ID: "I love to be surprised from art, and I think poetry surprises me more than any other form. There's so much opportunity for play, which isn't to say the tone needs to be playful, but I'm captivated when language and form and rhythm evoke a dual spirit of unpredictability and intent. - Ghadery"

Don't miss your chance to submit an extra poem for free! Follow the link in our bio to submit. The Foster Poetry Prize is funded in part by the Manitoba Arts Council Manitoba Arts Council

The Foster Poetry Prize is open to emerging poets, which we classify as anyone who has not yet published a full-length collection of poetry (chapbooks are fine!) You have less than a week left to submit before the Early Bird deadline: October 1st!

Second and third place winners and an honourable mention will receive publication in CV2 and $350, $250, and $150, respectively.

Learn more about what she's looking for in a poem here! The Foster Poetry Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 Magazine to the author of the single best poem submitted to the contest.

Holy!! 💫Our incredible judge Hollay Ghadery has been nominated for the Giller Prize!💫

The Foster Poetry Prize awards $1000 to the single best poem by an emerging poet of any age. Grand Prize $1000 and Publication in CV2 plus 3 honourable mentions! Early bird deadline: October 1. Final deadline: November 1.

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After October 1st, additional entries will cost $16 each. Follow the link in our bio to submit your poems today! More poems = more chances to win!

💫 Remember! If you submit to the Foster Poetry Prize early, you can include an extra poem in your submission, free of charge!💫 Submit by our October 1st Early Bird deadline and you can increase your chances of winning the grand prize of $1000 & publication in CV2, at no extra cost!

Besides, what's worth more than quality time between you and your notes app? There's just 2 weeks left to submit by the Early Bird Deadline: October 1st!

We're honoured to have 3 of our poets recognized in Best Canadian Poetry 2027, edited by Tolu Oloruntoba! These 3 poems were published in the Fall 2025 issue of CV2: “Car Nation” by Terese Svoboda “We Go Down to the Sea of Myrrh” by Jade Wallace “Safranal” by Ata Zargarof Congrats to these poets!

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The Foster Poetry Prize is funded in part by the Manitoba Arts Council @mbartscouncil

The Foster Poetry Prize is open to emerging poets, which we classify as anyone who has not yet published a full-length collection of poetry (chapbooks are fine!) Follow the link in our bio to submit.

The Foster Poetry Prize awards $1000 and publication in CV2 Magazine to the author of the single best poem submitted to the contest. Second and third place winners and an honourable mention will receive publication in CV2 and $350, $250, and $150, respectively.

Hollay is a host on The New Books Networ and co-host on HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM. She is also a book publicist, the co-chair of the League of Canadian Poets BIPOC committee, as well as the Poet Laureate of Scugog Township.

Her chapbook, the blades of grass are dreaming was published by Anstruther Press in 2025, her debut novel, The Unraveling of Ou, was released with Palimpsest Press in 2026, and her children’s book, Being with the Birds, with Guernica Editions in 2027.