Ink Poetry Awards

Celebrating Global Voices in Poetry

Contest Information

Welcome to the 2025 Ink Poetry Awards, an exciting opportunity for Canadian poets to share their creative voices. Whether you’re an established poet or just starting out, we invite you to enter your work for a chance to be recognized in our national competition.

Submissions open on January 1st, 2025
Eligibility: Anyone can enter! Submission must be in English or Chinese.
Genres Accepted: Fiction and creative nonfiction poetry only (fanfiction is not permitted).
Submission Fee: Free of cost – there is no entry fee for this contest!
Deadline: April 1, 2025

Ink Poetry Awards

Prizes

1st Place: ~$200 (1)
2nd Place: ~$150 (2)
3rd Place: ~$100 (3)
Excellence Award: ~$50 (6)

Welcome

About US

Welcome to Ink Poetry Award, a student-led initiative fueled by passion, creativity, and the desire to inspire. We’re a collective of students from diverse backgrounds, each bringing a unique blend of skills and talents to create something special

We believe that students can relate to each other’s writing styles in ways that traditional platforms often overlook. This contest is more than just a competition—it’s an opportunity to showcase your creativity to an audience that truly understands you. Whether you're a seasoned writer or someone looking to share your voice for the first time, this is your chance to shine. Together, we’re fostering a community where authentic expression thrives. Join us, and let’s make something extraordinary!

Our aim is simple: To provide our peers with a platform where their voices can be celebrated and heard sincerely.

I’m April Zhang, a high school student and founder of Ink Poetry, and in response to the lack of free poetry contests and high entry fees, I’ve created my own free, open-to-everyone contest with unlimited submissions.

Rules

Contest Rules

Contests are open to everyone.
All entries must be original and will be checked for plagiarism and AI.
Fanfiction is not permitted; characters and storylines should be original.
All stories should be fiction or creative nonfiction.
Be certain to use quotation marks for anything that is not original and properly cite/credit the source (whether it be from a poem, story, video game, song, app, movie, etc.).
Please do not submit work you have submitted elsewhere recently or plan to submit elsewhere in the near future (aka no simultaneous submissions).
Any plagiarized entries will be disqualified upon detection without notice.
Privacy Policy: Your privacy is important to us. The information provided will be used solely for the purpose of the contest (i.e. to notify participants regarding first-round contest results and the ensuing publication). No information will be sold or distributed.

Support

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加中文化教育交流中心
加华艺术协会
渥太华中文学校慈善基金会
岁月如歌工作室

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