Diana Brebner Prize

Diana Brebner Prize

Prize: $500

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.

Entry Fees

Each entry also entitles the entrant to a 1 year (3 issue) Canadian subscription to Arc. If the entrant is in the USA, they will get 2 issues of Arc; if they are outside of the USA and Canada, they will receive 1 issue of Arc.

Entry fees are $35 for 1-2 poems, and additional poems are $5 per poem. Please inquire about alternative payment methods if necessary.

Guidelines

• Eligible entries must not exceed 35 lines each (including spaces).
• No simul­ta­ne­ous sub­mis­sions or pre­vi­ously pub­lished poems will be accepted.
• Entrant’s name, address, e-mail and phone number must not appear on the poems.
• Emailed entries should have “Diana Brebner Prize” in the subject line, and can be sent to: brebner@arcpoetry.ca.
• Mailed entries should be sent to: Diana Brebner Prize, Arc Poetry Magazine, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 7B9

Eligibility

The contest is open to authors who have had their principal home and actual residence in the National Capital Region for at least 6 months immediately prior to the date of submission, and who have not yet pub­lished their poetry in book form. Proof of residency may be required.

Policies

Mailed entries will not be returned.

Entrants’ information is concealed during deliberations.