A box of paper gems. A printed silk scarf. A deck of cards. A felted sphere filled with paper seeds. Can these objects be books? The poets, book artists, and publishers represented in this virtual exhibition offer a resounding yes, asking viewers to interact with books in ways that break …
Border Crossings’ Origins Festival, the UK’s only large-scale multidisciplinary festival of Indigenous arts and culture, is celebrating its seventh edition! On June 3rd, Liz Howard joins Matthew James Weigel for an exciting reading and talk. Liz Howard won the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize for her debut poetry collection Infinite Citizen …
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and McClelland & Stewart present Jordan Abel launching Nishga, in conversation with Ian Williams. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3dZx8Fo Find the book here: https://bit.ly/2Pyb1ML More info on their webstore here: http://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/posts/webstore-faq NISHGA As a Nisga'a writer, Jordan Abel often finds himself in a position where he is asked to explain …
Established in memory of writer Bronwen Wallace, this award has a proven track record of helping talented developing authors get their first book deal. Two $10,000 prizes will be given for outstanding works of unpublished poetry and short fiction. The prize is sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada. Due to …
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. …
Past Griffin Poetry Prize winners Dr. Billy-Ray Belcourt and Dr. Jordan Abel will be in conversation with PhD candidate Mackenzie Ground about their experiences as graduate students. Register for free for this Zoom event happening at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.
The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets were established in 2009 and now include four awards and a Poets in Residence program. The Greek Bicentennial Pamphlet will be a volume of new creative work supported entirely by Marina, Lady Marks, and will form part of the 2021 Michael Marks Awards …
For more information, follow this link: https://poetrykit.org/PKcomp.htm This year's competition is for poetry on any subject. There are no style or length restrictions, but it should be stressed that a short poem is just as likely to be selected as a longer one. 1st prize is £100 2nd prize is …
Today is the first of two deadlines for the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize. Books must be submitted postmarked no later than June 30, 2020 for books published between January 1 and June 30, 2020. Learn more here about how to enter and how to obtain entry forms.
Summer Writers Session Online is geared towards emerging and established writers from across creative genres to explore craft, voice, and workshop their manuscripts with exceptional faculty Kaie Kellough and Jordan Abel. Faculty will share their own work, present talks and field questions about craft, and work with writers to hone …
The 25th annual hybrid Ledbury Poetry Festival includes online events with Griffin Trustee emeritus Margaret Atwood, 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Valzhyna Mort and finalist Victoria Chang (reading together!), Griffin Trustees Sarah Howe and Carolyn Forché, and more!