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Alfred Poynt Award in Poetry

A prize of $350 is awarded competitively to a full-time student in any undergraduate degree program based on a submission of poetry that is original, titled, and previously unpublished. Poems must be in English and may use any style of poetry. Poems will be judged for their originality, and for their use of form and technique, traditional or contemporary, in a skillful and creative way to create or intensify themes or effects. Recipients will be selected by a committee in the Department of English and Writing Studies that will include a published writer from London or the University community.

This award was made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Alfred Poynt.

Contest opens Friday, February 28, 2025.

Contest Rules

1. Entries must be submitted no later than midnight on Monday, March 31, 2025.
2. Participants must be full-time students registered in any undergraduate (baccalaureate) program at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â, including Affiliates.
3. Previous first-prize winners are not eligible.
4. Entries to be submitted by email in PDF format to: uenglish@uwo.ca.
5. Submission must include a separate cover page marked Alfred Poynt Award in Poetry with the following information:
   • your name
   • student number (NO SPACES)
   • email address
   • permanent mailing address
   • telephone number
   • title of poem(s)
   • contest name: Alfred Poynt Award in Poetry
6. Include the cover page within the same document/pdf file as the creative work (one file in total to be submitted).
7. Do not include any personally identifiable information on the creative work itself.
8. Include the title of the submission on the creative work.
9. Submissions will be coded by a contest organizer who is not a judge.
10. Submissions must be in English and may use any style of poetry.
11. Submissions will be judged for their originality and for their use of form and technique, traditional or contemporary, in a skillful and creative way to create or intensify themes or effects.
12. Total entry not to exceed 4 pages. Maximum 150 lines. Entries might be one longer poem or several shorter poems.
13. Submissions must be original, titled, previously unpublished, and not currently under evaluation for publication.
14. Submissions must be typed on 8.5 x 11 paper in 12-point type.
15. Submissions cannot be returned. Entrants retain their copyright.
16. The winner will be notified by email by the end of May 2025.
17. The results will be posted on the Department of English and Writing Studies website and social media channels.

Inquiries

uenglish@uwo.ca

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Meet the 2025 Judge
Adjudication will be done by a published writer from London or the University community selected by the competition organizer.

TBA

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