, Arts New West and the City of New Westminster.
Poetry and Art Salon
Featuring Janet Kvammen, New Westminster Poet Laureate, Poet Lozan Yamolky, and Artist Tristan Wright
Sunday, June 28, 2:00 @ Anvil Centre
www.newwestcity.ca/calendar-of-...
Poetry and Art Salon
Featuring Janet Kvammen, New Westminster Poet Laureate, Poet Lozan Yamolky, and Artist Tristan Wright
Sunday, June 28, 2:00 @ Anvil Centre
www.newwestcity.ca/calendar-of-...
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This Friday, June 19th!
Join us for another epic Open Mic at Moodswing!
Sign up starts at 5:30pm, starts at 6!
Feature poet Aaron Hunter
Hosted by Jenny Garcha & presented by SAPP zine
See you there!
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Royal City Literary Arts Society
COGSWELL AWARD Deadline is JUNE 28. We moved our submission period up this year, and we don’t want you to miss out!
Note this is for books that were published last year in 2025.
Full info here rclas.com/2026-fred-co...
Our sole judge is Kevin Spenst.
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Royal City Literary Arts Society
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"How to Save Your Darlings", a free writing workshop presented by RCLAS/New Westminster Public Library,
facilitated by Mark Cameron @markofwords.bsky.social
June 13th from 1:30-3:30 pm.
www.nwpl.ca/events/how-t...
Submissions for the 13th Annual Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence in Poetry are now OPEN!
More information at rclas.com/2026-fred-co... and below.
Janet Kvammen
Jessica Lee McMillan
Sometimes we must sacrifice words for the benefit of a story. But what if our darlings—characters, scenes, quotes, plot threads, or turns of phrase that we hold dear—don’t really need to be killed?
