Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth
From League of Canadian Poets
The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three cash prizes ($450, 400, and $350) awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories.
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- Who can apply
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- Where you must live
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- Art forms
- Writing
- Application fee
- $25 not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application βThe prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three cash prizes ($450, 400, and $350) awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories.β
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Eligibility
The prize accepts submissions from young poets all across Canada, with three cash prizes ($450, 400, and $350) awarded in both the Junior (grades 7 to 9) and Senior (grades 10 to 12) categories.
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Source: https://poets.ca/offerings/awards/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 16, 2026.
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