Nine Canadian students have reached the top of the annual 2024 Poetry In Voice competition, beating out 24,000 students in a national poetry performance challenge that awards prizes of $1,000 to $3,000.
The finalists competed in a series of meets — school contests, the online qualifiers and the semifinals — before reaching the finals held at the National Arts Centre.
Emiliia Lebedeva from Calgary, Chloé Simard from Saint-Lambert, Que., and Leïla Malo from Montreal won first prize in their categories — English, bilingual and French, respectively. Each of them received $3,000.
James Hoag from Vancouver, Bem Denga from Calgary and Cynthia Li from Montreal came in second place in their categories. Each received $2,000.
Daniela Damier Ducreux from Montreal, Maia Cassie from Duncan, B.C., and Sara-Joelle Yao from St-Albert, Alta., received third prize. They each won $1,000.
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