The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be announced on Nov. 16 and the winner will be announced on Nov. 23.
University of Victoria graduate Bren Simmers is the winner of the 2022 CBC Poetry Prize. Simmers, who worked at the university’s library while studying to receive her undergraduate degree, won for her poem Spell World Backwards .