Attention, poets: The October 8, 2010* deadline for the 2011 Winston Collins / Descant Prize for Best Canadian Poem is steadily approaching!

Descant’s yearly poetry contest was named in memory of Winston Collins, writer and enthusiastic teacher of literature. The Collins Prize is meant to perpetuate his remarkable talent for encouraging self-expression through writing.

This year’s entries will be judged by Michael Winter and Heather O’Neill. The Winner will receive $1000, while two Honourary Mentions will receive a respectable $250 each — and all three will have their work published in an upcoming issue of Descant.

Only five weeks to go until the deadline — make sure to get your submission in!

More details — including submission guidelines and bios for this year’s judges — can be found here.

*Submissions postmarked on or before October 8 will be accepted.