Maxine TynesNova Scotia Poetry Award
From Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
Maxine TynesNova Scotia Poetry Award Submission Guidelines for all WFNS Book Awards One prize ($2,000) is awarded every two years for a book of poetry that was written by a full-time resident of Nova Scotia and published or distributed for the first time in Canada in the two years 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
- Not found
- 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 a Nova Scotian author that was published and/or distributed for the first time in Canada in the two years 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 a Nova Scotian author that was published and/or distributed for the first time in Canada in the two years prior to and including the submission deadline. Because this award is biennial, each cycle of the award covers two publication years. The next Tynes Award will be given in 2027, with the eligibility years running from November 2, 2024, to November 1, 2026. not confirmed - check the funder's page
What to send
Not found
Not yet checked against the funder's page.
Complete: all key details were found.
Source: https://writers.ns.ca/programs/book-awards/maxine-tynes-award/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on November 1, 2026.
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