J.M. AbrahamAtlantic Poetry Award
From Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
J.M. AbrahamAtlantic Poetry Award Submission Guidelines for all WFNS Book Awards One prize ($2,000) is awarded each year for a book of poetry that was written by a full-time resident of Atlantic Canada and published or distributed for the first time in Canada in the year prior to the submission deadline.
- Amount
- Up to $2,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Atlantic Canada
- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- $45 not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “awarded for a book of poetry written or co-written by an Atlantic Canadian author that was published and/or distributed for the first time in Canada in the year prior to and including the submission deadline.”
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What is offered
Money to you
- Additional finalists each receive $250.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 27, 2026.
Eligibility
awarded for a book of poetry written or co-written by an Atlantic Canadian author that was published and/or distributed for the first time in Canada in the year prior to and including the submission deadline. For the 2027 award, the eligibility year runs from November 2, 2025, to November 1, 2026. not confirmed - check the funder's page
What to send
Not found
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Complete: all key details were found.
Source: https://writers.ns.ca/programs/book-awards/j-m-abraham-award/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on November 1, 2026.
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