Lillian Allen Prize & the Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize
From League of Canadian Poets
In 2024 the Ontario Arts Council, in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets, created the Lillian Allen Prize and the Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize to recognize and celebrate spoken word poetry. The prizes are named after Canadian poet and spoken word artist Lillian Allen.
- Amount
- Up to $2,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists not confirmed - check the funder's page
- Where you must live
- Not found
- Art forms
- Writing, Music, Community arts
- Application fee
- Not found
- Kind
- Prize or award
- How to get it
- Open application “Please note that December 31 is the deadline to complete the submission form.”
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Eligibility
In 2024 the Ontario Arts Council, in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets, created the Lillian Allen Prize and the Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize to recognize and celebrate spoken word poetry. The prizes are named after Canadian poet and spoken word artist Lillian Allen. The Lillian Allen Prize supports and promotes a spoken word artist with five or more years’ experience, and the Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize is for a spoken word artist with less than five years’ experience.
What to send
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Key details not found yet: deadline and entry fee.
Source: https://poets.ca/offerings/awards/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on October 16, 2026.
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