To further immerse in the world of poetry, seek out verse in Canada’s 30+ literary journals distributed by Magazines Canada, peruse publishers of Canadian poetry as members of the Association of Canadian publishers, investigate the poetry prizes listed in the authors’ bios, and consider writing programs taught by poets. Check out the links below to this end and happy exploring!
Reading List
Canadian Literary Magazines
Vancouver Island
Reviews & Publishing News
- Quill & Quire
- Globe & Mail book section
- BC Bookworld
- BC Review
- CBC Writers & Co
- Spark
- Publisher’s Weekly
- Kirkus Reviews
- New York Review of Books
- New Yorker
- The Believer
- McSweeney’s
- London Review of Books
- Guardian book section
- Times Literary Supplement
Community
Festivals
- Freedom to Read Week
- Word on the Street
- Word Vancouver
- Vancouver Writer’s Festival
- Words on Water Festival
- Victoria Festival of Authors
- Sunshine Coast Festival of Written Arts
- Calgary Wordfest
- Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival
- Toronto International Festival of Authors
- Eden Mills Writer’s Fest
Online Communities & Promotion
Literary Prizes
- Governor General’s Literary Awards
- Griffin Poetry Prize
- Canada Reads
- Writer’s Trust Awards (10)
- Writer’s Union Awards
- Writer’s Guild Awards
- League of Canadian Poets Awards
Graduate Courses
- UBC MFA and Online
- UVic Graduate Writing Program,
- SFU Masters of Publishing/Summer Workshops
- Banff Literary Arts Program
- Sage Hill Writing
- Humber School for Writers
- Guelph MFA Creative Writing
- Concordia English/Creative Writing MA
- UNB MA English/Creative Writing
- Dalhousie/King’s College MFA Creative Nonfiction