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The CAA Poetry Award

Award History - Award Details - Entry Information - Winners

History

The CAA Awards for Adult Literature

The CAA administers several awards for full-length English-language literature for adults by authors who are Canadians or landed immigrants "honouring writing that achieves excellence without sacrificing popular appeal."

For more information about the CAA Awards for Adult Literature, please see the History of the CAA Writing Awards page.

CAA Poetry Award

About the Award

The CAA Poetry Award is for a volume of poetry by one poet.

Funding History

The CAA Award for Poetry was funded by Harlequin Enterprises of Toronto from 1975 to 1997. From 1998 to 2005, it was funded by a member of the CAA who chooses to remain anonymous. For 2006, it was funded collectively by a number of CAA members. The 2007 award was temporarily funded by a member of the CAA who chooses to remain anonymous. Likewise the 2008 CAA Award for Poetry will be funded by two CAA members who wish to remain anonymous

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Entry Information

The nominations deadline is December 15th each year. Entries should be postmarked by that date, except for works published after December 1st, in which case they must be postmarked no later than January 15th in the following year.

The Writing Awards Guidelines contains specific entry information, or you may contact Alec McEachern at the CAA National Office.

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CAA Award for Poetry Winners

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Updated: May 12, 2008