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DESCRIPTION: \n\nPlease join us for the inaugural session of the Montreal I
 nternational Poetry Prize training workshops\, Thursday\, October 11\, 201
 8\, 10am-1pm\, in Research Commons “A” at the McLennan-Redpath Library. \n
 \nThe Montreal International Poetry Prize is in the process of transferrin
 g management of the Prize to McGill’s Department of English. This season’s
  workshops will introduce—and provide training in—various dimensions of th
 e work of managing a major international poetry prize.\n\nFor the cv\, par
 ticipants may request letters from McGill’s Department of English attestin
 g to attendance of the suite of five workshops\, focused on training in ar
 ts entrepreneurship.\n\n\nAbout the Montreal International Poetry Prize\n
 \nTypically drawing 2\,000-3\,000 entries from 70 countries\, the not-for-
 profit Montreal Prize sponsors a crowd-funded biennial competition\, award
 ing one prize of $20\,000 to one poet for a single poem. Founded in 2010 b
 y poet and critic Asa Boxer\, the Montreal Prize is the first explicitly g
 lobal poetry competition\, with an international jury of award-winning poe
 ts from sites including North America\, the Caribbean\, the UK\, Ireland\,
  Australia and New Zealand\, India\, and African nations such as Nigeria a
 nd Uganda. Competitions have been covered by the CBC and The Globe and Mai
 l\, and the prize regularly advertises in an array of international print 
 and digital outlets\, fromThe Times Literary Supplement to Twitter. Inspir
 ed by figures from the history of McGill’s Department of English—such as C
 anadian poets Louis Dudek and Leonard Cohen—the Prize consists of an Advis
 ory Board\, an Editorial Board serving as a jury\, a prize judge\, and dir
 ectors.\n\nTopics for Session 1: Introduction to the Montreal Internationa
 l Poetry Prize – genesis and development. Database\, data storage\, websit
 e maintenance\, security\, privacy.\n	Speakers: Asa Boxer and Peter Abramow
 icz\, co-founders and co-directors of the Montreal Prize\n\nPlease look ou
 t for further workshops on\n	Thursday\, November 1\, 10am-1pm\n	Monday\, Dec
 ember 3\, 10am-1pm.\n\n\nOrganizers:\n	Michael Nicholson\n	Miranda Hickman\n
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LOCATION:Research Commons 'A'\, McLennan Library Building\, CA\, QC\, Montr
 eal\, H3A 0C9\, 3459 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:Poetry Matters: Training Workshop 1
URL:/poetrymatters/channels/event/poetry-matters-train
 ing-workshop-1-290213
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