YOU CAN NOW SUBMIT TO ENTER OUR JOURNAL AND WIN ONE OF OUR MONTHLY PRIZES! OUR SUBMISSION PERIOD IS AUGUST 15 – FEB 15. WE WILL ANNOUNCE A MONTHLY $100 WINNER EVERY MONTH UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY.
BONUS $100 BOYS PRIZE DRAW UNTIL NOVEMBER 15! THE MORE POEMS YOU SUBMIT, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. AND STAY TUNED FOR MORE SIDEQUEST PRIZES EACH MONTH.
VOICES/VOIX MONTHLY PRIZE
Submissions for the Voices/Voix journal are now open! You have until the 15th of every month to submit your poem! All poems submitted will be automatically considered for publication in Voices/Voix ($50 upon publication) as well as for the Voices/Voix Monthly prize for which you could earn $100 and publication! You must be a Canadian student in grades 7-12 or CEGEP, 18 years old or younger to enter.
If you are in grades 10-12 or CEGEP (18 or younger) then you will also be considered for FutureVerse, our 4 day all-expenses-paid trip to Vancouver for a poetry intensive with renowned writers, publishers, and activists.
WHAT CAN I WRITE?
You can submit whatever poem you like but we do not accept submissions including work embedded with bigotry, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, sexism, racism, hate speech, etc. A single poem should not exceed 3 pages.
Feeling uninspired? Not sure what to write? Every month we’ll be providing a featured prompt to get your writing going.
You can also try browsing our poems from our anthology and writing a response poem to get you started. We also have a ton of writing prompts to get your pen flowing.
Remember, there’s no limit to how many poems you can submit and with each month you submit you’ll be considered for the monthly Voices/Voix prize!
Featured Writing Prompt
Sit yourself beside a window, real or imagined. Look out the window and stay focussed on what it… more