2026-2027 Very Small Verse Contest

Very Small Verse Contest: Submission Form

Use this form to submit one or more poems to the Very Small Verse contest!
Deadline: January 21, 2027

The Very Small Verse Contest invites and challenges poets to submit a poem at least six (6) words in length but no more than two hundred (200) characters, excluding spaces and title.

The winning poet will receive a $300 prize. In addition, their poem will be designed as either a t-shirt or tote bag, as well as published in the 2027 Poem in Your Pocket Day collection and published on Poets.ca.
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- Poems must be previously unpublished and at least 6 words in length to a maximum of 200 characters.
- Mulitple submissions are accepted but there is one submission per submission fee.
- Maximum five (5) poem submissions per poet.
- If submitting multiple poems, please upload each poem as a separate document.
- Please only submit Word Documents or PDF documents.
- Please save the file(s) with the title of your poem, and do not include your name or email address anywhere in the document(s).
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I acknowledge I have read the eligibility and submission guidelines for the Very Small Verse Contest. I also acknowledge that the League's contests are intended to recognize the talent, voice, and originality of poetry created by Canadian poets. As such collections written in whole or in part by generative AI are in eligible.
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