Call for Submissions to Arc Poetry's Diana Brebner Prize

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Attention Ottawa writers who are unpublished in book form! 


Now's the time to get your submissions in to this year's Diana Brebner Prize. The Diana Breb­ner Prize is awarded yearly for the best poem writ­ten by a National Cap­i­tal Region poet, who has not yet been pub­lished in book form. The prize hon­ours the late Diana Breb­ner, an award-winning Ottawa-based poet who was devoted to fos­ter­ing lit­er­ary tal­ent among new, local writers.

With a $35 entry fee for one or two poems, submitters will also receive a 1-year subscription to Arc. Eligible entries must not exceed 35 lines per poem (including blank lines), and no simul­ta­ne­ous sub­mis­sions or pre­vi­ously pub­lished poems will be accepted. The deadline is September 4 at midnight EST.

This year's judge is Jessica Bebenek, who will be looking for your submissions in early September. So, don't miss this opportunity and submit today!

More details and the submission guidelines can be found here: https://arcpoetry.ca/contest/diana-brebner-prize/


Graphic with headshots of Diana Brebner and Jessica Bebenek as well as text about the 2025 Diana Brebner Prize