YOU HAVE four days to enter our Poetry Week 2026 contest. Submissions close at the end of Monday, April 27. We’re looking for poems (or series of thematically related poems) with a max. word count of 1000. Previously published poetry and simultaneous submissions are welcome. But please if your poem gets picked up elsewhere—withdraw it from the contest through your Submittable account. Winning entries will be posted on the CommuterLit website the week of May 11-15. There is a small entry fee to keep the contest financially afloat.
Our top five winners will receive cash prizes:
First-place: CA$100
Second-place: CA$50
(3) Honourable Mentions: CA$25
By the way, there was a glitch in the Submittable form and we were charging people double for their entries. That has been fixed and those who paid double have been contacted. Many of them chose to donate the overcharge to CommuterLit (though, we, of course, offered to reimburse them). We greatly appreciate the donations.
Submit your contest entry here.
Missed last week’s posts?
Catch up with them here.
April 13
Monday’s poem: Someone is waiting. “The Fox and the Peach” by John Grey
April 14
Tuesday’s story: Tell me the truth. “Confess No Lies” by Héctor Hernández
April 15
Wednesday’s memoir: My forest-fire-fighting, kick-ass mentor. “A Force of Nature” by Katherine Pioli
April 16
Thursday’s story: Paying back a debt. “4000 Quarters for my Uncle Lew” by David Topper
