To officially launch the 21st annual National Poetry Month in Canada, the League of Canadian Poets announced the 2019 Book Awards longlists including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award.
Congratulations to all of the nominated poets and publishers!
We’re extra thrilled to see Trauma Head by Elee Kraljii Gardiner (Anvil Press) longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award. The award is given in honour of an early founder of the League of Canadian Poets for a book of poetry by a League of Canadian Poets member. The award carries a $2,000 prize.
The shortlists will be announced on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, and the awards ceremony will take place in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on June 8, 2019.