David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award
From Canadian Children's Book Centre
The David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award was established in 2022 to recognize excellence in Canadian children’s and youth poetry.
- Amount
- Up to $3,500
- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- $40 not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “Online title submission form, PDF upload, and five physical copies”
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What is offered
Money to you
- The biennial award is a cash prize of $3,500 and is sponsored by David’s colleague and dear friend Shelley Stagg Peterson.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 27, 2026.
Eligibility
Books must be published between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025 . Because this is a biennial award, the publication date timeframe is two years. Eligible formats include board books and picture books told in rhyme or free verse, poetry collections and novels in verse. Poetry anthologies written by more than one author are not eligible for submission. Both the author and illustrator (if applicable) must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada (minimum two-year residency. No posthumous submissions. Books may be published in Canada or abroad.
What to send
Online title submission form, PDF upload, and five physical copies not confirmed - check the funder's page
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Source: https://bookcentre.ca/pages/awards/david-booth-childrens-and-youth-poetry-award (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on November 1, 2026.
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