Annually, the readings by the Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted poets are highly anticipated. Again in 2019, the readings will be held at beautiful Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, part of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. The evening will also include the presentation of the Griffin …
The Griffin Poetry Prize International and Canadian winners will be announced at a gala awards evening, and immediately shared via the Griffin Poetry Prize web site and social media channels. Take a look back at the 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize winners.
Since 2011, The Word On The Street Saskatoon has proudly hosted a wide and diverse range of literary talent from across Canada. Their eighth annual festival is shaping up to be another great one. Learn more here.
The Edna Staebler Laurier Writer-in-Residence program is a residency for Canadian writers. Wilfrid Laurier University offers both shorter, "intensive" residency opportunities and longer residencies, depending on available funds and local planning initiatives from year to year. All Canadian writers of established literary reputation in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction or drama …
The Art Bar is recognized as Canada's longest running poetry-only, weekly reading series. Since 1991, it has featured both emerging and established poets from across Canada and occasionally from abroad. It has become a hub for the poetry community, and entry point for new voices, a place for people to …