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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Perfect Books yesterday to hear from our three Lampman Award finalists: AJ ...
09/24/2025

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Perfect Books yesterday to hear from our three Lampman Award finalists: AJ Dolman, Manahil Bandukwala, and Emily Austin!

Next month we are excited to announce the 2025 Archibald Lampman Award winner at the Ottawa International Writers Festival as a part of Bywords John Newlove Award event. More details on that event can be found here: https://buff.ly/GICC7f4

“A collection of disparate art fragments from different people, together they create a cohesive whole, reminiscent of Fr...
09/24/2025

“A collection of disparate art fragments from different people, together they create a cohesive whole, reminiscent of Frankenstein’s creature, whose body is made up of parts from varied sources and stitched together.” Reviewer Rosalie Morris presents to the reader a unique project Erasing Frankenstein: Remaking the Monster, edited by Elizabeth Effinger, unlike anything you’ve read before. This book explores the collective comprised of diverse voices and how they reimagine Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a long-form erasure poem. Read full review here: https://buff.ly/c4hYJo1

“Life is a novel that will end.” Reviewer Trish Bowering highlights the urgent reality of the fleeting nature of time of...
09/18/2025

“Life is a novel that will end.” Reviewer Trish Bowering highlights the urgent reality of the fleeting nature of time offered in Nina Berkhout’s The Great Wake. Her latest collection reminds us to fully embrace the present, while acknowledging the inevitable ache to escape. Read full review here: https://buff.ly/pEb9t76

NEXT WEEK! Don't miss this gathering of the 2025 Lampman Award finalists at Perfect Books on Tuesday, September 23rd. Re...
09/16/2025

NEXT WEEK! Don't miss this gathering of the 2025 Lampman Award finalists at Perfect Books on Tuesday, September 23rd. Readings start at 7pm, and books will be available for purchase. If you're in Ottawa, come on out!

“The Loom uses the word “love” and its various forms 152 times. It’s a compelling way of connecting its themes—parenthoo...
09/12/2025

“The Loom uses the word “love” and its various forms 152 times. It’s a compelling way of connecting its themes—parenthood is, after all, a series of narratives.” Reviewer Carl Watts focuses on the seamless technique used in Andy Weaver’s The Loom to weave a unifying narrative centred on the key motif of parenthood. Find out what makes this collection so unforgettable and probably the best book of poetry Carl has read in a few years! Full review here: https://buff.ly/FGQgN1p

Cassidy McFadzean’s Crying Dress captures seasons as an artistic expression occupying the space of our internal state. R...
09/08/2025

Cassidy McFadzean’s Crying Dress captures seasons as an artistic expression occupying the space of our internal state. Reviewer Margaryta Golovchenko reflects on the seasons presented in individual sections as a “form of checking in with the self, from more explicit forms of journaling to more melancholy moments of introspection. They are microcosms, seasons of the self that never stops growing, despite the weather.” Revisit how the images of each temporal season play out in the reader's mind here: https://buff.ly/nZKdJUc

Join us at Perfect Books on Tuesday, Sept 23, for a special reading with the 2025 Lampman Award Finalists: Emily Austin,...
09/04/2025

Join us at Perfect Books on Tuesday, Sept 23, for a special reading with the 2025 Lampman Award Finalists: Emily Austin, Manahil Bandukwala, and AJ Dolman. Don’t miss the chance to hear these incredible poets share their work before the Lampman Award winner is revealed later this fall! More details here: https://buff.ly/K6SgAeT

The Diana Brebner Prize deadline has been extended by just three days to September 7! Calling Ottawa poets without a boo...
09/04/2025

The Diana Brebner Prize deadline has been extended by just three days to September 7! Calling Ottawa poets without a book! Send in your submissions now before it's too late! More details on the contest and how to submit are here: https://buff.ly/eJGzEgX

Deadline approaching! The Diana Brebner Prize is open to all Ottawa poets without a published book. This is your chance ...
09/03/2025

Deadline approaching! The Diana Brebner Prize is open to all Ottawa poets without a published book. This is your chance to submit your work by tomorrow, September 4! More details here: https://buff.ly/eJGzEgX

For emerging Ottawa poets, the deadline to submit to Arc's Diana Brebner Prize is NEXT WEEK! Entry fee: $35 for one or t...
08/27/2025

For emerging Ottawa poets, the deadline to submit to Arc's Diana Brebner Prize is NEXT WEEK! Entry fee: $35 for one or two poems; $5 per additional poem. With the entry fee, submitters will receive a 1-year subscription to Arc Poetry Magazine.

Now available to read on our website (for inspiration or admiration of a good time) is Dessa Bayrock's 2021 Brebner Prize winner, "Kaytlyn invites me to a party": https://buff.ly/0FztJHQ

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Lampman Award, recognizing outstanding poetry from brilliant Otta...
08/25/2025

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Lampman Award, recognizing outstanding poetry from brilliant Ottawa-based poets: Emily Austin's “Gay Girl Prayers” (Brick Books), Manahil Bandukwala's “Heliotropia” (Brick Books), and AJ Dolman's “Crazy/Mad” (Gordon Hill Press). Congratulations to the finalists! Stay tuned for the winner announcement this fall.

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