Surrey Muse Arts Society is delighted to announce the short and long lists for the Vera Manuel Award for Poetry. Both lists are in alphabetical order.
Shortlist: Vera Manuel Award for Poetry 2022
‘Beneath the earth’ (When I say bend, hey, it’s just me) by Hari Alluri, New Westminster BC
‘Iney’ (Iney) by Eimear Laffan, Nelson BC
‘Digressions from a Name’ (Digressions from a name) by Kyle Mckillop, Langley BC
‘bare and other poems’ (i tried to write a love poem) by Franz Seachel, Vancouver BC
‘My hand on the altar’ (my hand on the altar) by Cynthia Sharp, Vancouver BC
‘Poetry submissions’ (faces like ours) by Hya Sheikh, Scarborough ON
The Shortlist of six is derived from 12 or less submissions chosen independently by Judge Cecily Nicholson and Jury Member Malcolm Van Delst. Submissions chosen by more than one juror are highlighted. Some jurors were compelled to present more than six submissions, those are printed here in brackets at the end of the Longlist.
‘Golden’ by Michele Adams, Vancouver BC
‘Beneath the earth’ (When I say bend, hey, it’s just me) by Hari Alluri, New Westminster BC
‘Strawberry season’ by Kelsey Andrews, Saanichton BC
‘A slipper, a foot, and a bare leg’ by Atma Frans, Gibsons BC
‘Iney’ (Iney) by Eimear Laffan, Nelson BC
‘Golden’ by Catherine Lewis, Vancouver BC
‘Digressions from a Name’ (Digressions from a name) by Kyle Mckillop, Langley BC
‘bare and other poems’ (i tried to write a love poem) by Franz Seachel, Vancouver BC
‘My hand on the altar’ (My hand on the altar) by Cynthia Sharp, Vancouver BC
‘Faces like ours’ (faces like ours) by Hya Sheikh, Scarborough ON
‘The end’ by Dilan Qadir, Vancouver BC
[‘Send flowers to Alice’ by Lise Mayne, Nanton AB]
[‘True or False’ by Preeti Dhaliwal, Delta BC]
The judges and jury members viewed the anonymous submissions from August 20 to October 20, and they each presented their six best selections producing the long and then the short lists. The First, Second and Third Place Winners and three Honorable Mentions will be announced on November 3rd, and the awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 26 in Surrey, British Columbia. Each award promises $1000 for the First Place Winner.
Surrey Muse Arts Society is proud to have received over 300 submissions from 66 different cities in Canada, and it welcomes all poets, writers, artists and musicians who made submissions to the 2022 Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards. For Vera Manuel Award for Poetry, we are grateful to Judge Cecily Nicholson and Jury Member Malcolm Van Delst for their valuable contributions to this year’s poetry contest. As well, this is the first time they would be seeing the names of poets they chose.
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