Bywords.ca February 15 deadline for poetry

Current and former Ottawa residents, workers and students are invited to submit poems for the March 2026 issue of Bywords.ca. The deadline is February 15, 2026
Poets receive an honorarium upon publication.
Poems published in Bywords.ca between September, 2025 & August, 2026 will be eligible for consideration for the 2026 John Newlove Poetry Award. The 2025/26 Judge will be Tolu Oluruntoba

**Please consult the guidelines on www.bywords.ca** then send poems to submissions@bywords.ca.

Thanks to everyone who has submitted poems & thank you to our dedicated selection committee.

Attend Bywords.ca poetry open mic. The next date is February 22, 2026 at the Lieutenant's Pump. Please read the guidelines (a work-in-progress): tinyurl.com/bywordsopenmic

For poetry, literary events, news, links and hard-to-find poetry collections and chapbooks by Ottawa writers, please go to www.bywords.ca .