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ACORN-PLANTOS AWARD

ACORN-PLANTOS AWARD


The Acorn-Plantos Award for Peoples Poetry is awarded annually to a
Canadian poet, based on a book published in the previous calendar year.
The work should follow in the tradition of Acorn, Livesay, Purdy, Plantos and
Others by being accessible to all people in its use of language and image.

The award is open to any living poet who is a Canadian citizen or landed
immigrant. The work may be entered by the poet or the publisher. The award
itself honours the poet.

The award consists of a cheque for $500.00 CDN and a medallion.

The deadline for entries published in 2007 is June 30, 2008, received.

To enter, send five copies and a cheque for $25.00 for each title to:


Acorn-Plantos Award

c/o Jeff Seffinga

36 Sunset Avenue

Hamilton, ON

L8R 1V6


For further information contact: jeffseff@allstream.net


Previous winners include Christine Smart, Ronnie R. Brown,
Laisha Resnau, and Erin Noteboom.

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