Get Lit! Competition at Doors Open Toronto
This Spring Torontonians of all ages were invited to get creative and submit their Toronto-inspired works to the first-ever Get Lit! competition. Get Lit! explored text and spoken word and showcased interdisciplinary creativity by presenting new ways of telling city stories.
A special jury comprised of Geoff Pevere, Diana Bennett, Alana Wilcox and Paulina O’Kieffe reviewed all applications and selected Philip Quinn for his series of poems entitled The Subway with accompanying photographs for the First Prize ($700). Goran Boskovic won the Second Prize ($200) for his short video obscure(d) and teenah edan placed third ($100) for her poems and magnets entitled Union and part ii, departure. The winners were announced at the Doors Open Toronto [link] kick-off event on May 22. All Get Lit! submissions were also featured at a special weekend-long exhibition during Doors Open at the Toronto Arts Council/Foundation, which was an official location for this year’s festival.
Get Lit! was produced by Toronto Arts Council Foundation (TACF), in association with Lit City, Toronto stories, Toronto settings. An initiative of City of Toronto, Lit City was a three-month festival part of Toronto’s 175th birthday. Get Lit! and the TAC/F are also being featured online through www.openbooktoronto.com