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.