Join us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and music.

Amanda Earl hosts the 2026 Bywords.ca John Newlove Poetry Award with music by Ness and the launch of Susanne Fletcher’s chapbook, Cultivating Light. We will also hear readings by this year’s award recipient and honourable mentions. This year’s judge was Tolu Oloruntoba.

ARC Magazine's Lampman Award presentation will follow the John Newlove Poetry Awards.

This year's Lampman finalists are:

The Great Wake by Nina Berkhout, Several Small Animals Enclosed in a Benedictine Monastery by Vera Hadzic, and the book of sentences by rob mclennan.