Poetry Month | Awards | Members' Catalogue | Site Map | Home
About the League
Membership
Make a Donation
League Programs & Projects
Reading Programs
Events Calendar
Find a Poet
Poetry Links
Poet Laureate
Manuscript Help
Vanity Contests
Teaching Resources
Chapbook Template
Poetry Bookstore
Gift Shop
Contact Us

The Pat Lowther Memorial Award
Submission Requirements

Book Awards
Pat Lowther Award
Submission Requirements
Submission Form
Winner's Press Release

  1. The author must be female and a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
  2. The title must conform to the UNESCO definition of a book, that is at least 48 pages in length, excluding front and back material. Chapbooks are not eligible. The book must have been published in 2006.
  3. If the book is "selected" or "collected" work, it must contain at least 50 per cent new material, measured in pages of text. This percentage must be identified by the nominator upon submission of the book.
  4. A book may be submitted in any language, but submissions in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation.
  5. Four copies of the book must be submitted by the publisher, author, or other nominator. We regret that books cannot be returned.
  6. A brief biography and bibliography of the author should be included.
  7. All submissions must be post-marked no later than November 1 and should be sent to Pat Lowther Memorial Award, The League of Canadian Poets, 920 Yonge Street, Suite 608, Toronto, ON M4W 3C7.
    Please note: Books which are in the process of being published and which will be released in November and December of 2006 (after the Nov. 1 deadline) can be submitted late up to December 15th, however; please contact the League's office as soon as possible to inform us of your situation. After December 15th at 5:00pm, no further entries will be accepted.
  8. The judges retain the right not to award the prize if, in their opinion, no entry is of sufficient merit.
  9. There is a $15 handling fee per title. Please make cheques payable to the League of Canadian Poets.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program, the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, the Toronto Arts Council and all our friends of poetry.
Please report broken links to the webmaster | © 1996-2004 The League of Canadian Poets