news | Wednesday April 2, 2014

Congratulations to bill bissett, Winner of the 2014 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award!

The League of Canadian Poets and Calgary Spoken Word Festival announced this week that the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award is bill bissett!

This award recognizes influence and impact on spoken word in Canada. This $1000.00 annual award was created by Sheri-D Wilson, a pioneer of spoken word poetry in Canada, and it was first presented at the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival in 2007. The award will be presented to bill at the League of Canadian Poets’ Annual Poetry Festival and Conference award gala on June 7, 2014.