During the month of August, participants read a poetry chapbook or full-length collection a day for 31 days while sharing their reads on social media using the hashtag #TheSealeyChallenge, named after poet Nicole Sealey. Learn more here.
Words out Loud is a monthly first Friday spoken word series. Months alternate between featured readers and an Opposites Attract thematic open mic focusing on opposites. For August, bring one poem each on the topics of high(s) and low(s), interpreted as you choose. Time allotted will depend on the number …
Don't miss this talk by Victoria Chang on August 17th, as part of the Bread Loaf Lecture Series! A Belief in Angels: Joy in Poetry "What is a poem of joy? Or a line of poetry that evokes joy? In this talk, we’ll think through what joy means, what a …
The University of Calgary is hosting its third annual LGBTQ2S+ lecture with three Indigenous artists and intellectuals, including 2018 Griffin winner, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Joshua Whitehead, and Shawnee Kish. Register here! Aug 26 at 7pm MT / 9pm ET
South Bank Poetry Editor Katherine Lockton runs regular Saturday poetry writing classes online. Join South Bank Poetry for their online programme of poetry writing classes, which provide a fun, personal and accessible approach to learning how to write poetry, in a friendly environment that puts the student’s learning experience first. …
The competition is open to new, emerging and established poets from any country. One of these winners will be the highest scoring manuscript entered by a poet with no solo collection (full-length or chapbook) previously published. Up to 25 other entrants will be publicly listed as "highly commended". Manuscripts can …
An exciting five day programme, packed full of fascinating events, talks and creative workshops in Frodsham, England. Mark your calendars: 2005 Griffin-shortlisted poet Michael Symmons Roberts opens the festival with an evening of poetry and readings on Wednesday, September 1!
Weaver Words Literature Festival (Sept 1-5) has an exciting upcoming program, packed full of fascinating events, talks and creative workshops in Frodsham, England. Award-winning poet Michael Symmons Roberts opens the festival with an evening of poetry and readings on Wednesday, September 1! Roberts graced our 2005 Griffin International shortlist with …
The international literature festival berlin takes place from 8-18 September 2021 live and digitally. The main program starts on 8 September with an opening speech by Leïla Slimani at silent green Kulturquartier, who will also present her new novel. Marianne Kaurin gives this year’s opening speech for the Children's and …
"Reimagine? has been hosting candlelight vigils throughout the pandemic in order to break down taboos and hold space for all that we've lost. At this special gathering, poet and writer Victoria Chang? will read her work, revisit themes explored in Reimagine's Asian American Table Talk series, and discuss the power …
South Bank Poetry Editor Katherine Lockton runs regular Saturday poetry writing classes online. Join South Bank Poetry for their online programme of poetry writing classes, which provide a fun, personal and accessible approach to learning how to write poetry, in a friendly environment that puts the student’s learning experience first. …
The Moth Nature Writing Prize aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. It will be awarded to an unpublished piece of prose fiction or non-fiction or poetry which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world. The prize is …
The Windham-Campbell will host its festival virtually this year, featuring "Salon Series" with the eight writers who were this year's prize recipients—including our 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Canisia Lubrin, 2011 winner Dionne Brand, and 2020 shortlisted poet Natalie Scenters-Zapico! Save the date: Wednesdays 12pm ET from September 15 …
BBC Arts’ annual poetry and spoken word festival is in Coventry this September, as it celebrates being UK City of Culture 2021. Mercury-nominated musician Loyle Carner joins Poet Laureate Simon Armitage as part of the four-day showcase taking place all around the city and on the BBC. Contains Strong Language …
This weekend, check out Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra, Ghana. Featuring many exciting readings, workshops, and poetry performances! Organized by the Writers Project of Ghana and Goethe Institut.
The Vancouver Writers Fest (on this week!) just released an incredible conversation as part of their Books & Ideas podcast, featuring past Griffin Poetry Prize winner Jordan Abel in conversation with award-winning author and journalist Tanya Talaga. Listen for free on Spotify or Anchor.
