Barry Dempster Phoenix Memorial Award

League of Canadian Poets

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Closes

December 1, 2026

Effort

About 3 hours

Cost to apply

Not listed

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What it is

The Barry Dempster Phoenix Memorial Award provides funding for poetry projects including subsistence during manuscript completion, poetry festival or event curation costs, literary course or retreat attendance, projects serving emerging poets, mentorship engagement, or other innovative poetry activities.

Who it is for

A poet or poetry organizer pursuing innovative, developmental, community-engaged, or career-expanding work, with priority for those facing barriers to craft or career development.

Open to artists in Canada.

The call says: “Source page restricts to Canada”

Canadian artists

Where

Canada

When

December 1, 2026

Starts September 8, 2026

What you get

$2,000 to support an innovative poetry project.

What you need to apply

Project proposal describing the innovative poetry project

How long it takes

About 3 hours

Medium application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Not listed

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Go to the application

https://poets.ca/barry-dempster/