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 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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Announcing the 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award
TORONTO – May 7, 2025 – The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce Margaret Atwood as the 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award recipient. Instituted in …
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 …
Canadians Sweep the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Awards
TORONTO – June 5, 2024 George McWhirter wins $78,000 for the international prize for his translation of Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence, written in …
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 …
2024 Shortlist and Lifetime Recognition Award Recipient
TORONTO – April 17, 2024 – The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce the 2024 Shortlist and Don McKay (Canada) as the 2024 Lifetime …