Montreal International Poetry Prize
Early-bird deadline: May 1, 2026
Submissions close: May 15, 2026
The Montreal International Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry, to building international readership, and to exploring the world's Englishes. Natalie Diaz is this year's final judge.
One poet will win $20,000 CAD for a single unpublished poem of 40 or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately 65 poems, from which Natalie Diaz will choose one winner. The shortlist is published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology.
The prize is run by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. It is a not-for-profit initiative to recognize the single poem as a work of art.
Fee: $25 CAD for a first poem during the early-bird period, $28 CAD for a first poem after May 1; $20 CAD for every additional poem at all times.
Learn more and submit at the Montreal International Poetry Prize website.
