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Calgary Poetry Magazine presents the Calgary Poetry Contest and the Inspired by Calgary project.
Calgary Poetry Contest: Open to current residents of Calgary, Alberta and surrounding areas.
Inspired by Calgary: Open to current and previous residents of Calgary and surrounding areas,
as well as anyone who has travelled there.
Read more about Calgary Poetry Magazine on the About page.
Read previously published poems on Calgary Poetry Magazine's Published page.
Calgary Poetry Magazine is a qualifying publication for the Poetry World Cup.
Submission Deadlines
Submissions are open all year, broken into three periods, each four months long.
The three submission periods close on the following dates, every year.
– January 14th (with decision by March 15th for publication May 15th).
– May 14th (with decision by July 15th for publication September 15th).
– September 14th (with decision by November 15th for publication January 15th).
New issues are published on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year.
Calgary Poetry Magazine is part of Wax Poetry and Art and
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(including haiku
and spoken word),
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play,
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submission opportunities.
Experience the thrills of the Weekly Poems Contest.
Calgary Poetry Magazine is edited and designed by Kirk Ramdath. Published in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Calgary by Florencia Bay Books. Nanaimo is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples.
Eligible poets can submit one poem every submission period into each of the following Calgary Poetry Magazine opportunities.
Open to submissions from current residents of Calgary and surrounding areas. All accepted poems will be considered for the Calgary Poetry Contest. One poem will be chosen as winner at time of publication. This is a NON-PAYING contest – the prize is recognition as winner of the contest and being the first poem listed on the Published page for the duration of the publication period. All other accepted poems (if any) will be published as regular submissions in Calgary Poetry Magazine. Although the Calgary Poetry Contest is non-paying, winning it does make you eligible for an Editor's Choice prize which does have a payment. Read more about that on the Submission Criteria page, link just below.
Calgary Poetry Contest Agreement Statement
Include the following statement with your submission:
"I agree with the guidelines for submissions to the Calgary Poetry Contest."
Open to submissions from current and former residents of Calgary and surrounding areas as well as anyone who has travelled there. Submit a poem inspired by your experiences of Calgary and surrounding areas, personally reflecting on one or all of the themes of life, culture, and nature. These poems will be published in Calgary Poetry Magazine and also build a collection of Inspired by Calgary poems, and will also be featured in an international Wax Poetry and Art collection in the Library, to be determined. Please write a short note explaining your connection to Calgary. For example, as a current or previous resident, a visiting student or traveller, etc.
Inspired by Calgary Agreement Statement
Include the following statement with your submission:
"I agree with the guidelines for submissions to Inspired by Calgary."
IMPORTANT: Submissions Criteria Page
If this is your first visit/submission to a waxpoetryart.com publication, you MUST
read the additional guidelines on the Submissions Criteria page.
It contains detailed information about important aspects, as well as the Wax Poetry and Art Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy,
which must be read.
If you have previously submitted, it is still recommended to review the
Submissions Criteria once every submission period,
but you may not necessarily need to do so.
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use the Back button on your browser to return to this page.
Quick reminders:
(For those who have already read the Submissions Criteria.)
— No attachments for text.
— Poem must be previously unpublished and completely original; No AI.
— Submit one poem.
— Free online publication, accessible to all.
— Poetry World Cup qualification.
— No initial payment; Can win certain prizes and accrue royalties.
— Under 18 submit to Young Poets World.
Accepted submissions will be published online in Calgary Poetry Magazine. Accepted work will also be included in Comet, Poetry World, or another collection published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Email Subject Header
Use the following statement as your email subject header:
– "Calgary Poetry Magazine submission."
No Attachments for Text (Reminder)
The entire submission must be copied and pasted or manually transcribed into the body of a single email
and sent to the email address shown below.
Do not include any text of your submission in an attachment.
Submission Checklist
Submissions must include the following four components.
1) Agreement Statement
Use the correct Agreement Statement for the opportunity you are submitting to.
Calgary Poetry Contest Agreement Statement:
"I agree with the guidelines for submissions to the Calgary Poetry Contest."
Inspired by Calgary Agreement Statement:
"I agree with the guidelines for submissions to Inspired by Calgary."
2) Poem
Keyword Suggestions (Optional)
Suggest three keywords or short phrases.
3) Biography
Up to 100 words; additionally, may include one external web link.
4) Postal Mailing Address / Address of Residence
– Artist Name:
– Legal Name:
– Street Number and Name:
– City:
– Province/State:
– Country:
– Postal Code:
– (Optional) Phone / WhatsApp:
Queries
Please review the Submissions Criteria
page before sending any queries.
Email Your Submission
Send your submission by email to info@waxpoetryart.com.
About the Editor
Kirk Ramdath is the publisher, editor, and designer of Calgary Poetry Magazine
and the waxpoetryart.com publications.
He has read and performed at poetry events in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, and many other cities in Calgary.
Kirk had the honour of performing a poem at the Opening Ceremony of the world-famous Peace Bridge in Calgary in 2012.
Watch the video of Kirk's Peace Bridge Poem.
He has been a publisher since 2005.
He also organized many dozen poetry events, around the 2010s.
Particularly, open-mic poetry events with a featured artist.
Kirk's first book, Love in a Handful of Dust,
was published by Florencia Bay Books in 2025
and was originally published in print by Frontenac House in 2011.
In 2002, Kirk obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with Distinction,
and a Minor in Philosophy from the University of Calgary, in Calgary.
Kirk was born in Trinidad and Tobago, moved to Calgary at age 10 with his family,
and now writes and publishes from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Calgary.
Calgary Poetry Magazine is part of Wax Poetry and Art and waxpoetryart.com.
- Visit the Wax Poetry and Art Submissions Page to see all opportunities.
- Visit the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
- This website and all contents ©Florencia Bay Books and specified artists.
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