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2025 Canadian First Book Prize Winner

TORONTO – May 21, 2025 – The international Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce that Dawn Macdonald, author of Northerny, is the winner of the 2025 Canadian First Book Prize. She will receive C$10,000 in prize money together with a six-week residency in Italy, in partnership with the Civitella Ranieri Foundation. Dawn Macdonald …   Read more


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2025 Canadian First Book Prize Winner

TORONTO – May 21, 2025 – The international Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce that Dawn Macdonald, author of Northerny, is the winner of the 2025 …

2025 Shortlist Announcement

TORONTO – April 23, 2025 – The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce the 2025 Shortlist. Judges Nick Laird, Anne Michaels, and Tomasz Różycki …

2025 Longlist Announcement

TORONTO – March 19, 2025 – The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce the 2025 Longlist.  Judges Nick Laird (Northern Ireland), Anne Michaels (Canada), …

Announcing the 2025 Judges

TORONTO – September 19, 2024 – The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce that Nick Laird (Northern Ireland), Anne Michaels (Canada), and Tomasz Różycki …

2024 Canadian First Book Prize Winner

TORONTO – May 29, 2024 – The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce that Maggie Burton, author of Chores, is the winner of the 2024 Canadian …