Winston Collins / Descant Prize
for Best Canadian Poem
Descant is pleased to announce the 2013 Winston Collins/ Descant Prize for Best Canadian Poem valued at $1000!
This annual prize is in memory of Winston Collins, writer and enthusiastic teacher of literature at the universities of Cincinnati, Princeton and Toronto. The prize will perpetuate his remarkable talent for encouraging self-expression through writing.
About
- One (1) Winner will receive CAN $1000, plus payment for publication* in Descant;
Rules
- Maximum entry length is 100 lines, typed, double-spaced;
- The writer should not be identified on the entry: include a separate cover sheet with the writer’s name, address, phone number / email, and the title of the poem enclosed;
- Previously published material, or material accepted elsewhere for publication, cannot be considered;
- Include a S.A.S.E. (with appropriate Canadian postage/ IRCs/ US $1);
- Descant employees are not eligible to enter
Entry Fee
- $30 entry fee (includes GST and a one-year subscription; make cheque or international money order payable to: Descant);
- Multiple entries are allowed; however, each entry must be accompanied by its own entry fee;
- Note that anyone already subscribing to our magazine will receive a one-year extension to their current subscription
Send entries to:
The Winston Collins/ Descant Prize Competition
c/o Descant
50 Baldwin Street
Toronto, ON
M5T 1L4
Deadline for entries: October 12 2013
Prize Announcement: Spring 2014