2024 LCP Book Awards: Longlists
Celebrating the 2024 book award longlists
Congratulations to all the poets and publishers featured on the longlists of our Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and Raymond Souster Award! We are thrilled to be highlighting twelve books on each longlist, selected with care by a panel of jurors. Each award carries a $2,000 prize for the winner.
The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award , for a debut book of poetry, is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized authors’ tours and took a particular interest in the work of new writers.
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is awarded memory of the late Pat Lowther, whose career was cut short by her untimely death in 1975. As a women’s prize, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award is inclusive of cis women, trans women, and non-binary writers who feel comfortable being recognized by a women’s prize.
The Raymond Souster Award , which celebrates a new book of poetry by a League member, honors Raymond Souster, a founder of the League.
Award shortlists will be announced on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, and winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. An online reading will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 to celebrate the shortlisted poets.
Shortlists coming April 17, 2024
2024 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award Longlist
For a debut book of poetry
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Jury : Conyer Clayton, Michael V Smith, Shannon Webb-Campbell
Wires That Sputter by Britta Badour (McClelland & Stewart)
The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird (House of Anansi Press)
Chores by Maggie Burton (Breakwater Books Ltd.)
Celebrate Pride with Lockheed Martin by Jake Byrne (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers)
Xanax Cowboy by Hannah Green (House of Anansi Press)
Crushed Wild Mint by Jess Housty (Nightwood Editions)
The Animal in the Room by Meghan Kemp-Gee (Coach House Books)
[about]ness by Eimear Laffan (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Baby Book by Amy Lam (Brick Books)
Archipelago by Laila Malik (Book*hug Press)
Sonnets from a Cell by Bradley Peters (Brick Books)
More Sure by A Light Zachary (Arsenal Pulp Press)
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2024 Pat Lowther Memorial Award Longlist
For a book of poetry by a woman
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Jury : Manahil Bandukwala, Jenna Butler, Isabella Wang
Wires That Sputter by Britta Badour (McClelland & Stewart)
The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird (House of Anansi Press)
the natural hustle by Eva H.D. (McClelland & Stewart)
act normal by nancy viva davis halifax (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Crushed Wild Mint by Jess Housty (Nightwood Editions)
Archipelago by Laila Malik (Book*hug Press)
A Family of Dreamers by Samantha Nock (Talonbooks)
No Town Called We by Nikki Reimer (Talonbooks)
Vixen by Sandra Ridley (Book*hug Press)
Selvage by Kate Siklosi (Invisible Publishing)
Falling Back in Love with Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom (Penguin Canada)
Drank, Recruited by Ami Xherro (Guernica Editions)
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2024 Raymond Souster Award Longlist
For a new book of poetry by a League member
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Jury : Tara Borin, Adebe DeRango-Adem, David Ly
Wires That Sputter by Britta Badour (McClelland & Stewart)
Uncomfortability by Roxanna Bennett (Gordon Hill Press)
The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird (House of Anansi Press)
Stedfast by Ali Blythe (Goose Lane Editions)
Bottom Rail on Top by D.M. Bradford (Brick Books)
Beast Body Epic by Amanda Earl (AngelHousePress)
act normal by nancy viva davis Halifax (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Spells, Wishes, and the Talking Dead: ᒪᒪᐦᑖᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᑯᓭᔨᒧᐤ ᓂᑭᐦᒋ ᐋᓂᐢᑯᑖᐹᐣ mamahtâwisiwin, pakosêyimow, nikihci-âniskotâpân by Wanda John-Kehewin (Talonbooks)
Slows: Twice by T. Liem (Coach House Books)
Elementary Particles by Sneha Madhavan-Reese (Brick Books)
Sonnets from a Cell by Bradley Peters (Brick Books)
No Town Called We by Nikki Reimer (Talonbooks)
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About the finalists
Photo credit: Gilad Cohen
Born and raised in Kingston, Ontario, Britta Badour, better known as Britta B. is an award-winning artist, public speaker, emcee, voice talent, and poet living in Toronto. She is the author of the poetry collection and audiobook, Wires that Sputter , published by McClelland & Stewart. As a moderator, she has interviewed celebrities like Jay Shetty, Keke Palmer, Ziwe, and Amelia Dimoldenberg, as well as professional athletes and New York Times Best Selling authors. She curates an annual showcase called Soundtracks & Stanzas presented by Toronto International Festival of Authors. Britta holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Guelph and teaches spoken word performance at Seneca College.
"For me, it was a huge accomplishment to realize my dream of being a published poet and to have this book take shape in the world. Being recognized as a finalist means my work has an even greater opportunity to reach wider audiences and be put in the hands of readers who might not have otherwise been introduced to my poetry. Gratitude to the selection committee for amplifying Wires that Sputter !"
Roxanna Bennett is the author of Uncomfortability (Gordon Hill Press, 2023), The Suspect We with Shane Neilson
