Victoria Book Prizes’ new poetry award
April 14th, 2025
The Victoria Book Prizes is introducing the DC Reid Poetry Prize this year to recognize outstanding poets in the Capital Regional District (CRD).
This prize will be juried alongside the established City of Victoria Book Prize and City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize.
The DC Reid Poetry Prize will celebrate exceptional poetry books by artists residing in the CRD. Submissions for the City of Victoria Book Prize, the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize as well as the DC Reid Poetry Prize, will be accepted for books published between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 with a submission deadline of May 23, 2025. Each winner will receive a $5,000 prize. Full eligibility details and submission guidelines are available on the Victoria Book Prizes website.
“Victoria is one of the few poetry havens across Canada,” says sponsor DC Reid (pictured at right), who has published seven poetry collections, including two that were shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Award for poetry. “It deserves an award for its many talented poets. When Lynne Van Luven, past president of the Victoria Book Prize Society, approached me, I was happy to fund an annual award.”
“Victoria has such a vibrant and diverse writing community,” says Victoria Book Prize Society president Christina Haska. “With this generous contribution from DC Reid, we can now recognize and celebrate the exciting and engaging work of our local poets. We’re honoured to
continue championing the written word throughout Greater Victoria.”
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The Victoria Book Prizes celebrate fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children’s literature by authors in the CRD. The introduction of the DC Reid Poetry Prize strengthens the organization’s commitment to supporting and recognizing the literary arts. The shortlists will be announced in September 2025.
For more information including submission forms and guidelines, visit:
www.victoriabookprizes.ca
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