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May 1, 2020

Announcing the Inaugural PoFest Poetry Prize

The Edmonton Poetry Festival is proud to present our first-ever PoFest Poetry Prize judged by Griffin Poetry Prize Finalist Doyali Islam. The PoFest Poetry Prize will award 2 prizes this year in celebration of ... Read More 

April 20, 2020

Announcing our Spring 2020 Poetry Moves on Transit Winners!

This round, we received 231 poems from 95 different poets—nearly 100 more submissions than our last round. Poems by Carla Maj, Skye Haggerty, Tyler Hein, and Inka Kennepohl will appear on Edmonton Transit this ... Read More 

March 13, 2020

2020 Festival Postponed

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, the Edmonton Poetry Festival has come to the decision that this year’s festivities will be postponed until the fall in hopes that the public health situation is under control. ... Read More