The Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry

The prize is awarded annually to the best poetry manuscript by an emerging Canadian writer (a writer who has published two books or less). Each year the winning manuscript will be selected by an established poet in co-operation with Snare Books. This year’s judge is Rachel Zolf. The winner receives a trade paperback contract with Snare Books which will include the publication of the manuscript and a $500 honorarium.

The next deadline is January 31, 2009.

Each entry must be accompanied with a business size SASE and an entry fee for $30.00 Canadian. Please make all cheques and money orders payable to “Livres Snare”. No cash please. Full award guidelines are available at snarebooks.wordpress.com.

Submissions can be sent to:

Snare Books
The Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry
c/o Matrix
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., LB 658
Montreal QC
H3G 1M8

Snare Books reserves the right to withhold the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. For more information about Snare Books and The Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry please go to snarebooks.wordpress.com.

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jon [dot] fiorentino [at] gmail.com