The Vancouver Writers Fest is one of North America's premier literary festivals with year-round events and the flagship Festival happening October 18-24, 2021. This year, catch past Griffin Poetry Prize winners Liz Howard, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Jordan Abel, as well as shortlisted poets Joseph Dandurand and Chantal Gibson.
Fiery Sparks of Light is an augmented reality (#AR) experience featuring holographic performances by four renowned Canadian women poets - Margaret Atwood, Nicole Brossard, poète du présent, Canisia Lubrin & Sarah Tolmie. Making its debut as part of an exclusive hybrid (onsite/digital) programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse), Fiery Sparks of Light …
Calling all poetry and music lovers! This is a must-see digital concert on October 22, part of this year's Oxford Lieder Festival! Eric McElroy, a prize-winning pianist and widely-performed composer, is joined by renowned tenor James Gilchrist to perform the world premiere of a newly commissioned song-setting of poetry …
The application deadline for the University of Alberta's 2022-23 Writer-in-Residence Program is October 30, 2021!
A Map to the Door of No Return at 20: A Gathering is a 4-day virtual webinar and participatory workshop (Nov. 3-6). Artists, scholars, and writers will gather to take stock of, reflect on, and extend the important work that Dionne Brand’s A Map to the Door of No Return: …
Catch two brilliant Griffin Poetry Prize winners in conversation on Wed. Nov. 10 at 7pm ET! Register here: https://bit.ly/3ENRmwp Organized by the Words Festival in partnership with Western's Anti-Racism Webinar Series.
Register to hear Valzhyna Mort, our 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize International winner, speaking on a panel Saturday Nov. 13 on "The State of Democracy in Eastern Europe." https://www.crowdcast.io/e/wda-easterneurope/register Books & Books and Writers for Democratic Action present…"An Afternoon with Julia Fiedorczuk, Valzhyna Mort, Maxim Osipov, and Andrey Kurkov Moderated by Askold Melnyczuk"
BocaLitFest is happy to partner with uwe.speak and Lisa Allen Agostini to offer this free interactive workshop for emerging poets, with writer, editor, and teacher Canisia Lubrin. Explore strategies for composing poetry with language that surprises and brightens what we see, even in the dark. In this session, participants will …
The deadline to apply for workshops at the 2022 Palm Beach Poetry Festival is Nov. 15. Application forms are available online! Apply to take a poetry workshop with Mark Doty, our Griffin Trustee: Unscrew The Locks From The Doors: Writing New Poems With Mark Doty Early in the “language experiment” …
Griffin Trustee Carolyn Forché and 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize International winner Valzhyna Mort will read together on Zoom at 8pm ET on Nov. 16!
Griffin Trustee Carolyn Forché and 2021 International Griffin Poetry Prize winner Valzhyna Mort will read together at 8pm ET on Nov. 16! Digital Gathering presented by LOGOS, a project of EcoTheo Collective Join the ZOOM event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86506958281 LOGOS Collective Collective Gatherings are 'liturgically-inflected' reading events, which engage audience participation. Join …
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from past Griffin Poetry Prize finalist Hoa Nguyen in this pay-what-you-can workshop through Strathmore on Thursday November 18. bit.ly/strathmorewriting
Join Don Mee Choi? on Wednesday, December 1 at 1pm ET for her reading, “War, Resistance, Poetry." She will read from her books Hardly War and DMZ Colony. The reading will be followed by a conversation with scholar and podcaster Sung Un Gang on writing, translating, and her time as …
The Bocas Emerging Writers Fellowships, to be awarded simultaneously in 2022, are a pair of one-time fellowships for emerging Caribbean-based writers in English, in two categories: prose (fiction or non-fiction) and poetry. Apply by December 6th! https://www.bocaslitfest.com/.../emerging-writers.../ The fellowships are made possible by generous donations, including by our Griffin Poetry …
Save the date! Larissa Lai and Yusuf Saadi will read together on December 15, 2021 from 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT). Yusuf Saadi was on our 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian shortlist for Pluviophile (Nightwood Editions). Read more about this Lunch Poems event by visiting: www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/events/lunch-poems.html Lunch Poems at SFU is …