Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize

Deadline: 
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 11:45pm
Arts disciplines: 

For Canadian youth, hosted by the League of Canadian Poets.

The  Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth was established to foster a lifelong relationship between Canadian youth and the literary arts, specifically poetry. The prize is supported through a generous donation from the Stursberg family and other donors in honour of Jessamy Stursberg. The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three cash prizes ($450, 400, and $350) awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories.

Selected winning poems and runners-up will be published in a special edition of the League of Canadian Poets chapbook series!